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Appendix B – List of Acronyms
Acronym
Description
AMAOs
Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives
AP
Advanced Placement
AWSP
Association of Washington School Principals
AYP
Adequate Yearly Progress
CAA
Certificate of Academic Achievement
CBA
Curriculum or Classroom Based Assessment
CBM
Curriculum-Based Measurement
CCSS
Response to Intervention or Instruction
CEDARS
Comprehensive Education Data and Research System
CIA
Certificate of Individual Achievement
CTC
Community and Technical College(s)
DECA
Devereux Early Childhood Assessment
DEL
Department of Early Learning
EALRs
Essential Academic Learning Requirements
ECEAP
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program
ELD
English Language Development
ELL
English Language Learners
EOC
End of Course exam
ERDC
Education Research & Data Center
ESA
Educational Service Agency
ESD
Educational Service District
ESEA
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL
English as a Second Language
FRPL
Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
FTE
Full-Time Equivalent
GCS
Global Challenge State(s)
GED
General Educational Development
GFS
Graduate Follow-up Study
GLEs
Grade Level Expectations
HECB
Higher Education Coordinating Board
HSPE
High School Proficiency Exam
IEP
Individualized Education Program
IPEDS
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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ITBS
Iowa Test of Basic Skills
ITED
Iowa Tests of Educational Development
K-12
Kindergarten through Grade 12
LEA
Local Educational Agency (districts)
LEP
Limited English Proficient
METT
Multi-Ethnic Think Tank
MSP
Measurements of Student Progress
NAEP
National Assessment of Educational Progress
NBCT
National Board Certified Teacher
NBPTS
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
NCES
National Center for Education Statistics
NCLB
No Child Left Behind
OLPT
Oral Language Proficiency Test
OSPI
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P-20
PCHEES
Pre-Kindergarten through "Grade 20" (postsecondary education and
trainingCentralized
and/or theHigher
workforce)
Public
Education Enrollment System
PESB
Professional Educator Standards Board
PLC
Professional Learning Community
PSE
Public School Employees
PTA
Parent Teacher Association
RTI
Response to Intervention or Instruction
SBCTC
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
SBE
State Board of Education
SEA
SIOP
State Educational Agency. In Washington, the Office of Superintendent
of
Public Instruction
Sheltered
Instruction(OSPI)
Observation Protocol
SIP
School Improvement Plan
SLA
Second Language Acquisition
SPED or SpEd
Special Education
TANF
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
TPEP
Teacher & Principal Evaluation Program
WASA
Washington Association of School Administrators
WASL
Washington Assessment of Student Learning (discontinued in 2009)
WEA
Washington Education Association
WERA
Washington Educational Research Association
WLPT
Washington Language Proficiency Test
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WSCA
Washington School Counselor Association
WSSDA
Washington State School Directors’ Association
Appendix
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References
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CRESST Assessment Glossary, found at http//www.cse.ucla.edu
Merriam-Webster Dictionary, found at http//www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
Slaughter, R. (2008). Assessment literacy handbook A guide for standardized assessment in public
education. Portsmouth, NH Public Consulting Group, Inc.
Some definitions were developed within the DATAUSE project (Using Data for Improving School and
Student Performance) by the consortium of partners including Public Consulting Group, University of
Twente (the Netherlands), Institute of Information Management Bremen GmbH (Germany), Modern
Didactics Center (Lithuania) and Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (UK), found at
http//www.datauseproject.eu
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