ACRONYMS

An acronym is a shortcut for a string of words that go together. It is usually formed by taking the first letters of the words and capitalizing them. Here are some of the acronyms you are likely to hear in special education and early intervention:

A AA ABA ACT Act 51 ADA ADH ADHD/ADD ADR AIDS ASAD AG ALC APERT APR ARRA ASD ASL ASPIRE ASQ AT ATRC AV AYP BASC BIP BISS BL BOE BSP CA CAFAS CAMHD CAPA CAPD CAS CASSP CBE CBHSDP CBI CBT CC CCC CCCO CD CDPA CDS CFR CIL CIMIP CM CMISB CMP CNA CoP COTA COW CP CPR CPS CSAP CSHNB CSP CSR CSSS DAGS DAP DARE DB DCAB DD DDC DDD DES DHS DI DME DOE DOH DPR DRT DSM/IV DTT DVR E-School EA EBA EBS ECE ECSSS ED EI EIS ELL EO EPSDT ES ESEA ESL ESLL ESY ETV EVAL FAPE FBA FELIX FERPA FF FGC FHSD FOL FSC FY GE GED GLC GLO GPA GT HAB-SE HACS HAEYC HAIS HAR HCBS HCFA HCPSII HCRC HDRC HELP HFAA HH HHI HIDA HIDOE HIS HITS HIPAA HIV H-KISS HLIP HQT HRS HSA HSAA HSDB HSSRA HSTA HYCF IAES ID IDEA IDEIA IEP IFSP ILC IPE IPP IQ ISC ISP ISS ITP LD/SLD LDAH LEA LEP LRE MAPS MD MF MH MHA MOA MP MS MST MTP/MP MV NAEP NCLB NEP NICHCY NOS OCD OCISS OCR ODD OHD OD OS OSEP OSERS OT OYS PA PAB PACT PASS PBS PCNC PCS PDD PDF PDSP PE PECS PEP PHAO PHN PICL P.L. PLAAFP POMS PPT PREL PSAP PSPP PT PTA/PTO/PTSA PTI PTSD PTT PSAP PWN QA QExA QUEST REACH RFP RT RTI RTT SASA SAT SBBH SBE SBRC SBS SBSR SCC SCHIP SD SDRT SE SEA SEAC SEBD SECOH SEPS SES SES SESAT SEVR SI SID SIG SIP SIS SLD SLEP SLO SLP SpEd SPIN SPP SQS SRS SSA SSC SSDI SSI SSIS SSP SSIR SST SSW ST STS STWO SY TANF TBI TDI TTY TOESL TS UIPA VCO VD VP WD WIC WISC WSF 504 619 Coordinators

