ACRONYM GUIDE
2014-2015
A
A/P
AAAS
AAR
AAS
AASA
ABA
ABA
ABE
ABR
AC
ACE
ACES
ACES
ACET
ACF
ACP
ACS
ACT
ADA
ADA
ADP
AED
AEL
AEP
AEPA
AESC
AGC
AI
AICPA
AIMS
ALRC
AMAO
AMET
AMI
AMS
AP
APA
APA
AP/IB
APR
APTRA
AR
AR
ARD
ARF
ARI
ARM
ARO
Accounts Payable
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Academic Achievement Record
Advanced Academic Services
American Association for School Administrators
Adjusted Basic Allotment
Applied Behavior Analysis
Adult Basic Education
Auditory Brainstem Response
Amarillo College
Assessment for Continuous Excellence
Adult and Community Educational Services
Automated Consolidated Evaluation System
Association for Compensatory Educators of Texas
Administration for Children and Families
Alternative Certification Program
American Cancer Society
American College Testing
Americans with Disabilities Act
Average Daily Attendance
Average Daily Participation
Automated External Defibrillator
Adult Education and Literacy
Alternative Education Program
Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies
Association of Educational Service Centers
Access to the General Curriculum
Auditory Impairment
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Activities for Integrating Math and Science
Area Learning Resource Center
Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives
Association for Migrant Educators of Texas
Accelerated Math Instruction
Agricultural Marketing Service
Advanced Placement
Administrative Procedure Act (Texas Civil Statutes)
American Psychological Association
Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate
Annual Performance Report
Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act
Administrative Review
Authorized Representative
Admission, Review and Dismissal (Committee)
Accommodation Request Form
Accelerated Reading Instruction
Administrator’s Reference Manual (Child Nutrition)
Administrative Review Official
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ARRA
AS
ASCD
ASCII
ASE
ASEP
ASFSA
ASHA
ASL
ASP
ASQ
ASTM
ASV
AT
ATD
ATI
ATPE
AU
AV
AYP
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Aortic Stenosis
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Adult Secondary Education
Accountability System for Educator Preparation
American School Food Service Association
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
American Sign Language
Active Server Pages
Ages and Stages Questionnaire
American Society for Testing and Materials
Atrial Septal Defect
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Device
Assessment Technology Inc.
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Autism
Audio Visual
Adequate Yearly Progress
B
Bb
BCBA
BEAM
BES
BICS
BIP
BSA/NWTH
BSCS
BTLPT
Blackboard (On-line Learning Content Management System)
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Building English Acquisition Methods
Basic Education Skills
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
Behavior Intervention Plan
Baptist St. Anthony’s / Northwest Texas Hospital
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study
Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test
C
CA
CA
CACFP
CAD
CAFR
CAI
CALP
CAMP
CAMP
CAMT
CAP
CAP
CAP
Chronological Age
Classroom Assistant
Child and Adult Care Food Program
County Appraisal District
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Computer Assisted Instruction
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
Campus Administrator Mentoring Program
College Assistance Migrant Program
Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching
Community Action Program
Comprehensive Analysis Process
Corrective Action Plan
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CAPA
CAPP
CARS
CAST
CBA
CBA
CBCI
CBI
CBO
CBT
CC
CCDM
CCG
CCMS
CCP
CCPIT
CCRS
CCRS
CCS (PWS)
CDA
CDC
CDF
CDL
CDS
CE
CEC
CED
CEHI
CEI
CEOP
CF/S
CFDA
CFR
CHAD
CHEMS
CHIP
CIAI
CIDC
CIP
CIRCLE
CIS
CISD
CIT
CLASS
CLC
CLI
CLT
CM
CMI
CMI
CMT
Child Abuse Prevention Advocates
Child Assessment Profile and Plan
Center for Academic and Reading Skills
Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching
Chemical Bond Approach
Curriculum Based Assessment
Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction
Community Based Instruction
Community Based Organization
Community Based Training
Clarendon College
Core Collection Data Mart
Council on Competitive Government
Child Care Management System
Comprehensive Care Program
Community Coalition for Prevention, Intervention, & Treatment
College and Career Readiness Standards
