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504 Plan: Section 504 Accommodation Plan
3020A: Teacher Tenure Hearing
AAHPERD: American Alliance for Health, Phys Ed, Recreation and Dance
ACBM: Asbestos Containing Building Material
ACT :American College Testing Assessment Program
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA: Average Daily Attendance
ADAAA Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AECT Association for Educational Communications and Technology
AED Automated External Defibrillator
AHERA Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
AHSEP Alternative High School Equivalency Preparation Program
AIDP Attendance Improvement/Dropout Prevention
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIS Academic Intervention Services
AITC Agriculture in the Classroom Program
ALS Advanced Life Support
AMO Annual Measurable Objectives
AOE Approved Operating Expense (for state aid purposes)
AP Advanced Placement Program
APE Adaptive Physical Education
APPR Annual Professional Performance Review
APQI Autism Program Quality Indicators
APR Annual Performance Report
ASCA American School counselor Association
ASD Autism Spectrum Disorders
ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASL American Sign Language
AT Assistive Technology
ATV All terrain vehicle
AUP Acceptable Use Policy
AVI Annual Visual Inspection
BAN Bond Anticipation Note
BAU Building Aid Units
BCS Building Condition Survey
BEDS Basic Educational Data System
BETAC Bilingual ESL Technical Assistance Center
BIP Behavioral Intervention Plan
BMI Body Mass Index
BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services
BOE Board of Education
C4E Contract for Excellence
CAD Computer-aided Drafting for design
CALLA Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach
CAP Ceiling on Aid
CAPTA Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
CARD Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
CBT Computer-Based Testing
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDEP Comprehensive District Education Plan
CDL Commercial Driver's License
CDOS NYS Career Development and Occupational Studies
CE Calculator Expense
CEIS Coordinated Early Intervening Services
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CGI Cognitively Guided Instruction
CHAPS Comprehensive Health and Pupil Services Team
CHPS Collaborative for High Performance Schools
CI&IT Curriculum Instruction and Instructional Technology
CIN Client Identification Number
CIO/OFT NYS Chief Information Officer/Office for Technology
CIPA Children's Internet Protection Act
CIR Comprehensive Information Report – nonpublic schools
CIS NYS Curriculum and Instructional Support
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMV Commercial Motor Vehicle
CNKC Child Nutrition Knowledge Center
COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COPs Certificates of Participation
CPB NY Consumer Protection Board
CPI Consumer Price Index
CPR Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
CPS NYS Child Protective Services
CPSE Committee on Preschool Special Education
CREATE Computer Recycling for Education and Technology Enhancement Act
CRP/ICF Children's Residential Project-Intermediate Care Facility
CSC Computer Sciences Corporation
CSCIC NY State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination
CSD Central School District
CSE Committee on Special Education
CSEA Civil Service Employees Association
CSHN Coordinated School Health Network
CSIP Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
CSO Chief School Officer
CSR Class Size Reduction
CT Consultant Teacher
CTE Career and Technical Education
CTEDS Career and Technical Education Data System
CTT Collaborative Team Teaching
DARE Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DCJS NY Division of Criminal Justice
DCMA Digital Millennium Copyright Act
DCS District's Computer System
DDSO NY Developmental Disabilities Service Office
DEC NY Department of Environmental Conservation
DEO Designated Educational Official –for court reports
DI Differentiated Instruction
DIRI Documentation of Integration of Required Instruction
DMV NYS Department of Motor Vehicles
DOB NYS Department of Budget
DOE US Department of Education
DOH NYS Department of Health
DS District Superintendent
DSR District Safety Review
DSS Department of Social Services
DTC Depository Trust Company (limited purpose trust under NY Banking Law)
EAP Employee Assistance Program
EBALR Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve
ECP Emergency Care Plan
ED U.S. Department of Education
ED-1 Records Retention and Disposition Schedule for School Districts
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EI Early Intervention
EIA Elementary and Intermediate Assessment
ELA English Language Arts
ELL English Language Learner
ELPPS Electronic Liberty Partnership Program System
eMedNY Electronic Medicaid System in New York
EMR Educable Mentally Retarded
EMS Emergency Medical System/Services
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPE Employment Preparation Education
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ERS Employees Retirement System
ERSS Educationally Related Support Services
ESD/SVP Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention
ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
ESY Extended School Year
ETS Educational Testing Service
EXCEL Expanding our Children's Education and Learning
EXP Experimental Program
FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education
FAS Final Average Salary
FBA Functional Behavioral Assessment
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCA NYS Family Court Act
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FCR Final Cost Reports
FDA US Food and Drug Administration
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FERPA Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act of 1974
FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act
FOIL Freedom of Information Law
FTC Federal Trade Commission
