| AAC |
Augmentative and Alternative Communication |
| ABA |
Applied Behavioral Analysis |
| Accommodation |
Adaptations that provide access to the gen ed curriculum but do not fundamentally alter the learning goal or grade level standard |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
| AFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan (required as part of First Steps) |
| aimsweb |
Screening and progress monitoring system |
| APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
| ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| ASL |
American Sign Language |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| AU |
Autism |
| BCFR |
Boone County Family Resources |
| BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
| Case Manager |
Specialist responsible for the management of the IEP for the specific student |
| CBM |
Curriculum Based Measurement |
| CWC |
Class within a Class |
| Department Chair |
Specialist designated at the building level to serve as the liaison between the building and district office |
| DPR |
Daily Progress Report |
| DTT |
Discrete Trial Training |
| ECSE |
Early Childhood Special Education |
| ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
| Educational Diagnostician |
Specialist responsible for the academic testing during a special education evaluation |
| EL |
English Learner |
| EOC |
End of Course Assessments - 4 required by Missouri for graduation |
| ER |
Evaluation Report |
| ESY |
Extended School Year |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| HI |
Hearing Impaired |
| IAP OR 504 |
Individual Accommodation Plan - |
| ID |
Intellectual Disability |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Plan |
| Instructional Mentor |
Specialist responsible for the instructional training/mentoring of staff |
| ISS |
In School Suspension |
| LEA |
Local Educational Agency (local school district) |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficiency |
| LI |
Language Impaired |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| MAP (or GLA) |
Missouri Assessment Program OR Grade Level Assessment |
| MAP-A |
Alternate Missouri Assessment Program OR Grade Level Assessment |
| MLS |
Missouri Learning Standards |
| Modification |
changes to the curriculum and assessments that do fundamentally alter the learning goal or grade level expectation |
| MSB |
Missouri School for the Blind |
| MSD |
Missouri School for the Deaf |
| NOA |
Notice of Action |
| NOM |
Notification of Meeting |
| O&M |
Orientation & Mobility |
| OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
| OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
| OSS |
Out of School Suspension |
| OT |
Occupational Therapist |
| PBIS |
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports |
| PBS |
Positive Behavioral Supports |
| PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PDD-NOS |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified |
| PLEP |
Present Level of Educational Performance |
| Process Coordinator |
Specialist responsible for compliance oversight and training in IEP development |
| PT |
Physical Therapist |
| ROI |
Release of Information |
| ROP |
Record of Participants (sign-in sheets for IEP and Eval meetings) |
| RTI |
Response to Intervention |
| School Psychologist |
Specialist responsible for the cognitive and behavioral assessments as well as writing the evaluation report during a special education evaluation |
| SI |
Speech Impairment |
| SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
| SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
| SRG |
Standards Referenced Grading |
| STAR Assessments |
Screening and progress monitoring system for reading and math |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Transition |
Referenced in two scenarios: 1) term used to describe planning for "post-secondary transition," which must occur during the IEP cycle when the child is turning 16; 2) term also used to describe when a child is moving from one building to another. |
| US & MO Constitution Test |
Required by MO for graduation |
| VI |
Visual Impairment |
| VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
| VRC |
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor |
| WEC |
Work Experience Coordinator |
| WIDA-ACCESS |
State assessment administered for English Language Learners |
| YCDD |
Young Child with a Developmental Delay |
