2009-2010 ACRONYM DICTIONARY
About the Dictionary
In education, written and verbal communications are often accented by the heavy use of
acronyms. This “alphabet soup” allows the speaker or writer to increase efficiency, but often
at the expense of clarity. This dictionary was created to help dispel unnecessary confusion. It
is a fairly complete guide to the acronyms you will hear or read in your daily work. If you would
like to suggest an addition to the dictionary, please notify Peggy Facemire at
mfacemir@pasco.k12.fl.us.
Using Acronyms
When writing or speaking, please remember to refrain from using an acronym unless you are
positive that every member of your audience will understand your meaning. All but the most
common acronyms should be eliminated from official public communications.
401(a)
Qualified Retirement Plan for
Terminal Sick Leave and Annual
Leave
403(b)
Tax Sheltered Annuity
AASL
American Association of School
Librarians
ABC
Assist, Believe, Care Program
ABC School Program
403(b)(7)
Tax Sheltered Account with
Mutual Funds
A Business Community School
Program
ACP
Alternative Certification Program
ACT
American College Testing
ACTE
Association for Career and
Technical Education
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
457
Deferred Compensation Plan
ABCTE
American Board for Certification
of Teacher Excellence
A/C
Air Conditioning
ABE
Adult Basic Education
A+ PLAN
Floridaʼs School Grading System
ACE
Adult and Community Education
A++ Plan
2006 legislation enhancing
education
ACGIH
American Conference of
Government Industrial Hygienists ADM
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Mental
ACHA
Health
Agency for Health Care
ADM
Administration
Average Daily Membership
ACM
AE
Asbestos Containing Material
Adult Education
AAMR
American Association on Mental
Retardation
AAS
American Association of
Suicidology
V-1
ADA
American Dietetic Association
ADD
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
AECT
AM
Association for Educational
Accelerated Math
Communications and Technology
AMAO
AES
Annual Measurable Achievement
Objective (under NCLB)
Anclote Elementary School
AFC
Average Final Compensation
AMI
Association for Mentally Ill
AHCA
Agency for Health Care
Administration (Medicaid)
AOSA
American Orff-Schulwerk
Association (Music)
AHERA
Asbestos Hazard Emergency
Response Act
AP
Advanced Placement
ASA
Assistant Superintendent for
Administration
ASCD
Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development
ASCIS
Assistant Superintendent for
Curriculum & Instructional
Services
ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
APD
Auditory Processing Disorder
ASES
Assistant Superintendent for
Elementary Schools
AHS
Anclote High School
APD
Agency for Persons with
Disabilities
ASFSS
Assistant Superintendent for
Support Services
AHU
Air Handler Unit
APE
Adaptive Physical Education
ASHA
American School Health
Association
AIA
The American Institute of
Architects
API
Application Program Interface
AHJ
Authority Having Jurisdiction
APSE
AIME
Association for Persons in
Association for Information Media Supported Employment
and Equipment
AR
AIMS
Accelerated Reader
Activities Integrating Mathematics
ARC
and Science
Association of Retarded Citizens
AKA or aka
ARNP
Also Known As
Advanced Registered Nurse
ALA
Practitioner
American Library Association
ARTS
ALJ
Adult Residential Treatment
Services
Administrative Law Judge
ALL
Accelerated Literacy Learning
V-2
ASHA
American Speech-Language
Hearing Association
ASHAAS
Assistant Superintendent for
High, Adult and Alternative
Schools
ASHRAE
American Society for Heating,
Refrigeration, and Air
Conditioning Engineers
ASMS
Assistant Superintendent for
Middle Schools
ASSP
After School Snack Program
ASVAB
Armed Services Vocational
Aptitude Battery
ATEN
Assistive Technology Education
Network
BPC
Behavioral Profile Checklist
CAPE
Career and Professional Act
BPMS
Bayonet Point Middle School
CAPS
Career Ability Placement Survey
BSI
Bureau of School Improvement
CAR-PD
Content Area Reading Professional Development
ATOP
Accomplished Teachers of Pasco BTE
Business Technology Education
ATP
CA
Active Treatment Plan
Community Assessment
AYP
CAA
Adequate Yearly Progress
Community Action Agency
BCBSFL
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida CABA
Certified Applied Behavior
BCC
Analyst
Board of County Commissioners
CAC
BCE
Citizens Advisory Committee
Business Cooperative Education
CAD
BEESS
Computer Aided Drafting or
Bureau of Exceptional Education Computer Assisted Design
and Student Services
CAES
BEST Act
Calusa Elementary School
Better Educated Students and
CAI
Teachers
Computer Assisted Instruction
BIAC
CALP
Business and Industry Advisory
Cognitive Academic Language
Council (Tech Prep/School-ToProficiency
Career Program)
BICS
Basic Interpersonal
Communication Skills
BIOS
Basic Input-Output System
BIP
Behavior Intervention Plan
BOK
Bodies of Knowledge
CAP
Career & Academic Planner
Program
CARD
Center for Autism and Related
Disorders
CARES
Community Aging and
Retirement Services, Inc.
