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Acronyms

504

Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act

 

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

 

ADM

Average Daily Membership (number of students in attendance per day)

ALP

Adjusted Learning Program

APE

Adapted Physical Education

ASDO

Alternative Service Delivery Option

BAT

Building Assessment Team

 

BIP

Behavior Intervention Plan

CAO

Community Action Organization/CAC

 

CCBMR

Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

 

CEU

Continuing Education Unit

CIMS

Child Information Management System

CP

Cerebral Palsy

 

CSESC

Cuyahoga Special Education Service Center

DD

Developmentally Disabled or Developmental Delay

DH/CD

Individuals with Developmental Handicaps (includes mild, moderate, severe)/Cognitive Delay

 

DSM-IV

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

ECSE

Early Childhood Special Education

EDGAR

Education Department General Administrative Regulations

EHA

Education of Handicapped Children Act, P.L. 94-142

EI

Early Intervention

 

EMIS

Education Management Information System

EMR

Educable Mentally Retard (term outdated, see DH)

EPSDT

Early, Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment

ESEA

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Title IV B - IDEA is part of the Act)

 

ESY

Extended School Year

ETR

Evaluation Team Report

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

 

FBA

Functional Behavior Assessment

FERPA

Family Educational Records Privacy Act

FY

Fiscal Year

FYI

For Your Information

 

G & T

Gifted and Talented

 

HI

Hearing Impaired (term outdated, see HH)

HH

Hearing Handicapped

IAEP

Interim Alternative Educational Placement

IAES

Interim Alternative Educational Setting

IAT

Intervention Assistance Team

IBA

Intervention Based Assessment

 

IDEA

Individuals w/Disabilities Education Act (replaced EHA), P.L. 105-17

IEP

Individualized Education Program

IFSP

Individual Family Service Plan for Early Intervention

IHO

Impartial (or Independent) Hearing Officer

IHP

Individual Habilitation Plan

IIP

Individual Instruction Plan

IWRP

Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan (B.V.R)

JTPA

Job Training Partnership Act

JVS

Joint Vocational School

LD

Learning Disability (see SLD)

LEA

Local Education Agency

LISH

Low Income / Severe Handicap

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment (see LRA)

 

MD

Muscular Dystrophy

MFE

Multi-factored Evaluation

MH

Mental Health or Multi-handicapped

 

MIS

Management Information System

MR

Mental Retardation

 

MR/DD

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

MSPR

Moderately, Severely, Profoundly Retarded

OCECD

Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities

OH

Orthopedically Handicapped (see OI)

OHI

Other Health Impaired

OI

Orthopedically Impaired

OJT

On the Job Training

OT

Occupational Therapy

 

PBS

Positive Behavior Support

P.L. 94-142

Federal Law (Public Law) for EHA

P.L. 105-17

Federal Law (Public Law) for IDEA

 

PREP

Program Review and Evaluation Procedures

PT

Physical Therapy

QMRP

Qualified Mental Retardation Processional

 

RFP

Request for Proposal

SBH

Severe Behavior Handicapped (see SED)

SEA

State Education Agency

SED

Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (same as SBH)

SERRC

Special Education Regional Resource Center

SIR

School Improvement Review

SLD

Specific Learning Disabilities

SLP

Speech / Language Pathologist

SPED

Special Education

SSI

Supplemental Security Income

SST

Supplemental Services Teacher

 

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injured

TDD

Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (same as TTY)

TECH

Technology to Education Children with Handicaps

VH

Visually Handicapped

VI

Visually Impaired (term outdated, see VH)

 

WEP

Written Education Plan

 

 

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