Commissioner’s Cabinet for Regional Services
Child Care Services (Panhandle Work Source)
Child Development Associate
Centers for Disease Control
Children’s Defense Fund
Culturally Diverse Learner
Competency Demonstration System
Contracting Entity
Council for Exceptional Children
County Education District
Compensatory Education Home Instruction
Cost of Education Index
Certified Educational Office Professional
Child Find/Serve
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Code of Federal Regulations (Title 19)
Child Health and Disability
Chemical Education Material Study
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Compensatory, Intensive, and Accelerated Instruction
Chronically Ill and Disabled Children
Campus Improvement Plan
Center for Improving the Readiness of Children for Learning and Education
Communities in Schools
Consolidated Independent School District
Campus Improvement Team
Classroom Assessment and Scoring System
Children’s Learning Center
Children’s Learning Institute
Campus Leadership Team
Case Manager or Case Management
Computer Managed Instruction
Cooperative Meat Inspection
Community Management Team
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CNP
CNS
COABE
COBOL
COE
COMP ED
COMP
COMS
COOP
COP
CPAR
CPE
CPDT
CPI
CPR
CPS
CPSC
CPSD
CPU
CRCG
CRE
CREST
CRISS
CSCD
CSF
CSFP
CSH
CSHCN
CSR
CSS
CSSO
CTD
CTE
CTFPRIDE
CTS
CTU
CVAE
CY
Child Nutrition Program
Central Nervous System
Commission on Adult Basic Education
Common Business Oriented Language
Certificate of Eligibility
Compensatory Education
Classroom Organization and Management Program
Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist
Cooperative
Change of Placement
Corrective or Preventive Action Response
Continuing Professional Education
Centers for Professional Development and Technology
Crisis Prevention Institute
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Child Protective Services
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
Central Processing Unit
Community Resource Coordination Group
Coordinated Review Effort
Council for Reading and English Supervisors of Texas
Creating Independence through Student-Owned Strategies
Community Supervision and Corrections Department (Probation Office)
Critical Success Factor
Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Coordinated School Health
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Confidential Student Report
Coordinated Services Specialist
Chief State School Officer
Certified Teacher of the Deaf
Career & Technical Education
Children’s Trust Fund, Principles, Responsibility, Integrity, Discipline, Education
Child Tracking System
Classroom Teacher Unit
Coordinated Vocational Academic Education
Contracting Year
D
DAC
DADS
DAEP
DARS
D.A.T.E.
DAVI
DB
DC
Developmental Assessment Center
Department of Aging and Disability Services
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
District Awards for Teacher Excellence
Division of Audio Visual Instruction
Deaf-Blind
Direct Certification
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2014-2015
DCCM
DCSI
DD
DDM
DECA
DEEP
DFPS
DFSCA
DHH
DHS
DI
DIAL
DIBELS
DIP
DKC
DL
DLT
DMAC
DOB
DS
DSHS
DSM-IV
DTC
DTR
DTT
District & Campus Coordinator Manual
District Coordinator of School Improvement
Developmental Delay
Dashboard Data Mart
Devereux Early Childhood Assessment
Development of Economic Education Programs
Department of Family and Protective Services
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Department of Human Services
Differentiated Instruction
Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
District Improvement Plan
Digital Knowledge Central
Distance Learning
District Leadership Team
Data Management for Assessment and Curriculum
Date of Birth
Developmental Services
Department of State Health Services
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th Edition)
District Testing Coordinator
District Enrichment Tax Rate
Discrete Trial Training
E
EAP
EBCDIC
EBE
ECDS
ECE
ECIA
ECLKC
ECO
ECOP
ECS
ED
EDGAR
EDGS
EDNET 16
EDP
EDW
EE
EEOC
EETT
EFL
Employee Assistance Program
Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Evidence Based Education
Early Childhood Data System
Early Childhood Intervention
Education Consolidation and Improvement Act
Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
Early Childhood Outcomes
Extending Course Options Partners
Education Commission of the States
Emotional Disturbance
Education Department General Administrative Regulations
