APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
AU |
Administrative Unit |
ADR |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
ADA |
American with Disabilities Act |
ABA |
Applied Behavior Analysis |
AAC |
Assistive Augmentative Communication |
AT |
Assistive Technology |
ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
ADA |
Average Daily Attendance |
BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
CAPA |
California Alternate Performance Based Assessment |
CAA |
California Alternative Assessment |
CAASP |
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress |
CAPTAIN |
California Autism Professional Training and Information Network |
CBEDS |
California Basic Educational Data System |
CCS |
California Children Services |
CCR |
California Code of Regulations |
CDE |
California Department of Education |
CalSTAT |
California Services for Technical Assistance and Training |
CASEMIS |
California Special Education Management Information System |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CAC |
Community Advisory Committee |
COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustment |
COE |
County Office of Education |
ECE |
Early Childhood Education |
EC |
Education Code |
ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
ESY |
Extended School Year |
FIEP |
Facilitated IEP |
FERPA |
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act |
FRC |
Family Resource Center |
FEP |
Fluent English Proficient |
FM |
Focused Monitoring |
FMTA |
Focused Monitoring Technical Assistance |
FFH |
Foster Family Home |
FAPE |
Free and Appropriate Public Education |
FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent |
FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
GGRC |
Golden Gate Regional Center |
HI |
Hearing Impairment |
IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
IFSP |
Individual Family Service Plan |
ISP |
Individual Services Plan |
ITP |
Individual Transition Plan |
IEP |
Individualized Educational Program |
IDEA |
Individualized with Disabilities Education Act |
IA |
Instructional Assistant |
ID |
Intellectual Disability |
ICE |
Intensive Counseling Enriched class |
KPI |
Key Performance Indicators |
LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
LCI |
Licensed Children’s Institutions |
LEP |
Limited English Proficient |
LEA |
Local Educational Agency |
MIS |
Management Information System |
MTU |
Medical Therapy Unit |
NPS/NPA |
Non-Public Schools/Non-Public Agencies |
OT/PT |
Occupational and Physical Therapy |
OAH |
Office of Administrative Hearings |
OCR |
Office of Civil Rights |
OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs |
O&M |
Orientation and Mobility |
OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
QAP |
Quality Assurance Process |
RSP |
Resource Specialist Program |
RLA |
Responsible Local Agency |
SBAC |
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium |
SDC |
Special Day Class |
SELPA |
Special Education Local Plan Area |
SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
SLI |
Speech/Language Impairment |
SEA |
State Educational Agency |
SOP |
State Operated Programs |
STAR |
State Testing and Reporting |
SST |
Student Study Team |
TDS |
Therapeutic Day School |
TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
VI |
Visual Impairment |