CAS
Career Aptitude Survey
CASAS
Comprehensive Adult Student
Assessment System
CASE
Council of Administrators of
Special Education
CAST
Center for Activities and Skill
Training
CATV
Cable Television
CBA
Curriculum Based Assessment
CBA
Certified Behavior Analyst
CBA
CAPA
Collective Bargaining Agreement
Career and Academic Partners in
CBC
Action
Community Based Care
CAPD
CBE
Central Auditory Processing
Disorder
Competency Based Education
V-3
CBE
Curriculum Based Evaluation
CBS
Community Based Services
CECF/BPA
CIH
Cooperative Education Clubs of
Certified Industrial Hygienist
Florida/Business Professionals of
CINS/FINS
America
Children in Need of
CELLA
Services/Families in Need of
Comprehensive English
Services
Language Learning Assessment
CIP
CEM
Continuous Improvement Plan
Certified Energy Manager
CIPA
CENES
Child Internet Protection Act
Centennial Elementary School
CIS
CENMS
Curriculum and Instructional
Services
Centennial Middle School
CBVA
Curriculum Based Vocational
Assessment
CEPRI
Council for Education Policy
Research and Improvement
CCC
Computer Curriculum
Corporation-Now NCS Pearson
(SuccessMaker Software)
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act
CCC
Character Counts Coalition
CES
Cypress Elementary School
CCRP
Core Comprehensive Reading
Program
CFO
Chief Finance Officer
CBI
Community-Based Instruction
CBM
Curriculum Based Measurement
CBO
Community Based Organization
CBO
Chief Building Official
CCTE
Community, Career, and
Technical Education
CCTV
Closed-Circuit Television
CDA
Child Development Associate
Credential
CEC
Council for Exceptional Children
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CG
Central Garage
CIT
Crisis Intervention Team
CLAST
College Level Academic Skills
Test
CLMS
Crews Lake Middle School
CM
Career Mentors
CM
Construction Management
CMHS
Community Mental Health Center
CMS
Childrenʼs Medical Services
CHADD
Children and Adults with
Attention Deficit Disorder Association of
CMS
Comprehensive Management
Services
CHES
Chasco Elementary School
CNP
Child Nutrition Program
CHMS
Chasco Middle School
COB
Coordination of Benefits
V-4
COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act
COE
Certificate of Eligibility - used to
identify Migrant families
COE
Council on Occupational
Education
COLA
Cost-of-Living Adjustment
COM
Communications Department
COMP
Classroom Organization and
Management Program
COOP
Cooperative Education
COPES
Career Orientation Placement
and Evaluation Survey
COPS
Career Occupational Preference
System
COTA
Certified Occupational Therapy
Assistant
CP
Cerebral Palsy
CPM
Certified Purchasing Manager
CTV
Communicating the Vision
CPPB
Certified Professional Public
Buyer
CWTES
Chester W. Taylor Elementary
School
CPPO
Certified Public Purchasing
Officer
D&E
Diagnostic and Evaluation
CPT
College Placement Test
CPT
Curriculum Planning Tool
CRE
Coordinated Review Effort
CRES
Cotee River Elementary School
CRISS
Creating Independence Through
Student-owned Strategies
CROP
College Reach Out Program
CRT
Criterion Referenced Test
CS
Career Specialist
CSRMS
Charles S. Rushe Middle School
CP
Continuous Progress
CSST
Childrenʼs Services Staffing
Team
CPI
Child Protective Investigator
CTE
Career and Technical Education
CPI
Crisis Prevention Intervention
CTSO
Career & Technical Student
Organization
V-5
D-B
Design-Build
D/B
Deaf/Blind
D/HH
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
DA
Differentiated Accountability
DAC
District Advisory Council (District
Based ESOL Parent
Involvement)
DARE
Drug Abuse Resistance
Education
DASRAC
District and School Restructuring
Advisory Committee
DAT
District Allocation Tool Program
DBES
Double Branch Elementary
School
DBO
Deputy Building Official
DBS
Division of Blind Services
DCA
Department of Community Affairs
DCF
Department of Children and
Families
DLES
Department of Labor and
Employment Security
DCT
Diversified Career Technology
DNE
Did Not Enter
DRT
District Response Team
DRT
Development Review Table
DD
Developmentally Delayed
DNR
Do Not Resusitate
DE
Distributive Education
DNS
Domain Name Server
DE
Dual Enrollment
DOAH
Division of Administrative
Hearings
DECA
Distributive Education Clubs of
America
DEP
Department of Environmental
Protection
DFWP
District Facilities Work Program
DHMO
Dental Health Maintenance
Organization
DI
Differentiated Instruction
DIBELS
Diagnostic Inventory of Basic
Early Literacy Skills
DROP
Deferred Retirement Option Plan
DSBPC
District School Board of Pasco
County
DSC
Deaf Services Center
DSI
Dual Sensory Impairment
DOB
Date of Birth
DOE
Department of Education
DSS
Development Scale Score
DVR
Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation
DOE
Date of Entry
DOES
Denham Oaks Elementary
School
DOH
Department of Health
DOP