Educational Diagnosticians of the Golden Spread
Region 16, Chapter 41 Recapture Shared Service Arrangement and Regional Network
Advisory Board
Electronic Data Processing
Education Data Warehouse
Early Education
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Enhancing Education through Technology
Educational Functioning Level
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2014-2015
EFSP
EHS
EIC
EIN
EIS
EIS
ELA
ELAR
ELL
ELPS
EOC
EPA
EPA
EPD
EPDA
EPSDT/CCP
ER
ER
ERD
ERIC
ERSEA
ESC
ESC
ESCCC
ESEA
ESL
ESOL
ESSL
ESY
ETS
EXCET
Emergency Food Safety Plan
Early Head Start
Earned Income Credit
Employer Identification Number
Early Intervening Services
Early Intervention Specialist
English Language Arts
English Language Arts and Reading
English Language Learner
English Language Proficiency Standards
End of Course
Environmental Protection Agency
Estimate Percent Attendance
Educational Personnel Development
Education Professions Development Act
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment/Comprehensive Care Program
Emergency Room
Expenditure Report
Editable Resource Documents
Educational Research and Information Center
Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment & Attendance
Education Service Center
Education Support Center
Education Service Centers Curriculum Cooperative
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965)
English as a Second Language
English to Speakers of Other Languages
Effective Strategies for Struggling Learners
Extended School Year
Educational Testing Service
Examination for the Certificate of Educators in Texas
F
F
FA
FACES
FAPE
FAST
FAQ
FAR
FASB
FASRG
FAX
FB
FBA
FBG
FCRR
FCS
First Year Monitor (LEP Student)
Family Advocate
Functional Academic Curriculum for Exceptional Students
Free Appropriate Public Education
Family Advocate Specialist Team
Frequently Asked Questions
Financial Accounting & Reporting
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Financial Accountability System Resource Guide
Facsimile
Food Bank
Functional Behavior Assessment
Food Buying Guide
Florida Center for Reading Research
Family Cost Share
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FCS
FCSS
FDA
FDP
FERN
FERP
FERPA
FICA
FIE
FIEP
FIIE
FIRST
FIRST
FIT
FMLA
FND
FNS
FPC
FPR
FSA
FSA
FSHN
FSIS
FSMC
FSP
FSS
FSS
FTE
FTP
FVE
FY
FYELA
FYT
FYTA
Food and Consumer Service
Family Cost Share System
Food and Drug Administration
Food Distribution Program
Food Emergency Response Network
Food Emergency Response Plan
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (1974)
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (Social Security)
Full and Individual Evaluation
Facilitated Individualized Education Program
Full Initial Individual Evaluation
Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas
Future Instructional Resource Systems of Texas
Federal Income Tax
Family Medical Leave Act
Food and Nutrition Division of the Texas Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Services of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Frank Phillips College
Food Production Record
Field Service Agent
Family Service Assistant
Family Services, Health & Nutrition
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Food Service Management Company
Foundation School Program
Family Services Specialist
Fluent Spanish Speaker
Full Time Equivalent
File Transfer Protocol
Functional Vision Evaluation
Fiscal Year
First Year English Language Arts (Teacher)
First Year Teacher
First Year Teacher’s Academy
G
GAAP
GAAS
GAAFFR
GAO
GAS
GASB
GC
GE
GED
GEH
GEMS
GEPA
Generally Accepted Accounting Principals
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
Governmental Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting
Government Accounting Office (United States)
Government Auditing Standards
Government Accounting Standards Board
Guidance Counseling
Grade Equivalent
General Educational Development
General Education Homebound
Great Explorations in Math and Science
General Education Provisions Act
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GERD
GIF
GO
GPA
GPC
GPFS
GRE
GT
GYA
Gastroesphogeal Reflux Disease
Graphics Interchange Format
General Operating
Grade Point Average
Grade Placement Committee (3rd Grade TAKS)
General Purpose Financial Statements
Graduate Record Exam
Gifted and Talented
Guaranteed Yield Allotment
H
HACCP
HB
HB
HECB
HELP
HEP
HERC
HHFKA
HHSC
HIPAA
HIV
HLS
HOUSE
HPBF
HQ
HQTCIP
HQTFDA
HS
HSCQTL
HSEP
HSFIS
HSS
HTML
HUB
HV
Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points
Home-Based
