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Frequently Used Acronyms

  • ABA:     Applied Behavior Analysis
  • ADD:     Attention Deficit Disorder
  • ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • BIP:     Behavior Intervention Plan
  • BOE:     Board of Education
  • CPSE:     Committee on Preschool Education
  • CST:     Child Study Team
  • CSE:     Committee on Special Education
  • ED:     Emotionally Disturbed
  • FAPE:     Free Appropriate Public Education
  • GA:     Grade Equivalent
  • GPA:     Grade Point Average
  • HI:     Hearing Impaired
  • IEP:     Individualized Education Plan
  • IST:     Instructional Support Team
  • LD:     Learning Disabled
  • LEP:     Limited English Proficient
  • LRE:     Least Restrictive Environment
  • OHI:     Other Health Impaired
  • OMRDD:     Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
  • OT:     Occupational Therapist
  • PE:     Physical Education
  • PPS:     Pupil Personnel Services
  • PSEN:     Pupils with Special Education Needs
  • PT:     Physical Therapy
  • RCT:     Regents Competency Test
  • SD:     Standard Deviation
  • SE:     Special Education
  • SED:     State Education Department
  • SEIT:     Special Education Itinerant Teacher
  • SI:     Speech Impaired
  • TBI:     Traumatic Brain Injury
  • VESID:     Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
  • VI:     Visually Impaired/Visual Impairment/Variable Interval
  • VocEd:     Vocational Education
  • WISC:     Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
  • WISC-R:     Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised
  • WRAT:     Wide Range Achievement Test
  • Z:     Standard Score