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

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 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 Disorder American Sign Language Accelerating Successful Performance in Regular Education Ages and Stages Questionnaire Assistive Technology Assistive Technology Resource Center Audio Visual Adequate Yearly Progress Behavior Assessment System for Children Behavior Intervention Plan 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 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 Center for Independent Living Continuous Integrated Monitoring & Improvement Process Case Manager Case Management & Information Services Branch Complaints Management Program Certified Nurses Aide Community of Practice Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Committee on Weights Central Oahu Youth Services Cerebral Palsy Cardio-Pulmonary Resusitation Child Protective Services Comprehensive School Alienation Program Community Support Guide 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 Department of Education Department of Health Durable Medical Equipment Department of Parks and Recreation (City & County) District Resource Teacher Diagnostic Statistical Manual (Fourth Edition) Discrete Trial Training Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DHS) Educational Assistant Emotional Behavioral Assessment Effective Behavioral Supports Early Childhood Education Electronic Comprehensive Student Support System Emotional Disturbance Early Intervention Early Intervention Section English Language Learner Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment 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 Family Guidance Center (CAMHD) Family Health Services Division Focus On Learning (School Accreditation) Fully Self Contained (Placement) Family Support Services Program 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 Hawaii Center for the Deaf and the Blind Health Care Financing Administration Hawaii Content & Performance Standards II Hawaii Civil Rights Commission Hawaii Disability Rights Center Hawaii Families As Allies Home/Hospital Instruction Hearing Impairment Hawaii Department of Education Hawaii Interpreting Services Hawaii Interactive Television System Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (DHS) Hawaii Keiki Information Service System Hawaii Language Immersion Program Highly Qualified Teacher Hawaii Revised Statutes Hawaii State Assessment Hawaii State Alternate Assessment Hawaii Services on Deafness Hawaii State School Readiness Assessment Hawaii State Teachers Association Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility Interim Alternative Educational Setting Infant Child Monitoring Questionnaire Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 Individualized Education Program Individualized Family Support Plan Intensive Instructional Services Consultant Intensive Learning Center Initial Line of Inquiry Individual Plan for Employment (Voc Rehab) Individually Prescribed Program Intelligence Quotient Integrated Self Contained (Placement) Integrated Special Education Database Individualized Service/Support Plan 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 MedQuest Medically Fragile Mental Health Mental Health America Memorandum of Agreement Modification Plan (Section 504) Mental Retardation Multiple Sclerosis Master Treatment Plan/Master Plan (for mental health) National Assessment of Educational Progress No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Non-English Proficient Not Otherwise Specified Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Office of Curriculum, Instruction & Student Support Office of Civil Rights Oppositional Defiant Disorder Other Health Impairment Orthopedic Impairment 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 Person Centered Adult Supports (DDD) Public Charter Schools Pre-School Development Screening Program Physical Education Picture Exchange Communication System Peer Education Program Partnerships in Community Living Program (DDD) Pervasive Developmental Disorder Public Health Administrative Officer Public Health Nursing Public Law Present Levels of Academic Achievement & Functional Performance Pre-School Outcomes Measurement System Part-time Para-Professional 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 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 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 School/Community Based Management State Children’s Health Insurance Program Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test Supported Employment State Education Agency Special Education Advisory Council Support for Emotional & Behavioral Development (CAMHD) Supporting Exceptional Citizens of Hawaii Severe Emotional Disability Senior Exit Plans Survey Special Education Section Supplemental Educational Services Stanford Early School Achievement Test Special Education Vocational Rehabilitation (Program) Speech Impaired Standards Implementation Design State Improvement Grant Strategic Implementation Plan Student Information Services/Systems Specific Learning Disability Speech-Language Impairment 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 Social 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 Traumatic Brain Injury Teletypewriter Tests of English as a Second Language Tourette Syndrome Uniform Information Practices Act Voice Carry Over Visual Impairment Vice Principal Waiver Day Women, Infants & Children (Nutritional Program) Weighted Student Formula Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975