House Bill
Higher Education Coordinating Board
Hawaii Early Learning Profile
High School Equivalency Program (at Amarillo College)
Higher Education Readiness Component
Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010
Health and Human Services Commission
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Home Language Survey
High, Objective, Uniform Standard of Evaluation
High Plains Book Festival
Highly Qualified
Highly Qualified Teacher Continuous Improvement Plan
Highly Qualified Teacher Focused Data Analysis
Head Start
Head Start Center for Quality Teaching & Learning
High School Equivalency Program
Head Start Family Information System
Health/Social Services
Hypertext Markup Language
Historically Underutilized Business
Home Visitor
I
IA
IA
IAP
IASA
IAT
ICF/MR
ICR
ID
Instructional Arrangement
Instructional Assistant
Individualized Accommodation Plan – Section 504 Students
Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994
Intervention Assistance Team
Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
Initial Compliance Review
Identification
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ID
IDA
IDC
ID/R
ID&R
IDEA
IDEA
IDEA
IDI
IDP
IDRA
IDT
IEE
IEP
IFB
IFD
IFM
IFSP
IGE
IHE
ILD
IM
IMIL
IMS
IP
IPDP
IPO
IQ
IR
IRA
IRI
IRS
ISAM
ISAPI
ISD
ISF
ISO
ISP
ISS
ISTE
iTCCS
ITERS
ITF
IVR
Intellectual Disability
International Dyslexia Association
Indirect Cost
Identification and Recruitment
Migrant Education Identification and Recruitment
Individualized Developmental English Activities (Bilingual/ESL)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Institute for Development Institute
Instructional Development Institute
Individualized Developmental Plan
Intercultural Development Research Association
Interdisciplinary Team
Independent Educational Evaluation
Individualized Education Program
Invitation for Bid
Instructional Focus Document
Integrated Funds Management
Individualized Family Service Plan
Individual Guided Education
Institution of Higher Education
Instructional Leadership Development
Instructional Materials
I am Moving, I am Learning
Information Management System
Internet Protocol
Individualized Professional Development Plan
Internal Purchase Order
Intelligence Quotient
Improvement Requirement
Individual Reading Association
Individual Reading Inventory
Internal Revenue Service
Intervention, State and Activity Manager
Internet Service Application Programming Interface
Independent School District
Internal Service Fund
International Organization for Standardization
Internet Service Providers
In School Suspension
International Society of Technology Educators
Internet-based Texas Computer Cooperative Software
Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale
Information Task Force
Interactive Voice Response
J
JJAEP
JTPA
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs
Job Training Partnership Act
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K
K
KTOT
KTRA
Kindergarten
Kindergarten Teachers of Texas
Kindergarten Teachers Reading Academy
L
LAC
LAN
LAR
LAS
LAT
LBB
LBSW
LD
LD/RD
LEA
LEP
LEP SSI
LF
LID
LM
LMA
LOA
LPAC
LPC
LQM
LR
LRE
LRPT
LSES
LSP
LSSP
Local Advisory Council
Local Area Network
Legislative Appropriations Request
Language Assessment Scale
Linguistically Accommodated Testing
Legislative Budget Board
Licensed Bachelor Social Worker
Learning Disability
Licensed Dietitian/Registered Dietitian
Local Education Agency
Limited English Proficient
Limited English Proficient Student Success Initiative
Local Fund
Low Incidence Disabilities
Local Maintenance
Learning Media Assessment
Local Operating Agency
Language Proficiency Assessment Committee
Licensed Professional Counselor
Date of Last Qualifying Move
Local Revenue
Least Restrictive Environment
Long Range Plan for Technology (1996-2010)
Low Socio Economic Status
Life Skills Progression
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
M
M&S
M & CH
MAC
MCD
MCHAT
MD
MDCP
MDPC
MDR
Management & Services (Audit)
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
Medicaid Administrative Claiming
Medicaid
Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers
Multiple Disabilities
Medically Dependent Children’s Program
Medically Dependent Children Waiver Program
Manifestation Determination Review
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MDT
ME
MELK
MEP
MERC
MIECHV
MIS
MLT
M/MA
MOE
MOU
MOVE
MRPC
MSC
MSIX
MSR
MTR
Multi-Disciplinary Team
Meat Equivalent
Migrant Early Literacy and Knowledge
Migrant Education Program
