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Acronyms

  • ABA: Applied Behavioral Analysis
  • ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
  • ADD/ADHD: Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
  • APE: Adaptive Physical Education
  • AE: Age Equivalent
  • AIS: Academic Intervention Services
  • ASL: American Sign Language
  • AT: Assistive Technology
  • AYP: Adequate Yearly Progress
  • BIP/FBP: Behavioral Intervention Plan/Functional Behavior Plan
  • BOCES: Board of Cooperative Educational Services
  • BOE: Board of Education
  • CPSE: Committee of Preschool Special Education
  • CSE: Committee of Special Education
  • CTE: Career and Technical Education
  • DD: Developmental Disability
  • DOE: Department of Education
  • DOH: Department of Health
  • ED: Emotionally Disabled
  • EI: Early Intervention
  • FAPE: Free and Appropriate Public Education
  • FBA: Functional Behavioral Assessment
  • FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  • IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  • IEP: Individualized Education Program
  • IH: Impartial Hearing
  • IDD: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • IQ: Intelligence Quotient
  • LD: Learning Disabled
  • LEA: Local Education Agency
  • LEP: Limited English Proficient
  • LRE: Least Restrictive Environment
  • NCLB: No Child Left Behind
  • NYSED: New York State Education Department
  • NYSAA: New York State Alternate Assessment
  • OCFS: Office of Children and Family Services
  • OCR: Office of Civil Rights
  • ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • OHI: Other Health Impaired
  • OMH: Office of Mental Health
  • OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs
  • OT: Occupational Therapy
  • PDD: Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • PLEP: Present Levels of Educational Performance
  • PT: Physical Therapy
  • RCT: Regents Competency Test
  • SED: State Education Department
  • SEIT: Special Education Itinerant Teacher Services
  • SETRC: Special Education Training Resource Centers
  • SI: Speech Impaired
  • SWD: Students with Disabilities
  • TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury
  • TDD: Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf
  • VESID: Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
  • VI: Visually Impaired
  • VR: Vocational Rehabilitation