Common Acronyms in Special Education
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ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
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ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ARC - Admissions and Release Committee Meeting
AT - Assistive Technology
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AU - Autism
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
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CASE - Council for Administrators of Special Education
CATS - Commonwealth Accountability Testing System
CBI - Community Based Instruction
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CCBD - Council for Children with Behavior Disorders
CCM—Consultation/Collaboration Model
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CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
CSIP- Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
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CRT - Continuous Review Team
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CSPD - Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
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D/B - Deaf/Blind
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DD - Developmental Delay
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DECS - Division of Exceptional Children Services, Kentucky Department of
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DPP - Director of Pupil Personnel
EBD - Emotional Behavioral Disability
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ESS - Extended School Services
ESY - Extended School Year
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FAC - Forms Advisory Committee
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
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FBA - Functional Behavioral Assessment
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FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FMD - Functional Mental Disability
FRYSC - Family Resource Youth Service Center
HI - Hearing Impairment
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IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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IEP - Individual Education Program
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
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IGP - Individual Graduation Plan
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IQ - Intelligence Quotient
KAR - Kentucky Administrative Regulation
KDE - Kentucky Department of Education
KERA - Kentucky Education Reform Act
KRS - Kentucky Revised Statutes
KSB - Kentucky School for the Blind
KSD - Kentucky School for the Deaf
LEA - Local Educational Agency (i.e., school district)
LEP - Limited English Proficient
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LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
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MAC - Monitoring Advisory Committee
MD - Multiple Disability
MMD - Mild Mental Disability
OHI - Other Health Impairment
Ol - Orthopedic Impairment
OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs
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