Migrant Education Resource Center
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting
Management Information System
Management Leadership Training
Meat/Meat Alternate
Maintenance of Effort
Memorandum of Understanding
Mobility Opportunities via Education
Multi-Regional Processing Center
Migrant Service Coordination
Migrant Student Information Exchange
Minimum Size Requirement
Math TEKS Revision
N
NAEYC
NASA
NASDME
NASDSE
NASN
NASP
NCCA
NCEC
NCLB
NCSS
NCTE
NCTM
NDEA
NDN
NEA
NECC
NES
NET
NFSMI
NGS
NICHCY
NMSA
NOGA
NRG
NRS
NSB
NSF
NSLP
NSTA
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education
National Association of State Directors for Special Education
National Association of School Nurses
National Association of School Psychologists
National Child Care Association
Non-Categorical Early Childhood
No Child Left Behind
National Council for the Social Studies
National Council of Teachers of English
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
National Defense Education Act
National Diffusion Network
National Education Association
National Education Computing Conference
Non-English Speaker
Nutrition Education Training
National Food Service Management Institute
New Generation System
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
National Middle School Association
Notice of Grant Awards
Non-Regulatory Guidance
National Reporting System (Head Start)
National School Breakfast
National Science Foundation
National School Lunch Program
National Science Teachers Association
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NTSD
NVA
Nutrition and Technical Services Division
National Vocational Association
O
O&M
OA
OCR
ODS
OEO
OEYP
OFSDP
OHI
OHS
OI
OIG
OJJDP
OLPT
OMB
OME
ORCA
OS
OSEP
OSPRI
OSS
OSY
OT
OVS
Orientation & Mobility
Ongoing Assessment
Office for Civil Rights
Operational Data Store
Office of Economic Opportunity
Optional Extended Year Program
Optional Flexible School Day Program
Other Health Impairment
Office of Head Start
Orthopedic Impairment
Office of Inspector General
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Oral Language Proficiency Test
Office of Management and Budget (United State)
Office of Migrant Education (U.S. Department of Education)
Office of Rural Community Affairs
Observation Survey
Office of Special Education Programs
On-Site Program Review Instrument
Out of School Suspension
Out of School Youth
Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Offer Versus Serve
P
PA
PA
PAALM
PAASB
PAASCD
PAC
PACE
PAD
PAEYC
PAL
PAMSC
p.a.p.a.
PAPT
PASBO
PASS
PAT
PATH
Parent Arranged
Payment Authorization
Panhandle Academic Advancement in Literacy and Math
Panhandle Area Association of School Boards
Panhandle Area Association for Supervision Curriculum & Development
Parent Advisory Committee
Projects for the Advancement of Creativity in Education
Persistent Academic Disabilities
Panhandle Association for the Education for Young Children
Planned Assistance Level
Panhandle Area Math & Science Conference (at WTAMU)
(Parenting and Paternity Awareness) Training
Panhandle Association for Pupil Transportation
Panhandle Association of School Business Officials
Panhandle Area Social Studies Conference
Parents as Teachers
Partnerships for Assisting Texans with Handicaps
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PBIS
PBM
PBMAS
PC
PCASE
PCDS
PDAS
PDBFT
PDF
PDI
PDM
PEEMMM
PEIMS
PEP
PERT
PET
PET
PEWG
PFCE
PFS
PGP
PI
PIC
PIDS
PIN
PIR
PIRC
PJSA
PK
PKES
PL
PL
PLAAFP
PLS
PMOL
PMSA
PO
PO
POS
PPCD
PPE
PPP
PPR
PPRA
PRC
Pre-CRE
PRISM
PRPC
PRS
PRSHA
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
Performance-Based Monitoring
Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System
Program Consultant
Panhandle Council of Administrators of Special Education
Parents of Children with Downs Syndrome
Professional Development and Appraisal System
Partially Defatted Beef Fatty Tissue
Portable Document Format
Professional Development Inventory
PEIMS Data Mart
People, Equipment, Environment, Methods, Materials, Measures (Process Audit
Checklist)
Public Education Information Management System
Parenting Education Program
Project Evaluation and Resource Tracking Charts
Projects for Educational Technology
PID Enrollment Tracking
Public Education Working Group
Parent Family Community Engagement
Priority for Services (Migrant Students)
Personal Graduation Plan
Parent Involvement
PIN Internet Collaborative
Personal Identification Database System
Panhandle Information Network
Program Information Report
