504 Plan: A legal document that specifies services & modifications for a student with a disability
ABC: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
ABS: Adaptive Behavior Scales
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD/ADHD: Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADL: Activities of Daily Living
ADR: Alternative Dispute Resolution ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder ASL: American Sign Language
AT: Assistive Technology
BIP: Behavior Intervention Plan BSP: Behavior Support Plan
CP: Cerebral Palsy
DAPE: Developmental Adapted Physical Education DCD: Developmental Cognitive Disability
DCD/M-M: Developmental Cognitive Disability/Mild-Moderate DCD/S-P: Developmental Cognitive Disability/Severe-Profound DD: Developmentally Delayed/Disabled
D/HH: Deaf/Hard of Hearing DME: Durable Medical Equipment EA: Educational Assistant
EBD: Emotional/Behavioral Disability/Disorder ECFE: Early Childhood Family Education
ECSE: Early Childhood Special Education ESL: English as a Second Language ESSA: Every Student Succeeds Act
ESY: Extended School Year
FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education
FASD/FAS/FAE: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders FBA: Functional Behavior Assessment
FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act HI: Hearing Impaired/Impairment
IDEIA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004 Revision of IDEA) IEE: Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP: Individualized Education Program
IFSP: Individualized Family Service Plan (Early Childhood) IHP: Individual Health Plan
IQ: Intelligence Quotient
ISD: Independent School District ISP: Individual Service Plan
ISS: In School Suspension LD: Learning Disability
LEA: Local Education Agency
LRE: Least Restrictive Environment
MDE: Minnesota Department of Education MH: Mental Health
MI: Mental Illness
OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
ODE: United States Department of Education OHD: Other Health Disabilities
OSEP: United States Office of Special Education Programs OT: Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Part B: Special Education, Students 3 – 21 Part C: Special Education, Students Birth – 2
PBIS: Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports
PDD: Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDD-NOS: Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified PH: Physically Handicapped
PI: Physically Impaired
PT: Physical Therapy/Therapist PWN: Prior Written Notice
RDA: Results-Drive Accountability ROM: Range of Motion
RTI/RtI: Response to Intervention SD: Standard Deviation
SEA: State Education Agency
SEAC: Special Education Advisory Committee SEAP: Special Education Advisory Panel
SED: Severe Emotional Disturbance SEM: Standard Error of Measurement SI: Sensory Integration
SIB: Self-Injurious Behavior
SIB: Scales of independent behavior SLD: Specific Learning Disability
SL: Speech/Language
SMI: Severely Multiply Impaired SPED: Special Education
SW: Social Worker
TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury VI: Visual Impairment
VR: Vocational Rehabilitation
Updated January 2018
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