Special Education Acronyms
Common special education acronyms and terms used by Woodburn School District.
A-E
AC - Augmentative Communication
ACE - Academic and Communication Enhance Class (Specialized Program)
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD/ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution
ALC - Academic Learning Center (Specialized Program)
APE - Adaptive Physical Education
ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASL - American Sign Language
AT - Assistive Technology
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
BSP - Behavior Support Plan
CA - Chronological Age
CACSE - Community Advisory Council for Special Education
CD - Communication Disorder
CF - Cystic Fibrosis
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CP - Cerebral Palsy
CST - Child Study Team
DB - Deafblindness
DD - Developmental Delay
DD Act - Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association
ECE - Early Childhood Education
ECSE - Early Childhood Special Education
ED - Emotional Disturbance
EGC - Emotional Growth Center (Specialized Program)
EI - Early Intervention
ELC - Emotional Learning Center (Specialized Program)
ELL - English Language Learners
ESEA - Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL - English as a Second Language
ESY - Extended School Year
F-L
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FBA - Functional Behavioral Assessment
FC - Facilitated Communication
FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
HI - Hearing Impairment
IA - Instructional Assistant
IAES - Interim Alternative Educational Setting
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEE - Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP - Individualized Educational Program
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
ISC - Independent Skills Center (Specialized Program)
ITP - Individualized Transition Plan
LD - Learning Disability
LEP - Limited English Proficiency
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
M-R
MD - Muscular Dystrophy
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
ODE - Oregon Department of Education
OHI - Other Health Impairment
OI - Orthopedic Impairment
O & M - Orientation and Mobility
OT - Occupational Therapy
PASS - Plan for Achieving Self-Support
PBS - Positive Behavioral Supports
PDD - Pervasive Development Disorder
PLAAFP - Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
PT - Physical Therapy
§ - This symbol means "Section" as in "§300.7 Child with a disability" in the IDEA regulations
S-Z
SCC - Social Communication Class (Specialized Program)
SPA - Special Education Program Assistant
SPED - Special Education
SEAC - Special Education Advisory Committee
SDI - Specially Designed Instruction
Section 504 - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
SI - Sensory Integration
SLC - Structured Learning Center (Specialized Program)
SLD - Specific Learning Disability
SLP - Speech/Language Pathologist
SPR&I - Systems Performance Review & Improvement
SRC - Structured Routines Center (Specialized Program)
SSDI - Social Security Disability Income
SST - Student Study Team
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD - Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf
TPA - Transition Program Assistant
TTY - Teletypewriter (phone system for the deaf)
VI - Visual Impairment
Voc Ed - Vocational Education
VR or VocRehab - Vocational Rehabilitation
YTP - Youth Transition Program