Parent Information & Resource Centers
Professional Judgment Special Analysis
Pre-Kindergarten
Pre-Kindergarten Early Start
Performance Level
Public Law
Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
Preschool Language Scale
Primary Means of Livelihood (Migrant)
Panhandle Middle School Association
Program Outline
Purchase Order
Point of Sale
Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities
Per Pupil Expenditure
Proving Preschool Possibilities
Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
Protective of Pupil Rights Amendment
Peer Review Committee
Pre-Coordinated Review Effort
Program Review Instrument for Systems Monitoring
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission
Pregnancy Related Services
Panhandle Regional Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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PSAT
PSLA
PSP
PSSC
PT
PTSD
PU
PVC
PWSS
Pre-Scholastic Aptitude Test
Panhandle School Leaders Association
Professional Service Provider
Physical Science Study Committee
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Personnel Unit
PIN Video Collaborative
Panhandle Work Source
Q
QA
QAD
Quality Assurance
Qualifying Arrival Date
R
RAC
RCEMT
RCEST
RDBMS
REAP
REED
REPD
RESC
RFA
RFP
RI
RIC
RMTS
RO
ROI
RPC
RSPI
RSSC
RTF
RTI
RUS
Regional Advisory Council
Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching
Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Science Teaching
Relational Database Management System
Rural Education Achievement Program
Review of Existing Evaluation Data
Regional Education Program for the Deaf
Regional Education Service Center(s)
Request for Application
Request for Proposal
Required Improvement
Regional Interagency Council
Random Moment Times Study
Report Only
Release of Information
Regional Processing Center
Regional Standard Performance Indicators
Regional Support Service Cooperative
Rich Text Format
Response to Intervention
Rural Utility Services (Department of Agriculture)
S
S
SA
SAAR
SAF
SAHE
SAS
Second Year Monitor (LEP Student)
Special Analysis
Student Academic Achievement Record
Superintendent Approval Form
State Agency for Higher Education
Standard Application System
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SASA
SAT
SB
SBDM
SBDT
SBEC
SBIEP
SBO
SBOE
SBP
SBR
SCANS
SCD
SCE
SCECD
SD
SDF
SDFSCA
SDFSC
SEA
SECA
SEDL
SELA
SENS
SES
SES
SESnet
SETT
SFAS
SFS
SFSP
SHAC
SI
SI
SIB
SIE
SIOP
SIP
SLA
SLAR
SLD
SLDS
SLI
SLP
SLP-A
SLRC
SMART
SMART
SMP
SMS
SMSG
School Administrators Skills Assessment
Scholastic Aptitude Test
Senate Bill
Site-Based Decision Making
School Bus Driver Training
State Board for Educator Certification
Standards Based Individualized Education Program
School Business Official
State Board of Education
School Breakfast Program
Scientifically Based Research
Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
Significant Cognitive Disabilities
State Compensatory Education
State Center for Early Childhood Development
Standard Deviation
Supplemental Documentation Form
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
State Education Agency
Southern Early Childhood Association
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Secondary English Language Arts
Statewide Education Notification System
Socio-Economic Status
Supplemental Education Services
Science Education Specialist Network (TEA)
Student, Environment, Tasks, and Tools
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
Sound Field System
Summer Food Service Program
School Health Advisory Council
Sheltered Instruction
Speech Impairment
Self-Injurious Behavior
Science Information Exchange
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
School Improvement Program
Spanish Language Arts
Spanish Language Arts and Reading
Specific Learning Disability
Statewide Longitudinal Data System
Selective Language Impairment
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Speech Language Pathology Assistant
State Learning Resource Center
Summer Migrant Access Resources through Technology
Systematic Methodology for Accountability in Recruiter Training
Summer Milk Program
Student Management Solutions
School Mathematics Study Group
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SNA
SNAP
SOMPA
SPL
SPP
SPTB
SR
SRA
SRC
SS
SSA
SSA
SSCED
SSI
SSI
SSI-GAR
SSID
SSIS
SSN
SSO
SSSQ
SST
SST
ST
STAR
STAAR
STAAR-ALT
STAAR-M
STAT
STEAM
STEM
STEM
School Nutrition Association
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly the Food Stamps program)
