Acronyms
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ABA |
Applied Behavioral Analysis |
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ABC |
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence |
| ACCES-VR | Adult Career and Continuing Education Services - Vocational Rehabilitation |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
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ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
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ADHD |
Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder |
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ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
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AEP |
Alternative Education Placement |
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AIS |
Academic Intervention Services |
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APE |
Adaptive Physical Education |
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ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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ASL |
American Sign Language |
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AT |
Assistive Technology |
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AYP |
Adequate Yearly Progress |
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BOCES |
Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
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BOE |
Board of Education |
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BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
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CBA |
Curriculum Based Assessment |
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CBM |
Curriculum Based Measure |
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CCSS |
Common Core State Standards |
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CD |
Conduct Disorder |
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CDOS |
Career Development and Occupational Studies |
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CFS |
Children and Family Services |
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CHP |
Child Health Plus |
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CI |
Communication Impaired |
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CL |
Cooperative Learning |
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CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
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CPR |
Content, Process, Results |
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CPSE |
Committee on Preschool Special Education |
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CR |
Community Residence |
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CSE |
Committee on Special Education |
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CST |
Child Study Team |
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CT |
Consultant Teacher |
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CTE |
Career and Technical Education |
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DB |
Deaf-Blindness |
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DCT |
Direct Consultant Teacher |
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DD |
Developmental Disabilities |
| DDRO | Developmental Disabilities Regional Office |
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DI |
Differentiation of Instruction |
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DOE |
Department of Education |
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DOH |
Department of Health |
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DS |
Down Syndrome |
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DSM-V |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition |
| DSS | Department of Social Services |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
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EBD |
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders |
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EBP |
Evidence-Based Practices |
| ECDC | Early Childhood Direction Centers |
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ED |
Emotional Disability |
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EHA |
Education for All Handicapped Children Act |
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EI |
Early Intervention |
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ESEA |
Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
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ESY |
Extended School Year |
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FAPE |
Free and Appropriate Public Education |
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FAS |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
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FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FD | Front Door |
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FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
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FFC |
Family Foster Care |
| FSS | Family Support Services |
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GE |
General Education |
| HCBS | Home Community Based Waiver |
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HI |
Hearing Impaired |
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ICF |
Intermediate Care Facility |
| ICS | Individual Community Services |
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ICT |
Integrated Co-Teacher |
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ID |
Intellectually Disabled |
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IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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IDEIA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act |
| IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation |
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IEP |
Individualized Education Plan |
| IFSP | Individualized Family Service Plan |
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ILC |
Independent Living Center |
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IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
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ISS |
In School Suspension |
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IST |
Instructional Support Team |
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ITP |
Individualized Transition Plan |
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LD |
Learning Disability |
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LEA |
Local Educational Agency |
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LEP |
Limited English Proficient |
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LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
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MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
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MDT |
Multi-Disciplinary Team |
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MTSS |
Multi-Tier System of Support |
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NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
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NP |
Nurse Practitioner |
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NYSED |
New York State Education Department |
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NYSAA |
New York State Alternate Assessment |
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OCD |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
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OCFS |
Office of Children and Family Services |
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ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
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OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
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OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
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OMG |
Objectives, Materials, Goals |
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OMH |
Office of Mental Health |
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OSE |
Office of Special Education |
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OT |
Occupational Therapy |
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PA |
Physician's Assistant |
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PALS |
Peer-Assisted Learning System |
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PBIS |
Positive Behavioral and Instructional Supports |
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PBS |
Positive Behavioral Supports |
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PD |
Pupils with Disabilities, Physical Disability |
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PDD |
Preschooler with a Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disability |
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PE |
Physical Education |
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PLEP |
Present Levels of Educational Performance |
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PPS |
Pupil Personnel Services |
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PSS |
Procedures, Strategies, Steps |
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PT |
Physical Therapy |
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RA |
Regional Associate |
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RCT |
Regents Competency Test |
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RIC |
Regional Information Center |
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RS |
Related Services |
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RTI |
Response to Intervention |
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SE |
Special Education |
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SED |
State Education Department |
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SETRC |
Special Education Training Resource Center |
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SI |
Speech Impairment |
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SID |
Sensory Integration Disorder |
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SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
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SLI |
Speech and Language Impairment |
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SLP |
Speech and Language Pathologist |
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SPED |
Special Education |
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SRO |
State Review Officer |
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SSDI |
Social Security Disability Income |
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SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
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STAC |
System for Tracking and Accounting of Children |
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Sub CSE |
Subcommittee on Special Education |
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SWD |
Students with disabilities |
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TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
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TDD |
Telephone Device for the Deaf |
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TTY |
Teletypewriter |
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UCPA |
United Cerebral Palsy Association |
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VI |
Visual Impairment |
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VESID |
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities |
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WRAP |
Wraparound Program |
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