Dropout Prevention Program
DOT
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
DIMC
District Instructional Media
Center
DOT
Department of Transportation
DJJ
Department of Juvenile Justice
DPES
Deer Park Elementary School
DLA
Developmental Language Arts
(through ESOL)
DRC
Development Review Committee
DRI
Development of Regional Impact
V-6
DWP
Developmental Writing Program
DYS
Division of Youth Services
EAP
Employee Assistance Program
EAP
Educational Alternative Program
EBARM
Employee Benefits, Assistance,
and Risk Management
EBD
Emotionally Behaviorally
Disabled
EC
Established Conditions
ECA
Eckerd Community Alternatives
ECA
Early Childhood Association
ECHOS
Early Childhood Observation
System
ECVE
Early Childhood Varying
Exceptionalities
EFIS
EPA
Educational Facilities Information Environmental Protection Agency
System
EPEP
EG
Electronic Personal Education
Planner
East Garage
EGA
Employment Generating Activity
EPI
Educator Preparation Institute
ED
Economic Development
EHCY
Education for Homeless Children
& Youth
EPS
Educational Plant Survey
EDC
Economic Development Council
EHS
Extremely Hazardous Substance
EDR
Educational Data Resources
(private business)
EHS
Early Head Start
EdS
Educational Specialist
ES
Early Steps (Infant/Toddler)
EIEP
Emergency Immigrant Education
Program
EDWAA
Economic Dislocated Worker
Adjustment Assistance
EIP
Early Intervention Program
(Infant/Toddler)
EE
Executive Exchange
EL
English Literacy
EEC
ELL
Environmental Education Centers English Language Learner
(Crossbar, Energy/Marine
EMC
Center, Starkey)
Energy and Marine Center
EEMAF
EMP
Educational Energy Managers
Association of Florida
Energy Management Program
EEO
Equal Employment Opportunity
EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
EFI
Educational Facilities Inspector
ER
Employee Relations
EOC
Emergency Operations Center
(Pasco County)
EOOC
Elected Officials Oversight
Committee
EP
Educational Plan (Gifted)
V-7
ESCORT
Eastern Stream Center on
Resources and Training
ESD
Extended School Day
ESE
Exceptional Student Education
ESEA
Elementary Secondary Education
Act
ESOL
English for Speakers of Other
Languages
ESY
Extended School Year
ETR
Evaluation Team Report
EW
Educators In The Workplace
EYA
Eckerd Youth Alternatives
F.I.S.H.
Florida Inventory of School
Houses
FAA
Florida Alternate Assessment
FABES
Florida Association of Bilingual
and ESOL Supervisors
FACE
Florida Association for
Computers in Education
FAHPERD
Florida Association for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance
FAIR
Florida Assessments in Reading
FAISA
Florida Association of
Instructional Supervisors and
Administrators
FAME
Florida Association for Media in
Education
FACTE
Florida Association of Career and
FAMS
Technical Ed.
Florida Association of Math
Supervisors
FACTS.org
Florida Academic Counseling
and Tracking for Students
FADIMA
Florida Association of District
Instructional Materials
Administrators
FADSS
Florida Association of District
School Superintendents
FAPE
Free Appropriate Public
Education
FAPPO
Florida Association of Public
Purchasing Officers
FAPT
Florida Association for Pupil
Transportation
FAEA
Florida Art Educators Association FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
FAEDS
FARF
Florida Association of
Florida Association of
Educational Data Systems
Rehabilitation Facilities
FAEOP
FASA
Florida Association of
Educational Office Professionals Florida Association of School
Administrators
FAET
FASBO
Florida Academy for Excellence
Florida Association of School
in Teaching
Business Officials
FAFSA
Free Application for Federal
Student Aid
V-8
FASFEPA
Florida Association of State and
Federal Educational Program
FASM
Florida Association of
Supervisors of Media
FASN
Florida Association of School
Nurses
FASO
Florida Association of School
Resource Officers
FASP
Florida Association of School
Psychologists
FASPA
Florida Association of School
Personnel Administrators
FASS
Florida Association of Science
Supervisors
FASSA
Florida Association of Student
Services Administrators
FASSS
Florida Association of Social
Studies Supervisors
FASSW
Florida Association of School
Social Workers
FATDEC
Florida Adult and Technical
Distance Education Consortium
FATE
Florida Association of Theater
Educators
FATIC
Florida Assistive Technology
Impact Conference
FCAT-WRITING+
Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test - Writing+
FDLRS
Florida Diagnostic and Learning
Resource System
FATIE
Florida Association of Technical
and Industrial Education
FCCLA
Family, Community and Career
Leaders of America
FDOE
Florida Department of Education
FBA
Florida Bandmasters Association
FCEE
Florida Council on Elementary
Education
FBA
Functional Behavior Assessment
FBC
Florida Building Code
FBFSP
