Education Acronyms
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 |
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| 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 |