ABE

Adult Basic Education

ACS

Accountability and Compliance Services

ADA

Average Daily Attendance; Americans with Disabilities Act

AEIS

Academic Excellence Indicator System

AEP

Alternative Education Program

APE

Adapted Physical Education

ARD

Admission Review & Dismissal Committee

AYP

Adequate Yearly Progress

BE /ESL

Bilingual Education/English as a Second Language

CAPE

CTE/OCR

Career and Technology Education/Office of Civil Rights

CEC

Council for Exceptional Children

CEIC

Campus Educational Improvement Committee

CEU

Continuing Education Unit

CHIP

Children's Health Insurance Program

CIMP

Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process

CMP2

Connecting Math Project (curriculum)

CNP

Child Nutrition Program

COMC

Certification of Meal Cost (Report)

CRE

Coordinated Review Effort

CS

Charter School

DAEP

Disciplinary Alternative Education Program

DDAEP

District Disciplinary Alternative Education Program

ECI

Early Childhood Intervention

ED

Emotional Disturbance

Ed-Flex

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Program

ESC

Education Service Center

EIT

Excellence in Teaching (teacher of the year)

ELL

English Language Learner

ESEA

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

ESL

English as a Second Language

ESOL

English Speakers of Other Languages

ESY

Extended School Year

F&RP

Free and Reduced Price

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

FARG

Texas Education Agency’s Financial Accounting and Reporting Guide

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FIE

Full and Individual Evaluation

FIIE

Full and Individual Initial Evaluation

FRL

Free/Reduced Lunch

FTE

Full-time Equivalent

G / T

Gifted / Talented

GED

General Education Diploma

HB

House Bill

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HSTW

High Schools That Work

ID&R

Identification and Recruitment

IDEA

Individualized Developmental English Activities

IFM

Integrated Funds Management

ILD

Instructional Leadership Development

ILT

Instructional Leadership Training

IPT

Idea Proficiency Test

ISD

Independent School District

ISS

In-School Suspension

JJAEP

Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program

KTRA

Kindergarten Teacher Reading Academy

LAS

Language Assessment Scales

LD

Learning Disability

LDAA

Locally Developed Alternate Assessment

LEA

Local Education Agency

LEP

Limited English Proficiency

LPAC

Language Proficiency Assessment Committee

LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

MD

Multiple Disabilities

MDR

Manifestation Determination Review

MOE

Maintenance of Effort

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MR

Mental Retardation

NCLB

No Child Left Behind

NFSMI

National Food Service Management Institute

NGS

New Generation System

NOGA

Notification of Grant Award

NSFSA

National School Food Service Association

NSLP

National School Lunch Program

NSMP

Nutrient Standard Menu Planning

O & M

Orientation and Mobility

OCR

Office of Civil Rights

OEY

Optional Extended Year

OHI

Other Health Impairment

OLPT

Oral Language Proficiency Test

OSEP

Office of Special Education Programs

OT

Occupational Therapist

PBMAS

Performance Based Monitoring and Assessment System

PDAS

Professional Development and Appraisal System

PEIMS

Public Education Information Management System

PLC

Professional Learning Community

PPCD

Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities

PT

Physical Therapist

RDSPD

Regional Day School Program for the Deaf

RFP

Request for Proposal

RPTE

Reading Proficiency Test in English (now part of TELPAS)

SAS

Standard Application System

SASA

School Administrators Skills Assessment

SB

Senate Bill

SBDM

Site-Based Decision Making

SBEC

State Board for Educator Certification

SBOE

State Board of Education

SBP

School Breakfast Program

SCANS

Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

SCE

State Compensatory Education

SDAA

State Developed Alternative Assessment

SDFS

Safe & Drug Free Schools & Communities

SDMFSA

School District Managed Food Service Administrators of Southeast Texas

SEA

State Education Agency

SERC

Special Education Resource Center

SES

Socioeconomic Status

SIOP

Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol

S-L

Service-Learning

SLP

Speech Language Pathology

SMART

Summer Migrant Access Resources through Technology

SMI

School Meal Initiative

SREB

SSA

School wide Program

TAAE

Texas Association of Alternative Education

TAAS

Texas Assessment of Academic Skills

TAC

Texas Administrative Code

TAKS

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

TANF

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

TAP

Targeted Assistance Program

TASBO

Texas Association of School Business Officials

TASSP

Texas Association of Secondary School Principals

TAT

Technical Assistance Team

TBSI

Texas Behavior Support Initiative

TCB

Texas Commission for the Blind

TCEC

Texas Council for Exceptional Children

TCS-L

Texas Center for Service-Learning

TDD

Telecommunication Device for the Deaf

TDH

Texas Department of Health

TDJP

Texas Department of Juvenile Probation

TDMHMR

Texas Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation

TEA

Texas Education Agency

TEC

Texas Education Code

TEKS

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System

TEPSA

Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association

TETN

Texas Education Telecommunications Network

TIE

Technology in Education

TIF TECH

Training prescribed by the TIF Board for TIF grant awardees

TLC

Texas Library Connection

TLI

Texas Learning Index

TOT

Training of Trainers

TOY

Teacher of the Year

TPRI

Texas Primary Reading Inventory

TRC

Texas Rehabilitation Commission

TRI

Texas Reading Initiative

TRS

Teacher Retirement System of Texas

TSBVI

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

TSD

Texas School for the Deaf

TSFSA

Texas School Food Service Association

TSII

Texas Schools Improvement Initiative

TYC

Texas Youth Commission