SPECIAL EDUCATION ACRONYMS

§	Section
EL	English Learner
ELPAC English Language Proficiency Assessment for California ESSA	Every Student Succeeds Act
ESY	Extended School Year
FAPE	Free Appropriate Public Education FBA	Functional Behavior Analysis
FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FMTA Focused Monitoring Technical Assistance (CDE‐SED) FTE	Full‐Time Equivalent
IA	Instructional Assistant
IAES	Interim Alternate Education Setting ID	Intellectual Disability
IDEIA Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act IEE	Independent Education Evaluation
IEP	Individualized Education Plan
IEP	Individualized Education Program IFSP	Individualized Family Service Plan ISP	Individual Service Plan
ITP        Individual Transition Plan LAO      Legislative Analyst Oﬃce
LCAP	Local Control Accountability Plan LCFF	Local Control Funding Formula LCI	Licensed Children's Institute
LEA	Local Educational Agency
LRE	Least Restrictive Environment MOU Memorandum of Understanding MTSS Multitiered System of Supports MTU	Medical Therapy Unit
NPS/A Nonpublic School/Agency
OAH	Oﬃce of Administrative Hearings OCR	Oﬃce of Civil Rights
OHI	Other Health Impaired OI	Orthopedically Impaired
OSEP Oﬃce of Special Education Programs (U.S.D.E.) OT	Occupational Therapy
PBIS	Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports PE	Physical Education
PLOP Present Levels of Performance and Objectives PT	Physical Therapy
PTA	Parent Teacher Association PWN	Prior Written Notice
QIT	Quality Improvement Team RS	Related Services

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RSP	Resource Specialist Program RTC	Residential Treatment Center RTI	Response to Intervention
SARB	School Attendance Review Board SB         Senate Bill (State Legislation)
SBAC Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
SCIA	Special Circumstance Independence Assessment SCIF	Special Circumstance Independence Facilitator SD	Severely Disabled
SDAIE Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English SDC	Special Day Class
SDE	State Department of Education
SEACO Special Education Adminstrators of County Offices SED	Special Education Division (at CDE)
SEI	Structured English Immersion
SEIS	Special Education Information System SELPA Special Education Local Plan Area
SEPAC Special Education Parent Advisory Committee SH	Severely Handicapped
SLD	Speciﬁc Learning Disability SLI	Speech Language Impaired SLP	Speech Language Pathologist
SOP	State Operated Program; Summary of Performance SSID	Statewide Student Identiﬁer
SSIP	State Systemic Improvement Plan
SSPI	State Superintendent Public Instruction SST	Student Study Team
SWD     Student with Disability TBI        Traumatic Brain Injury
TOMS Test Operations and Management System UDL	Universal Design for Learning
USD	Uniﬁed School District
USDE United States Department of Education VI	Visually Impaired

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