SPECIAL EDUCATION ACRONYMS

A Autism CBI Community Based Instruction AAC Arizona Administrative Code (state regulations) CCPR Collaborative Compliance Program Review (monitoring) AAPSEC Arizona Association of Private Schools for CEC Council for Exceptional Children Exceptional Children CFR Code of Federal Regulations AAS Arizona Academic Standards CFT Child Family Team ABLE Arizona Basic Learning Experience COPD Community Outreach Program for the Deaf ACTT Arizona Community Transition Team CP Cerebral Palsy ADD Attention Deficit Disorder CPS Child Protective Services ADE Arizona Department of Education CRS Children's Rehabilitative Services ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder CSPD Comprehensive System of Personnel Development ADJC Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections CST Child Study Team ADOC Arizona Department of Corrections CTE Career and Technical Education AHCCS Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System DD Developmental Disability AIB Arizona Industries for the Blind DDD Division of Developmental Disabilities AIMS Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards DES Department of Economic Security AIMS-A Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards—Alternative DHS Department of Health Services AOC Administrative Office of the Courts DOC Department of Corrections ARS Arizona Revised Statutes (State laws) DOL Department of Labor ASAT Alternative State Achievement Test DOR District of Residence ASBA Arizona School Boards Association DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV ASDB Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind ED Emotional Disability ASVAB Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery EDP Emotional Disability, Private School AT Assistive Technology EHA Education of the Handicapped Act, P.L. 94-142 AYP Annual Yearly Progress ELL English Language Learners AzEIP Arizona Early Intervention Program ESS Exceptional Student Services AZ LEARNS Arizona Leading Education through the Accountability and ESY Extended School Year Results Notification System FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education AZ READS Arizona Readiness, Early Diagnosis and Intervention, FBA Functional Behavior Assessment Accountability, Development of Teacher Expertise, Support FEOG Full Educational Opportunity Goal BD Behavioral Disorder FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act BHS Behavioral Health Services GATE Gifted and Talented Education BIP Behavior Intervention Plan HI Hearing Impairment CAI Computer Assisted Instruction IAES Interim Alternative Educational Setting CASA Court Appointed Special Advocate IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of CASE Council for Administrators in Special Education 2004, PL 108-446

SE05 IEP Individualized Educational Program PSD Preschool Severe Delay IFSP Individualized Family Service Program PSL Preschool Speech/Language IQ Intelligence Quotient PT Physical Therapy ITP Individualized Transition Program RBHA Regional Behavioral Health Authority KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children RRC Regional Resource Center LD Learning Disability RSA Rehabilitation Services Administration LDA Learning Disabilities Association RTI Response to Intervention LEA Local Education Agency (including charter schools) SAIS Student Accountability Information System LEP Limited English Proficient SEA State Education Agency LRE Least Restrictive Environment SEAA Special Education Administrators Association MD Multiple Disabilities SEI Sheltered English Instruction MDSSI Multiple Disabilities with Severe Sensory Impairment SELP Survey of English Language Proficiency MET Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team SELECT Special Education Learning Experience for Competency MIMR Mild Mental Retardation in Teaching MIPS Medicaid in the Public Schools SIG State Improvement Grant MOMR Moderate Mental Retardation SLD Specific Learning Disability MR Mental Retardation S/LI Speech/Language Impairment MS Multiple Sclerosis SL-IEP Student-Led IEP MSW Master of Social Work SMR Severe Mental Retardation NASDSE National Association of State Directors of Special Education SSDI Supplemental Security Disability Income NASP National Association of School Psychologists SSI Supplemental Security Income NCLB No Child Left Behind SST Student Study Team OCR Office of Civil Rights SUPPORT A System for Utilizing Peers in Program Organization, OJT On-the-Job Training Review, and Technical Assistance OI Orthopedic Impairment T/A Technical Assistance OHI Other Health Impairment TASH The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps O and M Orientation and Mobility TBI Traumatic Brain Injury OSEP Office of Special Education Programs USC United States Code OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services USDOE United States Department of Education OT Occupational Therapy VI Visual Impairment OT/PT Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy VMI Visual Motor Integration OTR Occupational Therapist, Registered VR Vocational Rehabilitation PALS Partners Are Liaisons to Schools WAIS—III Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale—Third Edition PDSD Phoenix Day School for the Deaf WIAT—II Weschler Individual Achievement Test—Second Edition PEA Public Education Agency (including charter schools) WISC—III Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children—Third Edition PIC Private Industry Council WJ—R Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery—Revised PIN Parent Information Network WPPSI—R Weschler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence—Revised PINS Parent Information Network Specialist WRAT—3 Wide Range Achievement Test—ThirdEdition PLAAFP Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional WRIOT 2 Wide Range Interest OccupationTest 2 Performance WRMT—R Woodcock Reading Mastery Test—Revised PMD Preschool Moderate Delay

This document was compiled from a variety of sources, including Public Law 108-446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. It was revised in July 2007. The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the agency, nor should endorsement by the Federal government be assumed. The Arizona Department of Education of the State of Arizona does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs activities, or in it hiring and employment practices. If you have questions or grievances related to this policy, please contact the Administrative Services DAS at 602-542-3186. This document is in the public domain and may be freely reproduced in its current format. For more information, call the Parent Information Network at 928-679-8102 or toll-free at 877-230-PINS (7467).

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