A
AAC= Augmentative and Alternative Communication
ABC=Academic Booster Club
ABS= Adaptive Behavior Scale
ACT= American College Test
ADA= Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD= Attention-Deficit Disorder
ADHD= Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AGI= Average Gross Income
AP=Advanced Placement courses
APE= Adaptive Physical Education
ASD= Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ASL= American Sign Language
AT= Assistive Technology
AYP= Adequate Yearly Progress
B
BD= Behavior Disorders
BIP= Behavior Intervention Plan
BP= Behavior Problems
C
CCSS= Common Core State Standards
CESA = Cooperative Educational Service Agency
CD= Cognitive Disorder
CFR= Code of Federal Regulations
CMP = Comprehensive Musicianship Project = A teaching model used in the MPSD Music Department. Teachers create meaningful & comprehensive lesson plans with the help of five basic points: Analysis, Outcomes, Strategies, Assessment, & Music Selection.
CP= Cerebral Palsy
CPM= College Preparatory Mathematics
CPR= Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation
CST= Child Study Team
D
DD= Developmental Delay/ Disabilities
DEP= Differentiated Education Plan
DHH= Deaf and Hard of Hearing
DHS= Department of Human Services
DPI = Department of Public Instruction
DRA= Developmental Reading Assessment
DSE= Director of Special Education or Division of Special Education
DVR= Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
E
E/BD= Emotional/Behavior Disorders
EBP = Evidence Based Practice
EC= Early Childhood
EEG= Electroencephalogram
EI= Early Intervention
EKG= Electrocardiogram
ELA= English Language Arts
ELL= English Language Learner
ESEA= Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL= English as a Second Language
ESY= Extended School Year
F
FAB= Functional Analysis of Behavior
FAPE= Free and Appropriate Public Education
FBA= Functional Behavioral Assessment
FTE= Full-Time Equivalent
G
GED= General Equivalency Diploma
GT= Gifted and Talented
H
HHS= Health and Human Services
HI= Hearing Impairment
I
IB= International Baccalaureate Program
IDEA= Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (formerly EHA)
IEE= Independent Education Evaluation
IEP= Individualized Education Program
IFSP= Individual Family Service Plan
IRS= Internal Revenue Service
ISP= Individual Service Plan
K
K-12= Kindergarten through Grade Twelve
L
LD= Learning Disability
LEA= Local Education Agency
LEP=Learning English Pupil
LRE= Least Restrictive Environment
LSW= Licenced Social Worker
M
MA= Medical Assistance also referred to as Medicaid
MD= Muscular Dystrophy
MH= Mental Health
MH= Multiple Handicap
MI= Mental Illness
MPH= Indicates a Master’s Degree in Public Health
MR= Mental Retardation
N
NAMI= National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
NICHCY= National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NIMH= National Institute of Mental Health
O
OCD= Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCR= Office for Civil Rights
ODD= Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OE= Open Enrollment
OHI= Other Health Impaired
OI= Orthopedic Impairment
OT= Occupational Therapy
P
PAC= Parent Advisory Council
PASS= Plan for Achieving Self-Support
PBS= Positive Behavioral Supports
PCA= Personal Care Assistant
PDD= Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PH= Physically Handicapped
PI= Physically Impaired
PP= Paraprofessional
PT= Physical Therapy
PTA= Parent Teacher Association
PTO= Parent Teacher Organization
R
RFP= Request for Proposal
ROM= Range of Motion
RtI= Response to Intervention
S
SAT= Scholastic Aptitude Test
SB= Spina Bifida
SBAC= Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium: Smarter Balanced is a state-led consortium developing assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards and will be replacing the current WKCE.
SE= Special Education
SI= Sensory Integration
SLP = Speech & Language Pathologist
SNF= Skilled Nursing Facility
SRI=Scholastic Reading Inventory
SS= Social Services
SSDI= Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI= Supplemental Security Income
SSN= Social Security Number
STEM= Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
T
TBI= Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD= Telecommunication Device for the Deaf
TITLE 1= A federally funded program under the Elementary & Secondary Education Act. The purpose of Title 1 is to enable all children to meet high academic standards.
TTY= Teletypewriter
V
VA= Visual Acuity
VI= Visual Impairment
Voc Ed= Vocational Education
W
WEB= Where Everybody Belongs
WIC= Program for Women, Infants and Children (Nutrition, Education and Food)
WKCE= Wisconsin Knowledge Concepts Exam