Commonly Used Acronyms - What it All Means!

Acronyms
What it all means!!

Commonly Used Acronyms

ARD                – Admission, Review and Dismissal

BIP                  – Behavioral Improvement Plan

ESL                 – English as a Second Language

ESY                 – Extended School Year

FBA                 – Functional Behavioral Assessment

FERPA            – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FIE                  – Full and Individual Evaluation

IEP                  – Individualized Education Program

LEP                 – Limited English Proficient

LRE                 – Least Restrictive Environment

LSSP               – Licensed Specialist in School Psychology

OT                   – Occupational Therapist

PLAAFP          – Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

PT                    – Physical Therapist

REED              – Review of Existing Evaluation Data

SLP                 – Speech and Language Pathologist

SSI                  – Student Success Initiative

STAAR            – State of  Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness

STAAR-M       – State of  Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (Modified)

TAKS-Alt        – State of  Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (Alternative)

TEKS             – Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Disabilities:

AI                    – Auditory Impairment

AU                   – Autism

ED                   – Emotional Disturbance

DB                   – Deaf-Blind

ID                    – Intellectual Disability

LD                   – Learning Disability

NCEC             – Non-Categorical Early Childhood

OHI                 – Other Health Impairment       

OI                    – Orthopedic Impairment

SI                     – Speech Impairment

TBI                  – Traumatic Brain Injury

VI                    – Visual Impairment

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