Florida Bright Futures
Scholarship Program
FCHR
Florida Commission on Human
Relations
FCITL
Florida Council of Instructional
Technology Leaders
FE
Fire Extinguisher
FEFPA
Florida Educational Facilities
Planners Association
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management
Administration
FEMEA
Florida Elementary Music
Educators Association
FBLA
Future Business Leaders of
America
FCR-STEM
Florida Center for Research in
Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathmatics
FBMC
Fringe Benefits Management
Company
FCRR
Floridaʼs Center for Reading
Research
FBTEA
Florida Business Technology
Education Association
FCTM
Florida Council Teachers of
Mathematics
FCA
Florida Counseling Association
FDACS
FETC
Florida Department of Agriculture Florida Educational Technology
and Consumer Services
Conference
FCAT
Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test
FCAT-NRT
Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test - Norm
Reference Test
FCAT-SSS
Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test - Sunshine
State Standards
FERMA
Florida Educational Risk
Managers
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act
FES
Fluent English Speaking
FDEP
Florida Department of
Environmental Protection
FETPIP
Florida Education and Training
Placement Information Program
FDLE
Florida Department of Law
Enforcement
FFA
National Future Farmers of
America Organization
FDLES
Florida Department of Labor and
Employment Security
FFEA
Florida Future Educators of
America
V-9
FFLA
Florida Foreign Language
Association
FLASH
Families Learning at School and
at Home
FPSA
Florida Public Service
Association
FHES
Fox Hollow Elementary School
FLASHA
Florida Association of SpeechLanguage Pathologists and
Audiologists
FRA
Florida Reading Association
FHSAA
Florida High School Activities
Association
FIAAA
Florida Interscholastic Athletic
Administrators Association
FIMC
Florida Instructional Materials
Center
FIN
Florida Inclusion Network
FINS
Finance Services
FIRN
Florida Information Resources
Network
FLES
Foreign Language in the
Elementary School
FLEX
Foreign Language Experience
FLKRS
Florida Kindergarten Readiness
Screener
FLSA
Fair Labor Standards Act
FLVS
Florida Virtual School
FMEA
Florida Music Educators
Association
FISH
Florida Inventory of School
Houses
FMLA
Family and Medical Leave Act
FKMTC
Fred K. Marchman Technical
Education Center
FMSA
Florida Music Supervision
Association
FLA
Florida Library Association
FND
Family Network on Disabilities,
Florida
FLAME
Foreign Language Association
for Managers in Education
FLaRE
Florida Literacy and Reading
Excellence Center
FNS
Food and Nutrition Services
FOA
Florida Orchestra Association
FPA
Family Partnership Agreement
V-10
FRI
First Report of Injury
FRID
Florida Registry of Interpreters
for the Deaf
FRS
Florida Retirement System
FS
Florida Statute
FSBA
Florida School Boards
Association
FSCA
Florida School Counselors
Association
FSEP
Florida Supported Employment
Project
FSHA
Florida School Health
Association
FSMA
Florida School Music Association
FSNA
Florida School Nutrition
Association
FSP
Family Support Plan
FSW
Family Services Worker
FTCE
Florida Teacher Certification
Examination
FTE
Full Time Equivalent
FTEA
Florida Technology Education
Association
FTIC
First Time In College
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
FUSE
Florida Uniting Students in
Education
FVA
Florida Vocal Association
FVS
Florida Virtual School
GAT
Great American Teach-In
GC
General Contractor
GCC
Gulf Coast Conference
GHS
Gulf High School
HEPA
High Efficiency Particulate Air
GIS
Geographic Information System
HES
Hudson Elementary School
GIST
HHS
Gentle Intervention Strategies for Hudson High School
Tots
HHS
GK
Health and Human Services
General Knowledge (Certification
HI
Exam)
Hearing Impaired
GMP
HIPAA
Guaranteed Maximum Price
Health Insurance Portability and
GMS
Accountability Act of 1996
Gulf Middle School
HIS
GOE
Health Insurance Subsidy
Guide to Occupational
HIS
Exploration
Home Instruction Services
GRE
HL
Graduate Records Examination
Home Language
GREAT
Gang Resistance Education and HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
Training
GSES
Gulfside Elementary School
HMS
Hudson Middle School
GTES
Gulf Trace Elementary School
HOSA
Health Occupations Students of
America
GED
General Educational
Development (Test)
H/HB
Hospital/Homebound
GEP
Graduation Enhancement
Program
HACCP
Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Point
GFCI
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt
HAZMAT
Hazardous Material
GHES
Gulf Highlands Elementary
School
HCS
Hazard Communication System
V-11
HOUSSE
High, Objective, Uniform, State
Standard of Evaluation
HQ
Highly Qualified
HR
Human Resources
HRA
Health Reimbursement Account
