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Acronyms in Special Education
- ADA – American with Disabilities Act; Average Daily Attendance
- ADR – Alternative Dispute Resolution
- APE – Adapted Physical Education
- AU – Administrative Unit
- BIP – Behavior Intervention Plan
- CAA – California Alternative Assessment
- CAASP – California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
- CalSTAT – California Services for Technical Assistance and Training
- CASEMIS – California Special Education Management Information System
- CBEDS – California Basic Educational Data System
- CCR – California Code of Regulations; Coordinated Compliance Review
- CCS – California Children Services
- CDE – California Department of Education
- CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
- COE – County Office of Education
- EC – Education Code
- ECE – Early Childhood Education
- ESY – Extended School Year
- FBA – Functional Behavioral Assessment
- FAPE – Free and Appropriate Public Education
- FEP – Fluent English Proficient
- FERPA – Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
- FFH – Foster Family Home
- FM – Focused Monitoring
- FMTA – Focused Monitoring Technical Assistance
- FRC – Family Resource Center
- FTE – Full-Time Equivalent
- GGRC – Golden Gate Regional Center
- IA – Instructional Assistant
- IDEA – Individualized with Disabilities Education Act
- KPI – Key Performance Indicators
- HI – Hearing Impairment
- ID – Intellectual Disability
- IEE – Independent Educational Evaluation
- IEP – Individualized Educational Program
- ISP – Individualized Services Plan
- IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan
- ITP – Individualized Transition Plan
- LCI – Licensed Children’s Institution
- LEA – Local Educational Agency
- LEP – Limited English Proficient
- LRE – Least Restrictive Environment
- MIS – Management Information System
- MTU – Medical Therapy Unit
- NPS/NPA – Non-Public School/Non-Public Agency
- OAH – Office of Administrative Hearings
- OCR – Office of Civil Rights
- OHI – Other Health Impairment
- OI – Orthopedic Impairment
- O&M – Orientation and Mobility
- OSEP – Office of Special Education Programs
- OT – Occupational Therapy
- PT – Physical Therapy
- QAP – Quality Assurance Process
- RLA – Responsible Local Agency
- RSP – Resource Specialist Program
- SEA – State Educational Agency
- SDC – Special Day Class
- SOP – State Operated Programs
- SLD – Specific Learning Disability
- SST – Student Study Team
- SLI – Speech/Language Impairment
- TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
- ED – Emotional Disturbance
- SELPA – Special Education Local Plan Area
- VI – Visual Impairment