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FTP File Transfer Protocol
GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAGAS Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards
GASB Governmental Accounting Standards Board
GED General Education Development Test
GEPA General Education Provisions Act
GESST Grade Eight Social Studies Test
GEST Grade Eight Science Test
GFSST Grade Five Social Studies Test
GFST Grade Four Science Test
GINA Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
GIS Geographic Information System
HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
HCI Health Care Integrator
HCIA Health Care Integration Agency
HCFA Federal Health Care Finance Administration now CMS
HE NYS Office of Higher Education
HECAT Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool
HIPAA US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HOUSSE High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation
HPEFCS Health, Physical Education, Family and Consumer Sciences
HPN Health Provider Network
HPV Human Papilloma Virus
HRL NYS Human Rights Law
HSE High School Equivalency Diploma
HSEP High School Equivalency Preparation Program
HSGR High School Graduation Report
IAES Interim Alternative Educational Setting
IAQ Indoor Air Quality
IBC International Building Code
ICF/DD Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled
ICS Incident Command System
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEE Independent Educational Evaluations
IEP Individualized Education Plan
IHCP Individual Health Care Plan
IHIP Individualized Home Instruction Plan
IHO Impartial Hearing Officer
IHP Individualized Healthcare Plan
IHRS NYS Impartial Hearing Reporting System (public schools only)
IMF Institution Master File (BEDS/VADIR)
INTASC Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium
IQ Intelligence Quotient
IRS Internal Revenue Service
IST Instructional Support Teams
LAB-R Language Assessment Battery-Revised
LAP Local Assistance Plan
LAT Local Action Team
LD Learning Disabled
LDSS Local Department of Social Services
LEA Local (Leading) Educational Agency
LEADS Linking Employment, Academics and Disability Services
LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Green Building Rating System)
LEP Limited English Proficiency
LOTE Language Other Than English
LPN Licensed Practical Nurse
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
LSN Lifelong Services Network
LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
MAT Miller Analogies Test
MDR Manifestation Determination Review
MDS Medicaid Data System
MDT Multidisciplinary Team (Section 504)
MH Multiple Handicapped
MI Master Instructor (bus drivers)
MMIS Medicaid Management Information System
MPS NY Manual of Planning Standards for Educational Facilities
MR Mentally Retarded
MSA Mandated Services Aid (non-public schools only)
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
MST Math, Science, Technology
MTP Model Transition Program (VESID)
NAC Network Access Control
NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAESP National Association of Elementary School Principals
NAME National Alliance for Medicaid-in-Education
NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals
NBPTS National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
NCLB No Child Left Behind Act
NCSS National Council for Social Studies
NIMAC National Instructional Materials Access Center
NIMAS National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard
NIMS National Incident Management System
NLA Native Language Arts
NLW National Language Writing Test
NMSA National Middle School Association
NOCTI National Occupational Competency Testing Institute
NPI National Provider Identifier for CMS
NSMP Nutrient Standard Menu Planner
NTE National Teaching Examination
NYACCE New York Association for Continuing/Community Education
NY-CHPS NY Collaborative for High Performance Schools
NYCRR New York Code of Rules and Regulations
NYSAA New York State Alternate Assessment
NYSAN NYS After School Network
NYSASBO NYS Association of School Business Officials
NYSCLSA NYS Council on Leadership and Student Activities
NYSCOSS NYS Council of School Superintendents
NYSCSS NYS Center for School Safety
NYSED NYS Education Department
NYSERDA NYS Energy Research and Development Agency
NYSERS NYS Employees Retirement System
NYSESLAT NYS English as a Second Language Achievement Test
NYSIIS NYS Immunization Information System
NYSPHSAA NYS Public High School Athletic Association
NYSSAC NYS School Administrators Consortium
NYSSHSC NY Statewide School Health Services Center
NYSSSA NYS Summer School for the Arts
nySTART New York State Testing and Accountability Reporting Tool
NYSTCE NYS Teacher Certification Exam
NYSTRS NYS Teachers Retirement System
NYSUT New York United Teachers
OCFS NYS Office of Children and Family Services
OCR US Office for Civil Rights
OFT NYS Office for Teaching
OFT NYS Office for Technology
OGS NYS Office of General Services
OHE NYS Office of Higher Education
OHI Other Health Impaired
OMIG NYS Office of the Medicaid Inspector General
OML Open Meetings Law
OMS NYS Office of Management Services
ORIS NTS Office of Research and Information Systems
OSA Examination Request System
OSAS NYS Dept. of Health Online School Assessment Survey
OSC NY Office of State Comptroller
OSEP US Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS US Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OSHA US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSPRA NYS Office of School Personal Review and Accountability
OT Occupational Therapy
OTA Occupational Therapy Assistant
OTC Over the counter drugs
OTDA NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
OTI NYS Office of Teaching Initiatives
OWPCE NYS Office of Workforce Presentation and Continuing Education
P-16 SED Pre-K through college initiative
PAD Public Access Defibrillation
PAR Program Assessment and Review
PAR Pupil Attendance Report
PART 100 State Regulations – mandates for education programs