HRA
Health Risk Assessment
IDAEP
Individual Disabled Adult
Education Plan
IOS
International Organization for
Standardization
HRLD
Human Resources Leadership
Development
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
IPT
Idea Proficiency Test (English
For Speakers Other Languages)
HRTD
Human Resources Teacher
Development
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act
HS
Head Start
IDEL
Indicators Dynamics del Exit en
la Lecture
HSCT
High School Competency Test
IRA
International Reading Association
IS
Information Services
IE
Industrial Education
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital
Network
IEP
Individual Educational Plan
ISP
Internet Service Provider
HSEC
Harry Schwettman Education
Center
IHCP
Individual Health Care Plan
ISS
Individual Service Strategy
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language
ILA
Interlocal Agreement
ISS
In School Staffing
HTTP
Hyper Text Transport Protocol
ILD
Injury in Line of Duty
ISS
In School Suspension
IAQ
Indoor Air Quality
ILL
Interlibrary Loan
ISSB
Independent Special Standards
with Behavior
IB
International Baccalaureate
ILS
Integrated Learning Systems
IBM
International Business Machines
IMAP
Internet Message Access
Protocol
HSE
Health Science Education
IBNA
International Baccalaureate North IMPACT
America
Individuals Making Progress
Through Active Community
IBO
Training (Goodwill Industries,
Suncoast)
International Baccalaureate
Organization
InD
ICS
Intellectual Disabilities
Incident Command System
V-12
ISTE
Instructional Society for
Technology in Education
ITN
Invitation to Negotiate
ITS
Instructional Technology
Specialist
ITTS
Inventory of Teacher Technology
Skills
IWON
Independent Workshops on-Line
JTC
Job Training Consortium
IWRP
Individual Written Rehabilitation
Plan
JTPA
Job Training Partnership Act
JWMHS
James W. Mitchell High School
JAN
Job Accommodation Network (for
K-ABC
PI)
Kaufman Assessment Battery for
JDC
Children
Juvenile Detention Center
KTEA-R
JEP
Kaufman Test of Educational
Achievement-Revised
Jobs and Education
Partnership/Juvenile Employment
LAN
Program
Local Area Network
JIEC
LAP
James Irvin Education Center
Learning Assistance Program
JIS
(EAP)
Judges in Schools
LAP
JLMS
Leadership Associates Program
John Long Middle School
LATS
JMMES
Local Assistive Technology
James M. Marlowe Elementary
Specialists
School
LC
JPEG
Learning Community
Joint Photographic Experts
LCP
Group (standard graphic picture
format for the Internet)
Literacy Completion Point
JPP
Job Preparation Program
LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
JPTS
Job Placement/Transition
Specialist
LD
Learning Disabilities
JROTC
Junior Reserve Officers Training
Corps
JSO
Job Service Office
LEARN
Learn Easily And Right Now
(DIMCʼs MOODLE server)
LEP
Limited English Proficiency
LEPC
Local Emergency Planning
Committee
LES
Lacoochee Elementary School
LES
Limited English Speaking
LF
Former Limited English Proficient
students
LFS
Learning Focused Strategies
LLES
Longleaf Elementary School
LMES
Lake Myrtle Elementary School
LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family
Therapist
LMHC
Licensed Mental Health
Counselor
LOLHS
Land Oʼ Lakes High School
LOS
Level of Service
LDT
Leadership Development for
Teachers
LPA
Local Planning Agency
LEA
Local Education Agency
LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
V-13
LRE
Least Restrictive Environment
MAI
Member Appraisal Institute
LSSD
Leadership for Sustainable
School Development
MAP
Motivational Alternative Program
LTD
Long Term Disability
LTG
Literature To Go
LULAC
League of United Latin American
Citizens
LV
Designation for students who
have received ESOL services
and have completed two years
monitoring
LY
Limited English Proficient
Students receiving ESOL
services
MAAP
Multi Abilities Alternatives
Program (Dropout Prevention
Program)
MAC
Maximum Allowable Contribution
MACC
Multi-agency Coordinating
Council
MAP
Merit Award Program
MAT
Master of Arts in Teaching
MATV
Master Antenna Television
MCT
Mainstream Consultation
Teacher
MDH
Manifestation Determination
Hearing
ME
Multicultural Education
MEA
Maximum Exclusion Allowance
MECC
Minnesota Educational
Computing Company
MIND
Media Information Network for
the District
MIS
Management Information
Services
MLES
Moon Lake Elementary School
MMEC
Moore-Mickens Education Center
MOODLE
Modulara Object-Oriented
Dynamic Learning Environmnt
(provides online courses and
collaboration)
MPLES
Mittye P. Locke Elementary
School
MPS
Managing Productive Schools
MPUD
Master Planned Unit
Development
MRS
Media Resources
MENC
National Association for Music
Education
MS
Multiple Sclerosis
MEP
Migrant Education Program
MS
Media Specialist
MACS
META
Medicaid Administration Claiming Multicultural Education Training