System of Multi-Cultural Pluralistic Assessment
Student Performance Level
State Performance Plan
State Property Tax Board
Summary Report
Science Research Associates
School Report Card
Standard Score
Shared Service Arrangement
Social Security Administration
Social Studies Center for Educational Development
Statewide Systemic Initiative
Supplemental Security Income
Student Success Initiative-Grade Advancement Requirements
Short School Identification (on NGS)
State-Sponsored Student Information System
Social Security Number
Seamless Summer Option
Street Survival Skills Questionnaire
School Support Team
Specialized Skills Training
Speech Therapy/Therapist
Support for Texas Academic Renewal Center
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness - Alternate
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness - Modified
Science Teacher Association of Texas
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math
Staff Training for Effective Management
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
T
T/TA
TAAS
TABE
TABS
TAC
TACS
TACT
TAER
TAESC
TAGT
TAIR
TAKS
TAKS-M
TALA
Training and Technical Assistance
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
Test of Adult Basic Education Skills
Texas Assessment of Basic Skills
Texas Administrative Code
Texas Association of Community Schools
Texas Association of College Teachers
Texas Chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation
Texas Association of Educational Service Center
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented
Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skill (Modified)
Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy
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TALAE
TANF
TAP
TAPR
TARGET
TASA
TASB
TASBO
TASC
TASCD
TASM
TASN
TASP
TASP
TASPA
TASSP
TBI
TBSI
TCA
TCADA
TCASE
TCC
TCD
TCDSS
TCEA
TCEC
TCET
TCIP
TCM
TCMPC
TCPN
TCRLA
TCTA
TCTE
TDA
TDCJ
TDH
TDHS
TDP
TDPRS
TDSA
T&E
TEA
TEAL
TEAMS
TEASE
TEC
TECAT
TECH-ED
TEDS
TEEG
Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Tarleton Assessment of Principals
Texas Academic Performance Report
Technology Applications Readiness Grant for Empowering Texas
Texas Association of School Administrators
Texas Association of School Boards
Texas Association of School Business Officials
Texas Assessment of Sign Communication
Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Texas Association for Supervisors of Mathematics
Texas Association for School Nutrition
Texas Academic Skills Program
Texas Association of School Psychologists
Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators
Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
Traumatic Brain Injury
Texas Behavioral Support Initiative
Texas Counseling Association
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education
Texas Computer Cooperative
Texas Cooperative Dissemination
Texas Center for District and School Support
Texas Computer Education Association
Texas Council for Exceptional Children
Texas Center for Educational Technology
Texas Continuous Improvement Plan
Targeted Case Management
Texas Curriculum Management Program Cooperative
The Cooperative Purchasing Network
Texas Center for Reading/Language Arts
Texas Classroom Teachers Association
Texas Council of Teachers of English
Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas Department of Health
Texas Department of Human Services
Texas Dissemination Project
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
TEA Division of Student Assessment
Time and Effort
Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency Login
Texas Educational Assessment Management System
Texas Education Agency Secure Environment
Texas Education Code
Texas Examination of Current Administrators & Teachers
Technical Education
Texas Education Data Standards
Texas Educator Excellence Grant
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TEKS
TELPAS
TENET
TEPSA
TESA
TESA
TESS
TESCCC
TETN
TEXAVED
TExES
TExMaT
TEXSHEP
TEXTEAMS
THEA
THECB
TIE
TIF
TIFB
TIMS
TIP
TKIDS
TLC
TLCF
TMIP
TMS
TMSA
TMSDS
TMSFA
TMSTRS
TMT3
TOT
TOMA
TPC
TPEP
TPESS
TPLI
TPM
TPMSA
TPRI
TPSNP
TPTR
TRA
TRAQS
TRC
TRC
TRC
TREx
TRI
TRMI
TRS
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System
Texas Education Network
Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Association
Texas Educational Secretaries Association
Teacher Expectations of Student Achievement
The Educational Software Selector
Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative
Texas Education Telecommunications Network
