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Part B Annual Performance Report
2003-2004

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Appendix 1.1

Acronyms

 

 

   
 

Appendix 1.1 - Acronyms

 
A
AACTE American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
ABA Applied Behavioral Analysis
AFT American Federation of Teachers
AIS Academic Intervention Services
AMO Annual Measured Outcomes
APR Annual Performance Report
AYP Adequate Yearly Progress
B
BEDS Basic Educational Data System
BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services
BSE HESC Bilingual Special Education Higher Education Support Center
BSE I TI Bilingual Special Education Intensive Teacher Institute
C
CADRE Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education

CAPs

Corrective Action Plan

CASE

Council for Administrators in Special Education

CBOs

Community Based Organizations

CCSI

Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative

CDOS

Career Development and Occupational Learning Standards

CEC

Council for Exceptional Children

CLP

Career Link Project

CPSE 

Committee on Preschool Special Education

CSD

Community School District

CSE  

Committee on Special Education

CSEIS

Comprehensive Special Education Information System

CSPD

Comprehensive System of Personnel Development

CTE

Career and Technical Education

CTEDS

Career and Technical Education Data Systems
CPSE  Committee on Preschool Special Education
CSD Community School District
CSE   Committee on Special Education
CSEIS Comprehensive Special Education Information System
CSPD Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
CUNY City University of New York
D

DOCS

Department of Correctional Services

DOE

Department of Education

DOH

Department of Health
E

ECDC

Early Childhood Direction Center

EI

Early Intervention

EICC 

Early Intervention Coordinating Council

EMSC

Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education
F
FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

FTNYS

Families Together in New York, Inc.
H

HESC

Higher Education Support Center
I

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP

Individualized Education Program

IHE

Institution of Higher Education

IHO

Impartial Hearing Officer

IHRS

Impartial Hearing Reporting System

ILC 

Independent Living Center
IPE Individualized Plan for Employment
J

JMT

Joint Management Team
K

KPI

Key Performance Indicator
L

LEA

Local Educational Agency

LEP

Limited English Proficient

LPSI

Longitudinal Post School Indicator

LRE  

Least Restrictive Environment

LSN

Lifelong Services Network
M

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding
N

NASDSE

National Association of State Directors of Special Education

NCLB

No Child Left Behind
NNPS National Network of Partnership Schools

NYC

New York City
NNPS National Network of Partnership Schools

NYSDRA

New York State Dispute Resolution Association

NYS

New York State

NYSAA

New York State Alternate Assessment

NYSATE

New York State Association for Teacher Education

NYSLPSI

New York State Longitudinal Post School Indicator Study

NYSUT

New York State United Teachers
O

OCFS

Office of Children and Family Services

OHE

Office of Higher Education

OMH

Office of Mental Health

OMRDD

Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

OSEP    

Office of Special Education Programs

OT

Occupational Therapist

P

PBIS

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

PD

Pupils with Disabilities

PDS

Professional Development Specialist

PSI

Post School Indicator

PT

Physical Therapist

PY

Program Year
Q

QA

Quality Assurance
QAIS Quality Assurance Information System
R

RFP

Request for Proposals
RCT Regents Competency Test
RFP Request for Proposals

RSSC

Regional School Support Centers
S
SEA State Educational Agency
SED  State Education Department

SEDCAR

Strategic Evaluation Data Collection Analysis and Reporting

SETRC

Special Education Training and Resource Center

SEQA

Special Education Quality Assurance

SIG

State Improvement Grant

SLP

Speech Language Pathologist
SROs State Review Officers
SSPs School Support Projects
T
TA  Technical Assistance
TAC Technical Assistance Center
TBVI  Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired
TCS Transition Coordination Sites

TDNR

Targeted District Narrative Report

TRANSQUAL

Transition Quality Indicators

TRE  

Technology Resources in Education
U

UDL

Universal Design for Learning

USDOE     

United States Department of Education
V
VESID Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
VR  Vocational Rehabilitation

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