System
Advocacy
MAGIC
Methods Assisting General
Instruction in the Classroom
MFS
Maintenance and Facility
Services
MAI
Major Areas of Interest
MGES
Mary Giella Elementary School
V-14
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
MSPS
Minimum Student Performance
Standards
MTEC
F. K. Marchman Technical
Education Center
NAEA
National Art Educators
Association
NAESP
National Association of
Elementary School Principals
NAEYC
National Association for the
Education of Young Children
NAFEPA
National Association of Federal
Education Program
Administrators
NAPT
National Association for Pupil
Transportation
NCSN
NHQ
Nationally Certified School Nurse Not Highly Qualified
NCSP
Nationally Certified School
Psychologist
NICET
National Institute for Certification
in Engineering Technologies
NCTM
National Council Teachers of
Mathematics
NIEHS
National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences
NDA
National Dance Association
NIGP
National Institute of
Governmental Purchasing
NEAT
National Emergency Assistance
Team
NIOSH
National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health
NEC
National Electrical Code (NFPA
70)
NNB
Non-instructional Non-Bargaining
NEFEC
North East Florida Educational
Consortium
NOVA
National Organization for Victim
Assistance
NASN
National Association of School
Nurses
NES
Non-English Speaking
NPP
Notice of Privacy Practices
NASP
National Association of School
Psychologists
NETS-A
National Technology Standards Administrators
NPR
National Percentile Rank
NASW
National Association of Social
Workers
NETS-S
National Technology Standards Students
NBCT
National Board Certified Teacher
NETS-T
National Technology Standards Teachers
NRT
Norm Referenced Test
NFPA
National Fire Protection
Association
NSBA
National School Board
Association
NGSSS
Next Generation Sunshine State
Standards
NSBW
National School Breakfast Week
NARMC
National Association of Regional
Media Center
NBPTS
National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards
NCE
Normal Curve Equivalents
NCLB
No Child Left Behind Act
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NPRMI
New Port Richey Marine Institute
NRES
New River Elementary School
NSDC
National Staff Development
Council
NSLP
National School Lunch Program
NSLW
National School Lunch Week
OOF
Out of Field
PARC
Panels Association for Retarded
Citizens
OPS
Other Personal Services
OSA
Obsolete, superseded, or
administrative value is lost
NSMP
OSEP
Nutrient Standard Menu Planning Office of Special Education
Programs
NTTP
OSHA
News Text Transport Protocol
Occupational Safety & Health
NuMenus
Administration
Nutrient Standard Menu Planning
OSI
NWES
Office of Strategic Initiatives
Northwest Elementary School
OSPRI
NWG
On Site Program Review
Northwest Garage
Instrument
PAS
Performance Appraisal System
Pasco-STAR
Pasco Student Assessment
Reports System
PAT
Pasco Allocation Tool Program
PAVAE
Pasco Association of Visual Arts
Educators
PBD
Performance Based Diploma
PBDP
Performance Based Diploma
Program (Dropout Prevention)
OCP
Occupational Completion Point
OT
Occupational Therapy
PBM
Pharmacy Benefits Management
OCR
Office for Civil Rights
OT
Overtime
PBS
Positive Behavior Support Plan
OES
Oakstead Elementary School
OTETA
Omnibus Transportation
Employee Testing Act
PC
Policy Council
OHI
Other Health Impaired
OI
Orthopedically Impaired
OJT
On-the-Job Training
OME
Office of Migrant Education
OMR
Office Machine Repair
OMS
Florida Office of Math & Science
PAC
Parent Advisory Council (School
Based ESOL)
PAC
Patron Access Catalog
PADD
Protection and Advocacy for
Individuals with Developmental
Disabilities
PAIM
Protection and Advocacy for
Individuals with Mental
Disabilities
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PC
Planning Commission
PCA
Pasco Counseling Association
PCAEOP
Pasco County Association of
Educational Office Professionals
PCASA
Pasco County Association of
School Administrators
PCB
Polychlorinated Biphenyl
PCCAA
Pasco County Comprehensive
Alternate Assessment
PCEAC
Pasco County Education Awards
Celebration
PE
Professional Engineer
PI
Physically Impaired
PEC
Professional Educator
Competencies
PIAT
Peabody Individual Achievement
Test
PECIC
PCHD
Pasco Early Childhood
Pasco County Health Department Interagency Council
PCI
Peripheral Component
Interconnect
PCP
Primary Care Physician
PCPT
Pasco County Public
Transportation Service
PCSMA
Pasco County School Media
Association
PCTM
Pasco County Teachers of
Mathematics
PDD
Pervasive Developmental Delay
PIN
Personal Identification Number
PING
PECICC
Packet Internet Grouper
Pasco Early Childhood
Interagency Coordinating Council PISCES
Pasco Interagency Screening
PEF
Committee for Employment
Services
Pasco Education Foundation,
Inc.