Texas Audio Visual Education Directors (Association)
Texas Examinations of Educator Standards
Texas Examination for Master Teachers
Texas Support for Homeless Education Program
Texas Teachers Empowered for Achievement in Math and Science
Texas Higher Education Assessment
The Higher Education Coordinating Board
Technology Integration in Education
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board
Texas Information Management System
Technology Infusion Pilot
Texas Kids Intervention Data System
Texas Library Connection
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund
Texas Migrant Interstate Program
Time Management System
Texas Middle School Association
Texas Math and Science Diagnostic System
Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment
Texas Migrant Student Transfer Packet System
Teaching Mathematics TEKS Through Technology
Trainer of Trainers
Texas Open Meetings Act
Texas Panhandle Center
Texas Preschool Evaluation Project
Texas Principal Evaluation & Support System
Texas Principals Leadership Initiative
Texas Projection Measure
Texas Panhandle Middle School Association
Texas Primary Reading Inventory
Texas Public School Nutrition Policy
Teacher and Principal Training and Recruitment
Teacher Reading Academy (Refer to Page 20)
TRS Reporting and Query System
Teacher Resource Center
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Texas Records Exchange
Texas Reading Initiative
Teacher Reading and Math Initiative
Teacher Retirement System
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TRS
TSBVI
TSCTE
TSD
TSDC
TSDS
TSELA
TSHA
TSI
TSNAP
TSNO
TSPR
TSPRA
TSR!
TSRA
TSSAS
TSSF
TSTA
TSTAR
TTESS
TTHSC
TVA
TVI
TVM
TVRO
TVS
TWC
TxBESS
TXCC
TxEIS
TxSSC
TX-UNPS
TxVSN
TYC
TEKS Resource System
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Texas Society of College Teachers of Education
Texas School for the Deaf
Texas Staff Development Council
Texas Student Data System
Texas Science Education Leaders Association
Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Texas Success Initiative
Texas Statewide Network of Assessment Professionals
Texas School Nurses Organization
Texas School Performance Review
Texas School Public Relations Association
Texas School Ready!
Texas State Reading Association
Texas Successful Schools Awards System
Texas School Services Foundation
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas School Telecommunications Access Resource Network
Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System
Texas Tech Health Science Center
Texas Vocational Association
Teacher of the Visually Impaired
TEKS Verification Matrix
Television Receive Only
Texas Virtual School
Texas Workforce Commission
Texas Beginning Educator Support System
Texas Comprehensive Center
Texas Enterprise Information System
Texas School Safety Center
Texas Unified Nutrition Programs System
Texas Virtual School Network
Texas Youth Commission
U
UDCA
UGCMS
UID
URL
USDA
USDE
USID
USOE
Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistant
Uniform Grant and Contract management Standards
Unique ID
Uniform Resource Locators
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Education
Unique Student ID (on NGS)
United States Office of Education
V
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VAC
VAD
VER
VFC
VI
VOE
VO-TECH
VPP
VR
Vocational Adjustment Class/Coordinator
Vertical Alignment Document
Visual Evoked Response
Vaccines for Children
Visual Impairment
Vocational Office Education
Vocational Technology
Vegetable Protein Product
Vocational Rehabilitation
W
WADA
WAN
WAP
WC
WebCCAT
WIA
WIC
WIN
WRIOT
WTAMU
WTFSC
Weighted Average Daily Attendance
Wide Area Network
Worker’s Assistance Program
Worker’s Compensation
Web-Accessed Comprehensive Curriculum Assessment Tool
Workforce Investment Act
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Western Information Network
Wide Range Interest Opinion Test
West Texas A&M University
West Texas Food Service Coop
Y
Year at a Glance
Year-Round Education Program
Year to Date
YAG
YRE
YTD
(+)
5E
1-TRA
2-TRA
3-TRA
4-TRA
Engage, Explore, Explain, Evaluate, Elaborate
First Grade Teacher Reading Academy
Second Grade Teacher Reading Academy
Third Grade Teacher Reading Academy
Fourth Grade Teacher Reading Academy
This publication is provided by Region 16 Education Service Center.
Please forward updates to Human Resources and Quality Planning,
attention Beckie Mahan at [email protected] or (806)677-5061.
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