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

ASD

ASL

ASPIRE

ASQ

AT

ATRC

AV

AYP

BASC

BIP

BISS

BOE

BSP

CA

CAFAS

CAMHD

CAP

CAPA

CAPD

CAS

CBE

CBHSDP

CBI

CBT

CC

CCC

CCCO

CCRO

CCSS

CD

CDPA

CDS

CFR

CIL

CIMIP

CM

CMISB

CMP
CNA

CoP

COFA

COTA

COW

CP

CPR

CSAP

CSHNB

CSP

CSR

CSSS

CWS

DAGS

DAP

DARE

DB

DCAB

DD

DDC

DDD

DES

DHS

DI

DLT

DME

DOE

DOH

DPR

DRT

DSI

DSM/IV

 DTT

DVR

E-School

EA

EBA

EBP

EBS

ECE

eCSSS

ED

EI

EIS

ELL

EO

EPSDT

ES

ESEA

ESY

ETV

EVAL

FAPE

FBA

FELIX

FERPA

FF

FGC

FHSD

FOL

FSC

FSP

FY

GE

GED

GLC

GLO

GPA

GT

HACS

HAEYC

HAIS

HAR

HCBS

HCFA

HCO

HCRC

HDRC

HE'E

HEICC

HFAA

HH

HHI

HIDA

HIDOE

HIS

HITS

HIPAA

HIS

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

JROTC

JVEF

LD/SLD

LDAH

LEA
LEP

LPN

LRE

MAPS

MD
MF
MH

MHA

MOA

MP

MRSA

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

PD

PDD

PDF

PDSP

PE

PECS

PEP

PHAO

PHN

PICL

PID

P.L.

PLAAFP

PLEP

POMS

PPT

PREL

PSAP

PSN

PSPP

PSSAS

PT

PTA/PTO/PTSA

PTI

PTSD

PTT

PWN

QA

QExA

QUEST

 

REACH

RFP

RN

RT

RTI

RTTT

SASA

SAT

SBAS

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

SST

SSW

ST

STEM

STS

STWO

SUPT

SY

TA

TANF

TBI

TDI

TTY

TS

UHM

UIPA

USDOE

VCO

VD

VP

WD

WIC

WISC

WRRC

WSF

WWW

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

Autism Spectrum Disorders

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

Board of Education

Behavior Support Plan

Communication Aide

Child & Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale

Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division (DOH)

Corrective Action Plan

Content Area Performance Assessment

Central Auditory Processing Disorder

Complex Area Superintendent

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

College & Career Readiness Office

Common Core State Standards

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

Compact of Free Association

      Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

      Committee on Weights

Cerebral Palsy

Cardio-Pulmonary Resusitation

Comprehensive School Alienation Program

Children With Special Health Needs Branch (DOH)

Coordinated Service Plan

Coordinated Services Review/Comprehensive School Reform

Comprehensive Student Support System

Child Welfare Services

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

Distance Learning Instruction

Durable Medical Equipment

Department of Education

Department of Health

Department of Parks and Recreation (City & County)

District Resource Teacher

Data for School Improvement

Diagnostic Statistical Manual (Fourth Edition)

Discrete Trial Training

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DHS)

Electronic School

Educational Assistant

Emotional Behavioral Assessment

Evidence Based Practices

Evidence Based Services

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

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)

Family-School Partnerships

Fiscal Year

Geographic Exception

General Educational Development (Test)

Grade Level Chairperson

General Learner Outcomes

Grade Point Average

Gifted and Talented

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

Homeless Concerns Office

Hawaii Civil Rights Commission

Hawaii Disability Rights Center

Hui for Excellence in Education

Hawaii Early Intervention Coordinating Council

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)

Hawaii Interpreting Services

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

Junior Reserve Office Training Corps

Joint Venture Education Forum (Military/Schools Partnership Program)

Learning Disability/Specific Learning Disability

Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii
Local Education Agency

Limited English Proficiency

Licensed Practical Nurse

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)

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

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

Professional Development

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)

Partnerships in Development Foundation

Public Law

Present Levels of Academic Achievement & Functional Performance

Present Levels of Educational Performance

Pre-School Outcomes Measurement System

Para Professional Tutor

Pacific Resources for Education & Learning

Primary School Adjustment Program

Procedural Safeguards Notice

Private School Participation Project

Program & Services for Secondary Alienated/At-Risk Students

Physical Therapy

Parent-Teacher-Student Organization/Association

Parent Training Information Center

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Part-time Temporary Teacher

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

Registered Nurse

Resource Teacher

Response to Intervention

Race To the Top

School Administrative Services Assistant

Stanford Achievement Test/Scholastic Assessment Test

Smarter Balanced Assessment System

School-Based Behavioral Health

Standards-Based Education

Standards-Based Report Card

School-Based Services

School-Based Services Review

School Community Council

State ChildrenŐs 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 Team

School Social Worker

Service Testing/Skills Trainers

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Speech to Speech (Relay Services)

School-to-Work Opportunities

Superintendent

School Year

Technical Assistance

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Traumatic Brain Injury

Temporary Disability Insurance

Teletypewriter

Tourette Syndrome

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Uniform Information Practices Act

United States Department of Education

Voice Carry Over

Visual Disability

Vice Principal

Waiver Day

Women, Infants & Children (Nutritional Program)

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

Western Regional Resource Centers

Weighted Student Formula

World Wide Web

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975

District Coordinators for Preschool Special Education