PITC
PEG
Pasco Instructional Technology
Probationersʼ Educational Growth Committee
PEL
Permissible Exposure Limit
PL
Production Lab
PEN
Parent Education Network
PLACE
Pasco Learning and Activity
Centers of Enrichment
PEORP
Public Employee Optional
Retirement Program
PES
PDD-NOS
Pasco Elementary School
Pervasive Developmental Delay PETV
Not Otherwise Specified
Pasco Educational Television
PDF
PFPT
Portable Document Format
Pasco Family Protection Team
PDK
PHI
Phi Delta Kappa
Protected Health Information
PDP
PHJEPRB
Professional Development Plan
Pasco-Hernando Jobs and
PDS
Education Partnership Regional
Board
Professional Development
School
PHS
Pasco High School
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PLAN
10th Grade Academic & Career
Assessment/ACT
PLB
Professional Library
PLC
Professional Learning
Community
PLEP
Present Level of Educational
Performance
PLS
Present Level Statement
PM
Preventative Maintenance
PMH
Profoundly Mentally
Handicapped
PMP
Progress Monitoring Plan
PMS
Pasco Middle School
PNPP
Preparing New Principals
Program
PO
Purchase Order
POP
Post Office Protocol
POS
Point of Service
POST
Pasco Organization for Services
for Transition
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization,
Out of Area-Retirees
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PPP
Professional Practice Partner
PRI
Primary Reading
Intervention/Accelerated Literacy
Learning
Pri VE
Primary Varying Exceptionalities
PRSMS
Paul R. Smith Middle School
PS/RtI
Problem Solving/Response to
Intervention
Q&A
Questions and Answers
QAD
Qualifying Arrival Date - date
used to qualify Migrant students
QHES
Quail Hollow Elementary School
R&E
Research and Evaluation
RAM
Random Access Memory
PSFE
Public Schools Facilities Element RAP
Reading Assistance Program
PSO
RAP House
Pasco Sheriffʼs Office
Runaway Shelter
PSSO
RBCES
Public Service Student
Organization
Rodney B. Cox Elementary
School
PSTF
RBSMS
Public School Technology Fund
Raymond B. Stewart Middle
PT
School
Part Time
RCRA
PT
Resource Conservation and
Physical Therapy
Recovery Act
PT/OT
Physical Therapy and
Occupational Therapy
PPRA
Protection of Pupil Rights
Amendment
PTVN
Pasco Television Network
PRC
Professional Review Committee
PUD
Planned Unit Development
PreK VE
Preschool (Pre Kindergarten)
Varying Exceptionalities
PVES
Pine View Elementary School
PVMS
Pine View Middle School
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RD
Registered Dietitian
RES
Richey Elementary School
RFA
Request for Application
RFP
Request for Proposal
RFPD
Reading First Professional
Development
RFQ
Request For Qualifications (or
Quotation)
SADD
Students Against Destructive
Decisions
SBIS-V
Stanford Binet Intelligence
Scale/5th Edition
RHS
Ridgewood High School
SAE
Subject Area Exam
SBP
School Breakfast Program
RN
Registered Nurse
SAES
San Antonio Elementary School
SBR
Scientifically Based Research
ROM
Read Only Memory
SAI
Supplemental Academic
Instruction
SBSAT
Special Basic Skills Assessment
Test
SAIL
System for Applied Individual
Learning (Pre GED Lab)
SCA
Self-Contained Academic
ROTC
Reserve Officers Training Corps
RRHS
River Ridge High School
SCANS
Secretaryʼs Commission on
Achieving Necessary Skills
RRMS
River Ridge Middle School
SALA
Student Achievement Through
Language
RSF
Reading Supervisors of Florida
SCSA
SAM
School Concurrency Service
Scholastic Achievement Manager Area
RSVP
Retired & Senior Volunteer
Program
SAO
State Attorneyʼs Office
SCSI
Small Computer System
Interface
RtI
Response to Intervention
SARA
Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act
SD
Staff Development
RTK
Right To Know
SASS
State Attorney/Safe Schools
SDA
Service Delivery Area
S-BIT
School Based Intervention Team
SAT
SDAC
Scholastic Assessment Test (The Medicaid School District
College Board)
Administration Claiming
SABV
San Antonio Boys Village
SAC
School Advisory Council
SAT
Stanford Achievement Test
SDFS
Safe and Drug Free Schools
SBC
Standard Building Code
Section 504 Plan
A plan that includes reasonable
accommodations to the known
physical or mental limitations of
an otherwise qualified student
SACS CASI
Southern Association of Colleges SBER
& School Council on School
State Board of Education Rules
Improvement
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SEDNET
Severely Emotionally Disturbed
Network
SEP
Supported Employment Program
SERC
State Emergency Response
Commission
SERVE
South East Region for Vision of
Education
SES
Schrader Elementary School
SES
Supplemental Educational
Services
SESIR
School Environment Safety
Incident Report
SLD
Specific Learning Disability
SLHS
Sunlake High School
SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
SLP
Student Learning Plan
SPAR
School Public Accountability
Report
SPES
Sand Pine Elementary School
SPL
Speech and Language
SPP
Student Progression Plan
SMES
Sanders Memorial Elementary
School
SPS
Student Performance Standards
SMI
School Meals Initiative
SQG
Small Quantity Generator
SMTP
Simple Mail Transport Protocol
SRC
Scholastic Reading Counts
SNA
School Nutrition Association
SREF
State Requirements for
Educational Facilities
SFNS
School Food Nutrition Specialist
SNAP