PART 200 State Regulations – mandates for students with disabilities
PBIS Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
PCP Phencyclidine
PD Professional Development
PDD-NOS Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
PDP Professional Development Plan
PDS Professional Development Seminars (bus drivers)
PERB Public Employment Relations Board
PESH NY Public Employee Safety and Health Program
PHI Protected Health Information (see HIPAA)
PII Chancellor's Policy Integration and Innovation Committee
PILOT Payments in Lieu of Taxes
PINS Persons In Need of Supervision
PIRP Point Insurance Reduction Program
PL Public Law
PNN Pesticide Neighbor Notification
POS Point of Sale (Food Service Program)
PPRA Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
PPS Pupil Personnel Services
PPU Period of probable usefulness
PRN “pro re nata” = dispense medication as needed
PSAT Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test
PSEN Pupils with Special Education Needs
PSHSP Preschool Supportive Health Services Program
PT Physical Therapy
PTA Physical Therapy Assistant
PTA Parent Teacher Association
PTO Parent Teacher Organization
PTSA Parent-Teacher-Student Association
QIP Quality Improvement Process
QZAB Qualified Zone Academy Bonds
RCT Regents Competency Test
RCTP Regents Competency Testing Program
RE Regents Examinations
REAP Rural Education Achievement Program
RESCUE Rebuilding Schools to Uphold Education
RFP Request for Proposal
RHS Registration of High School
RIC Regional Information Center
RLIS NYS Rural and Low Income School Program
RM Records Management
RMO Records Management Officer
RN Registered Nurse
RSSC Regional School Support Center
RSU Rate Setting Unit
RT Recreation Therapist
RtI Response to Intervention
RtI-TAC Technical Assistance Center on RtI
RWADA Resident Weighted Average Daily Attendance used in computing state aid
SA State Aid
SAANYS School Administrator's Association of New York State
SAE Scholarship for Academic Excellence
SAMS State Aid Management System (public schools only)
SAP Substance Abuse Professional
SAR NYS Standards, Assessments and Reporting
SARA NY State Archives and Records Administration
SASS NYS System of Accountability for Student Success
SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test
SAVE Project SAVE – Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
SBDI School Bus Driver Instructor
SBL School Building Leader
SBSIOBSAAT School Bus Safety is One Bus Stop at a Time
SCANS Secretaries Commission of Achieving Necessary Skills - federal
SCDN Staff and Curriculum Development Network
SCHIP State Children's Health Insurance Program
SCR State Central Register (child abuse)
SDC Adult Education Staff Development Consortia
SDM Shared Decision-Making
SDPEP School District Physical Education Plan
SEA State Educational Agency
SED State Education Department
SEDCAR Strategic Evaluation Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting Unit of VESID
SEDDAS SED Delegated Account System
SEDL Social and Emotional Development and Learning Survey
SEDREF SED Reference File
SEIT Special Education Itinerant Teacher
SEQRA State Environmental Quality Review Act
SETRC Special Education Training Resource Center
SEVIS Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
SHIFT Statewide Infrastructure for School Health
SHPO State Historic Preservation Office
SI Speech Impaired
SICS NYS School Improvement and Community Services
SIFE Students with Interrupted Formal Education
SIOP Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (ELL/LEP)
SIRS NYS Student Information Repository System
SIT School Improvement Team
SLATE Student Lending, Accountability, Transparency and Enforcement Act
SLP Speech Language Pathologist
SMI School Meals Initiative
SNA School Nutrition Association
SOMS NYS School Operations and Management Services
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SORA Sex Offender Registration Act
SOSHA State Occupational Safety Health Administration
SPE Speech
SPP State Performance Plan
SQR School Quality Review
SRO School Resource Officer (see SSO)
SRO State Review Officer
SRP Statewide Reference Point
SRSA Small Rural School Achievement Grant
SRT Speech Reception Threshold
SS Social Studies
SSE Safety-sensitive employee
SSHSP School Supportive Health Services Program
SSI Supplemental Security Income
SSIP State School Immunization Program (only NYC, Rochester and Buffalo)
SSL NYS Social Services Law
SSO School Safety Officer (see SRO)
STAC NYS System to Track and Account for Children
STAR School Tax Relief Program
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Partnership
STEP Science and Technology Entry Program
SUNY State University of New York
SURR Schools Under Registration Review
TAPU Total Aidable Pupil Units; used in computing state aid
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
TCM Targeted Case Management
TEACH Teacher Education and Certification Help
TMR Trainable Mentally Retarded; student with an I.Q. between 35 and 50
TPHI Third Party Health Insurance
TPQI Teacher/Principal Quality Initiative
TSA US Transportation Security Administration
TSHH Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicapped
TSS Test Storage Sites
TWPU Total Wealth Pupil Units; used in computing state aid
UbD Understanding by Design
UCS Unified Contract Service (VESID)
UDO Under the direction of a SLP
UFSD Union Free School District
USC United States Code
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USDOE United States Department of Education
USERRA US Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
UVIRS Uniform Violent Incident Reporting System (now VADIR)
VADIR Violent and Disruptive Incident Report (formerly UVIRS)
VESID NY Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
VI Visually Impaired
VLS Virtual Learning System
WADA Weighted Average Daily Attendance
WIC Women, Infants and Children (part of USDA Food and Nutrition Service)
WSC Weight Status Category
WSP Waiver Service Provider
WWIS What Works in Schools
YRBS Youth Risk Behavior Survey
