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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
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