School Nutrition Association of
Pasco
SRES
Sunray Elementary School
SHAC
School Health Advisory Council
SOE
Statement of Eligibility
SRI
Scholastic Reading Inventory
SHES
Shady Hills Elementary School
SOES
Seven Oaks Elementary School
SRO
School Resource Officer
SI
Sensory Integration
SOS
Stomp Out Smoking
SRP
School Related Personnel
SIC
Standard Industrial Code
SOS
Save Our Students Program
(Dropout Prevention)
SS
Standard Score
SINI
Schools in Need of Improvement
SIR
School Indicators Report
SIT
Student in Transition
SOS
Support Our Student Program
(Dropout Prevention Program at
MMEC)
SP
Service Plan (non-public school
students)
V-20
SSA
Social Security Administration
SSAC
Site Selection Advisory
Committee
SSAP
Student Support Assistance
Program (Dropout Prevention)
SSAT
State Student Assessment Test
STW
School-To-Work
TBLC
Tampa Bay Library Consortium
SSDI
Social Security Disability Income
SVP
School Volunteer Program
TCP/IP
Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol
SSES
Seven Springs Elementary
School
SW
Students in the Workplace
SSI
Supplemental Security Income
SWAT
Students Working Against
Tobacco
SSMS
Seven Springs Middle School
SWD
Students with Disabilities
SSN
Shared Services Network
SWFWMD
Southwest Florida Water
Management District
SSN
Social Security Number
SSS
Sunshine State Standard
SSW
School Social Worker
ST2L
Student Tool for Technology
Literacy
SWG
Staff Working Group
SYETP
Summer Youth Employment
Training Program
T&I
Trades and Industrial
T/C
Terms & Conditions
TDD/(TTY)
Telecommunication Device for
the Deaf
TE
Technology Education
TERMS
Total Educational Resource
Management System
TES
Trinity Elementary School
TET
Teacher Effectiveness Training
TEWMS
Thomas E. Weightman Middle
School
TIE
Technical and Industrial
Education
STAR
Services to the Aged and Retired TA
Transition Assistant
STAR
TAA
School Technology and
Readiness Chart
Trade Adjustment Assistant
TIEP
Transition Individual Educational
Plan
STC
School-To-Career
TABE
Test of Adult Basic Education
TIP
Truancy Intervention Program
STD
Short Term Disability
TAP
Technical Assistance Paper
Title I-A
Improving Academic
Achievement of Disadvantaged
STEL
Short Term Exposure Limit
TAT
Teacher Assistance Team
STOP
Safety Training Observation
Program
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
V-21
TIM
Technology Integration Matrix
Title I-C
Migrant
Title I-D
Neglected and Delinquent
TPK
Therapeutic Preschool
Title IIA
Teacher and Principal Training
Act
TRIP
Truancy Interdiction Program
Title IIB
Summer Youth Employment
Training Program
Title IIC
Youth Program
Title III
Emergency Immigrant
Education/Limited English
Proficient
Title VI
Innovative Education Program
Strategies
TRS
Technology Resource Survey
TS
Tourette Syndrome
TSA
Technology Students of America
TSA
Tax Sheltered Account
TSCA
Toxic Substances Control Act
TSIC
Take Stock In Children
Title X, C
Education for Homeless Children
and Youth
TTT
Transition To Teaching
TJTC
Targeted Jobs Tax Credit
UC
Unemployment Compensation
TMH
Trainable Mentally Handicapped
UL
Underwriters Laboratories
TOES
Trinity Oaks Elementary School
UPARC
Upper Pinellas Association for
Retarded Citizens
TONI
Test of Nonverbal Intelligence
TP
Tech Prep
TP
Temporary Placement/Transfer
Placement
TP/STC
Tech Prep/School-To-Career
TPA
Third Party Administrator
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
USDOL
United States Department of
Labor
USEP
United School Employees of
Pasco
USEPA
United States Environmental
Protection Agency
VABS
Vineland Adaptive Behavior
Scales
VE
Varying Exceptionalities
VES
Veterans Elementary School
VEWAA
Vocational Evaluation and Work
Adjustment Association
VI
Visually Impaired
VICA
Skills USA/VICA
VIP
Virtual Instruction Program
VISTA
Volunteers in Service to America
VOC
Volatile Organic Compound
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
(Internet Address)
VOC-ED
Vocational Education
USC
United States Code
VOC-REHAB
Vocational Rehabilitation
USDA
United States Department of
Agriculture
VOE
Vocational Occupational
Education
V-22
VPK
Voluntary Prekindergarten
Program
WinSNAP
Windows School Nutrition
Accountable Programs
VR
Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation
WISC-IV
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for
Children/4th Edition
WAGES
Work and Gain Economic SelfSufficiency
WJTA-III
Woodcock Johnson Tests of
Achievement/3rd Edition
WAIS-III
Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scale/3rd Edition
WJTCA-III
Woodcock Johnson Tests of
Cognitive Ability/3rd Edition
WAN
Wide Area Network
WLOTE
World Languages other than
English
WC
Workersʼ Compensation
WCES
Wesley Chapel Elementary
School
WCHS
Wesley Chapel High School
WDIS
Workforce Development
Information System
WRHS
Wiregrass Ranch High School
WWW
World Wide Web
WZES
West Zephyrhills Elementary
School
YFA
Youth and Family Alternatives,
Inc.
WE
Work Experience/Work
Evaluation
ZC
Zephyrhills Compound
WE
Workforce Education
ZCI
Zephyrhills Correctional Institute
WES
Woodland Elementary School
ZHS
Zephyrhills High School
WG
West Garage
WGES
Watergrass Elementary School
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