APE

 

Adapted Physical Education

 

 

AU

 

 

Administrative Unit

 

 

ADR

 

Alternative Dispute Resolution

 

ADA

 

American with Disabilities Act

 

ABA

 

Applied Behavior Analysis

 

AAC

 

Assistive Augmentative Communication

 

AT

 

Assistive Technology

 

ASD

 

Autism Spectrum Disorder

 

ADA

 

Average Daily Attendance

 

BIP

 

Behavior Intervention Plan

 

CAPA

 

California Alternate Performance Based Assessment

 

CAA

 

California Alternative Assessment

 

CAASP

 

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress

 

CAPTAIN

 

California Autism Professional Training and Information Network

 

CBEDS

 

California Basic Educational Data System

 

CCS

 

California Children Services

 

CCR

 

California Code of Regulations

 

CDE

 

California Department of Education

 

CalSTAT

 

California Services for Technical Assistance and Training

 

CASEMIS

 

California Special Education Management Information System

 

CFR

 

Code of Federal Regulations

 

CAC

 

Community Advisory Committee

 

COLA

 

Cost of Living Adjustment

 

COE

 

County Office of Education

 

ECE

 

Early Childhood Education

 

EC

 

Education Code

 

ED

 

Emotional Disturbance

 

ESY

 

Extended School Year

 

FIEP

 

Facilitated IEP

 

FERPA

 

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

 

FRC

 

Family Resource Center

 

FEP

 

Fluent English Proficient

 

FM

 

Focused Monitoring

 

FMTA

 

Focused Monitoring Technical Assistance

 

FFH

 

Foster Family Home

 

FAPE

 

Free and Appropriate Public Education

 

FTE

 

Full-Time Equivalent

 

FBA

 

Functional Behavioral Assessment

 

GGRC

 

Golden Gate Regional Center

 

HI

 

Hearing Impairment

 

IEE

 

Independent Educational Evaluation

 

IFSP

 

Individual Family Service Plan

 

ISP

 

Individual Services Plan

 

ITP

 

Individual Transition Plan

 

IEP

 

Individualized Educational Program

 

IDEA

 

Individualized with Disabilities Education Act

 

IA

 

Instructional Assistant

 

ID

 

Intellectual Disability

 

ICE

 

Intensive Counseling Enriched class

 

KPI

 

Key Performance Indicators

LRE

 

Least Restrictive Environment

 

LCI

 

Licensed Children’s Institutions

 

LEP

 

Limited English Proficient

 

LEA

 

Local Educational Agency

 

MIS

 

Management Information System

 

MTU

 

Medical Therapy Unit

 

NPS/NPA  

 

Non-Public Schools/Non-Public Agencies

 

OT/PT

 

Occupational and Physical Therapy

 

OAH

 

Office of Administrative Hearings

 

OCR

 

Office of Civil Rights

 

OSEP

 

Office of Special Education Programs

 

O&M

 

Orientation and Mobility

 

OI

 

Orthopedic Impairment

 

OHI

 

Other Health Impairment

 

QAP

 

Quality Assurance Process

 

RSP

 

Resource Specialist Program

 

RLA

 

Responsible Local Agency

 

SBAC

 

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

 

SDC

 

Special Day Class

 

SELPA

 

Special Education Local Plan Area

 

SLD

 

Specific Learning Disability

 

SLI

 

Speech/Language Impairment

 

SEA

 

State Educational Agency

 

SOP

 

State Operated Programs

 

STAR

 

State Testing and Reporting

 

SST

 

Student Study Team

 

TDS

 

Therapeutic Day School

 

TBI

 

Traumatic Brain Injury

 

VI

 

Visual Impairment