- Midland Independent School District
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EDUCATION ACRONYMS
InitiativeACRONYM WHAT IT STANDS FOR (WISF) AAS Advanced Academic Services AB Adaptive Behavior ACT Trademark* for ACT Assessment ADA Average Daily Attendance ADA Americans with Disabilities Act AEA Alternative Education Accountability AEC Alternative Education Center AEIS Academic Excellence Indicator System AEP Alternative Education Program AMAO Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives AP Advanced Placement APR Annual Performance Report AR At-Risk ARD Admission, Review and Dismissal ARF Accommodations Request Form ASCD Association for Supervision AT Assistive Technology ATPE Association of Texas Professional Educators AVID Advancement Via Individual Determination AYP Adequate Yearly Progress BAC Behavior Adjustment Class BE Bilingual Education BMI Body Mass Index BOY Beginning of Year CAP Corrective Action Plan CATS Capital Area Testing Specialists CBA Curriculum Based Assessment CCMR College, Career, and Military Readiness CEEB College Entrance Examination Board CI Comparable Improvement CIP Campus Improvement Plan CIS Communities in Schools CISD Consolidated Independent School District CIT Campus Improvement Team CRC College Readiness Classification CRS College Readiness Standards CSR Confidential Student Report CSV Comma Separated Volume CTC Campus Test Coordinator CTE Career and Technical Education CTSO Career and Technical Education Student Organization DAEP Disciplinary Alternative Educational Program DAP Distinguished Achievement Plan DATE District Awards to Teachers of Excellence DEIC District-wide Educational Improvement Council DIP District Improvement Plan DMAC Data Management for Assessment and Curriculum DOB Date of Birth DRA Developmental Reading Assessment DTC District Test Coordinator EB Emerging Bilingual ECHS Early College High School ECI Early Childhood Intervention ED Economically Disadvantaged ED Emotionally Disturbed EE Early Elementary EGL Enrolled Grade Level ELA English Language Arts ELAR English Language Arts and Reading ELL English Language Learner EOC End of Course (exam) EOY End of Year ESC Educational Service Center ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act ESL English as a Second Language FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid FERPA Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act FG Fitness Gram FIE Full Individual Evaluation FIRST Financial Accountability Rating System of Texas FMNV Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value FSP Foundation School Program FTE Full-Time Equivalent FTP File Transfer Protocol GED Graduate Equivalency Degree GEEG Governor's Educator Excellence Grant GPA Gold Performance Acknowledgement GPA Grade Point Average GPC Grade Placement Committee GT Gifted and Talented HAS High School Allotment HERC Higher Education Readiness Component HQ Highly Qualified HR Human Resources HSTW High Schools That Work HTML Hyper Text Markup Language HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol IAAT Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test IB International Baccalaureate IBC Industry Based Certificate ID Identification (number) IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDRA Intercultural Development Research Association IEP Individual Education Plan IES Institute of Educational Sciences IGC Individualized Graduation Committee ILD Instructional Leadership Development IMS Information Management System ISAM Intervention Stage and Activities Manager ISD Independent School District ISS In School Suspension ISTE International Society for Technology in Education IT Instructional Technology ITBS Iowa Test of Basic Skills JDC Juvenile Detention Center JJAEP Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program LAT Linguistically Accommodated Testing LD Learning Disabled LEA Local Education Agency LEP Limited English Proficient LMS Learner Management System LPAC Language Proficiency Assessment Committee LRE Least Restrictive Environment MAP Measure of Academic Progress MAT Metropolitan Achievement Test MC Midland College MMGW Making Middle Grades Work MOY Middle of Year NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals NCES National Center of Education Statistics NCLB No Child Left Behind NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NETS National Educator Technology Standards NMSQT National Merit Scholars Qualifying Test NOGA Notice of Grant Award NWEA Northwest Evaluation Association OA Oral Administration ODS On Data Suite OER Open Ended Response OEYP Optional Extended Year Program OLPT Oral Language Proficiency Test OP Observation Protocol OSS Out of School Suspension PAS Progress Assessment Series PBMAS Performance-Based Monitoring and Analysis System PDAS Professional Development and Appraisal System PDF Portable Document File PEG Public Education Grant PEIMS Public Education Information Management System PEM Pearson Educational Measurement PGP Personal Graduation Plan PLC Professional Learning Community PMI Performance Monitoring Intervention POS Program of Study PR Panel Recommendation PSAT Practice Scholastic Aptitude Test PTA Parent-Teacher Association PTO Parent-Teacher Organization PTSO Parent-Teacher-Student Organization RAM Random Access Memory RDSD Regional Day School for the Deaf RFP Request for Proposal RHSP Recommended High School Plan RI Required Improvement RO Report Only ROM Read Only Memory RPTE Reading Proficiency Test in English RTC Regional Test Coordinator SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test SBDM Site Based Decision-making SBEC State Board for Educator Certification SBOE State Board of Education SCE State Compensatory Education SE Student Expectation SE Special Education SEA State Education Agency SEAS Special Education Automation System SEM Standard Error of Measurement SI Standard International (units of measure) SIOP Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol SIP School Improvement Planning SLP School Leaver Provision SPEARS Special Education Agile Reporting System SPP State Performance Plan SQL Standard Query Language SRC School Report Card SREB Southern Regional Education Board SRI Scholastic Reading Inventory SSA Special Small Analysis SSI Student Success Initiative SSN Social Security Number STAAR State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness TAC Texas Administrative Code TAG Test Assessment Generator TAKS Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills TAKS-A Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills - Accommodated TAKS-Alt Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills - Alternate TAKS-M Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills - Modified TAP Teacher Advancement Program TASA Texas Association of School Administrators TASB Texas Association of School Boards TASBO Texas Association of School Business Officials TASSP Texas Association of Secondary School Principals TAT Technical Assistance Team TAV Technical Assistance Visit TBSI Texas Behavioral Support Initiative TCTA Texas Classroom Teachers Association TEA Texas Education Agency TEAL Texas Education Agency Login TEASE Texas Education Agency Secure Environment TEC Texas Education Code TED Texas Education Directory TEEG Texas Educator Excellence Grant TEKS Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills TELPAS Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System TEPSA Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Assessment TETN Texas Educators Teleconference Network TGI Texas Growth Index THEA Texas Higher Education Act THECB Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board TIF Technology Infrastructure Fund TIF Teacher Incentive Fund TIMSS Trends in International Math and Science Study TMDS Texas Math Diagnostic System TPRI Texas Primary Reading Inventory TREX Texas Records Exchange TSDS Texas Student Data System TSI Texas Success Initiative TSIA 2 Texas Success Initiative Assessment (2) TSNAP Texas Statewide Network of Assessment Professionals T-STEM Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (initiative) TTCC Teacher Technology Competencies Certification TxPEP Texas Principal Excellence Program TWEDS Texas Web Enabled Data Standards TYC Texas Youth Corrections UIL University Interscholastic League URL Universal Resource Locator USDE United States Department of Education WADA Weighted Average Daily Attendance WebCCAT Web-based Comprehensive Curriculum Assessment Tool WELP Waterford Early Learning Program YWLA Young Womens Leading Academy