STUDENTS
Are you a student considering a career in special education or working on an advanced degree or credential? You will need to know all about these acronyms.
ADD...................Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD................Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
APE.....................Adapted Physical Education
AT.......................Assistive Technology
CA.......................Chronological Age
CBI......................Community Based Instruction
CCS.....................California Children Services
DIS......................Designated Instruction Services
ED.......................Emotional Disturbance
EHA....................Education of the Handicapped Act
ESA.....................Education Service Agency
ESEA...................Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
FAPE...................Free Appropriate Public Education
FEOG..................Full Education Opportunity Goal
FERPA................Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
IDEA...................Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEE......................Independent Education Evaluation
IEP......................Individualized Educational Program
IEPT....................Individual Education Program Team
IFSP....................Individualized Family Service Plan
ITP......................Individual Transition Plan
IWEN..................Individuals With Exceptional Needs
LCI......................Licensed Care Institution
LEA......................Local Education Agency
LEP......................Limited English Proficiency
LRE.....................Least Restrictive Environment
MA......................Mental Age
MH......................Multiply Handicapped
NPS......................Non-Public School
OHI......................Other Health Impairment
OI.........................Orthopedic Impaired
OT........................Occupational Impaired
PDD......................Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PE.........................Physical Education
PL.........................Public Law
SEA.......................State Educational Agency
SELPA..................Special Education Local Plan Area
SH.........................Severely Handicapped
SST.......................Student Success Team
WASC...................Western Association of Schools and Colleges