After-School Plus Program Alternate Assessment Applied Behavior Analysis Autism Consulting Teacher Reinventing Education Act of 2004 Americans with Disabilities Act Adult Day Health Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder Alternative Dispute Resolution Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Aloha State Association of the Deaf Attorney General Alternative Learning Center Adapted Physical Education Resource Teacher Annual Performance Report American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Autism Spectrum Disorder American Sign Language Accelerating Successful Performance in Regular Education Ages and Stages Questionnaire Assistive Technology Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii Audio Visual Adequate Yearly Progress Behavior Assessment System for Children Behavior Intervention Plan Behavioral Instructional Support Services Blind Board of Education Behavior Support Plan Communication Aide Child & Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division (DOH) Content Area Performance Assessment Central Auditory Processing Disorder Complex Area Superintendent Child & Adolescent Service System Program Competency-Based Education Competency-Based High School Diploma Program (Adult Education) Community Based Instruction Cognitive Behavior Therapy Care Coordinator Community Children's Council Community Children's Council Office Conduct Disorder Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (DDD) Center on Disability Studies Code of Federal Regulations Center for Independent Living Continuous Integrated Monitoring & Improvement Process Case Manager Case Management & Information Services Branch (DOH) Complaints Management Program (DOE) Certified Nurses Aide Community of Practice Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Committee on Weights Cerebral Palsy Cardio-Pulmonary Resusitation Child Protective Services Comprehensive School Alienation Program Children With Special Health Needs Branch (DOH) Coordinated Service Plan Coordinated Services Review/Comprehensive School Reform Comprehensive Student Support System Department of Accounting & General Services Developmentally Appropriate Practices Drug Abuse Resistance Education Deaf/Blindness Disability & Communication Access Board Developmental Disabilities or Developmental Delay Developmental Disabilities Council Developmental Disabilities Division (DOH) District Educational Specialist Department of Human Services Direct Instruction Durable Medical Equipment Department of Education Department of Health Department of Parks and Recreation (City & County) District Resource Teacher Diagnostic Statistical Manual (Fourth Edition) Discrete Trial Training Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DHS) Electronic School Educational Assistant Emotional Behavioral Assessment Effective Behavioral Supports Early Childhood Education Electronic Comprehensive Student Support System Emotional Disability Early Intervention Early Intervention Section English Language Learner Educational Officer Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Educational Specialist Elementary & Secondary Education Act English as a Second Language English for Second Language Learners Extended School Year Educational Television Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education Functional Behavioral Assessment Felix vs. Cayetano Consent Decree Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 Furlough Friday Family Guidance Center (CAMHD) Family Health Services Division Focus On Learning (School Accreditation) Fully Self Contained (Placement) Fiscal Year Geographic Exception General Educational Development (Test) Grade Level Chairperson General Learner Outcomes Grade Point Average Gifted and Talented Habilitation-Supported Employment Hawaii Association of Charter Schools Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children Hawaii Association of Independent Schools Hawaii Administrative Rules Home and Community-Based Services Health Care Financing Administration Hawaii Content & Performance Standards II Hawaii Civil Rights Commission Hawaii Disability Rights Center Hawaii Early Learning Profile Hawaii Families As Allies Hard of Hearing Home/Hospital Instruction Hawaii International Dyslexia Association Hawaii Department of Education Hawaii Interpreting Services Hawaii Interactive Television System Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (DHS) Human Immunodeficiency Virus Hawaii Keiki Information Service System Hawaii Language Immersion Program Highly Qualified Teacher Hawaii Revised Statutes Hawaii State Assessment Hawaii State Alternate Assessment Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind Hawaii State School Readiness Assessment Hawaii State Teachers Association Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility Interim Alternative Educational Setting Intellectual Disability Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 Individualized Education Program Individualized Family Support Plan Intensive Learning Center Individual Plan for Employment (Voc Rehab) Individually Prescribed Program Intelligence Quotient Integrated Self Contained (Placement) Individualized Service/Support Plan In-School Suspension Individualized Transition Plan Learning Disability/Specific Learning Disability Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii Local Education Agency Limited English Proficiency Least Restrictive Environment McGill Action Planning System Muscular Dystrophy /Multiple Disability Medically Fragile Mental Health Mental Health America Memorandum of Agreement Modification Plan (Section 504) Multiple Sclerosis Multi-Systemic Therapy Master Treatment Plan/Master Plan (for mental health) McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act National Assessment of Educational Progress No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Non-English Proficient National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities Not Otherwise Specified Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Office of Curriculum, Instruction & Student Support Office of Civil Rights Oppositional Defiant Disorder Other Health Disability Orthopedic Disability Occupational Skills Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. DOE) Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services (U.S. DOE) Occupational Therapy Office of Youth Services Personal Assistant Personal Assistance Habilitation Parents and Children Together Plan to Achieve Self Sufficiency Positive Behavioral Supports Parent Community Networking Center Public Charter Schools Pervasive Developmental Disorder Portable Document File Pre-School Development Screening Program Physical Education Picture Exchange Communication System Peer Education Program Public Health Administrative Officer Public Health Nursing Partnerships in Community Living Program (DDD) Public Law Present Levels of Academic Achievement & Functional Performance Pre-School Outcomes Measurement System Para Professional Tutor Pacific Resources for Education & Learning Primary School Adjustment Program Private School Participation Project Physical Therapy Parent-Teacher-Student Organization/Association Parent Training Information Center Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Part-time Temporary Teacher Primary School Adjustment Program Prior Written Notice Quality Assurance QUEST Expanded Access Quality Care, Universal Access, Efficient Utilization, Stabilize Cost, Transformation (DHS Medical Insurance) Reinventing Education Act for the Children of Hawaii (2004) Request for Proposal Resource Teacher Response to Intervention Race To the Top School Administrative Services Assistant Stanford Achievement Test/Scholastic Assessment Test School-Based Behavioral Health Standards-Based Education Standards-Based Report Card School-Based Services School-Based Services Review School Community Council State Children’s Health Insurance Program Speech/Language Disability Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test Supported Employment State Education Agency Special Education Advisory Council Support for Emotional & Behavioral Development (CAMHD) Supporting Exceptional Citizens of Hawaii Senior Exit Plans Survey Special Education Section Supplemental Educational Services Stanford Early School Achievement Test Special Education Vocational Rehabilitation (Program) Sensory Integration Standards Implementation Design State Improvement Grant Strategic Implementation Plan Student Information Services/Systems Specific Learning Disability Students of Limited English Proficiency School-Wide Learner Outcomes Speech Language Pathologist Special Education Special Parent Information Network State Performance Plan School Quality Survey School Renewal Specialist Social Security Administration Student Services Coordinator Supplemental Security Disability Insurance Supplemental Security Income Safe School Information System Student Support Process School Status & Improvement Report Student Support Team School Social Worker Service Testing/Skills Trainers Speech to Speech (Relay Services) School-to-Work Opportunities School Year Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Traumatic Brain Injury Temporary Disability Insurance Teletypewriter Tests of English as a Second Language Tourette Syndrome Uniform Information Practices Act Voice Carry Over Visual Disability Vice Principal Waiver Day Women, Infants & Children (Nutritional Program) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Weighted Student Formula Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975  State District Coordinators for Early Childhood Special Education