List of Commonly Used Abbreviations
AQIP
ARC
Academic Quality Improvement Program
Accreditation Review Council
AACTE
AAFCS
AAMFT
AASA
ACTFL
AFT
APA
ASHA
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
American Association of School Administrators
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
American Federation of Teachers
American Psychological Assocation
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
AFI
Area for improvement
ATE
AMLE
ASHE
Assocation of Teacher Educators
Association for Middle Level Education (formerly National Middle School Association-NMSA)
Association for the Study of Higher Education
CAO
CEO
CASI
chief academic officer
chief executive officer
Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
CAATE
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
C-E
consultant-evaluator
CACREP
CEC
Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs
Council for Exceptional Children
CHEA
C-RAC
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions
ELCC
Educational Leadership Constituent Council
EVSS
HLC
IAC
Evaluation Visit Summary Sheet
Higher Learning Commission
Institutional Actions Council
ISTE
InTASC
NAESP
NASBE
International Society for Technology in Education
Interstate Teacher Assessment & Support Consortium
National Assocation of Elementary School Prinicipals
National Assocation of State Boards of Education
NAGC
NAEYC
NASAD
NASD
NASM
NASSP
NASDSE
NBPTS
NCTAF
NCATE
NCSS
NCTE
NCTM
NEA
NMSA
NPBEA
NSBA
NSTA
NASDTEC
National Association for Gifted Children
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
National Association of Schools of Dance
National Association of Schools of Music
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
National Commission on Teaching and America's Future
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Council for Social Studies
National Council of Teachers of English
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Education Assocation
National Middle School Association (now - Association for Middle Level Education, AMLE)
National Policy Board for Educational Administration
National School Boards Association
National Science Teachers Association
Nationla Assoc of State Directors of Teacher Education & Certification
NCA
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
OBR
ODE
ODE
Ohio Board of Regents
Ohio Department of Education
Ohio Department of Education
OP
PIF
PEAQ
SPA
SASB
SHEEO
Organizational Profile
Preliminary Information Form
Program to Evaluate and Advance Quality
Specialized professional associations
Specialty Areas Studies Board
State Higher Education Executive Officers
OH
State of Ohio
SPB
SAS
State Partnership Board
Statement of Affiliation Status
TFA
Teach for America
TEAC
Teacher Education Accreditation Council
UAB
USDE
Unit accreditation board
United States Department of Education
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