ACRONYMS
ABA =Applied Behavioral Analysis
ADA = American with Disabilities Act
ADD = Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AE = Age Equivalent
AS = Asperger's Syndrome
ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASL = American Sign Language
AT = Assistive Technology
AUT = Autism
BOE = Board of Education
CAPD = Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CBI = Community Based Instruction
CBVI = Community Based Vocational Instruction
CBVT = Community Based Vocational Training
CCRPI= College and Career Readiness Performance Index
COGAT = Cognitive Abilities Test
CP = Cerebral Palsy
CRCT = Criterion-Referenced Competency Test
CTAE = Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education
D/HH = Deaf/Hard of Hearing
DB = Deaf-Blind
DFACS = Department of Family and Children’s Services
DHR = Department of Human Resources
DJJ = Department of Juvenile Justice
DOB = Date of Birth
DOE = Department of Education
EBD = Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
EIP = Early Intervention Program
ELL = English Language Learners
EOCT = End of Course Test
ESOL = English to Speakers of Other Languages
ESY = Extended School Year
EXT = Extended Time
FAPE = Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA = Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA = Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FTE = Full-Time Equivalent
GAA= Georgia Alternative Assessment
GCIMP = Georgia Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process
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GE = Grade Equivalent
GF/CF = Gluten-Free/Casein-Free diet (wheat and dairy)
GHSGT = Georgia High School Graduation Tests
GHSWT = Georgia High School Writing Test
GKIDS= Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills
GLRS = Georgia Learning Resources System
GNETS = Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support
GPA = Grade Point Average
HHB = Hospital Home-bound
HI = Hearing Impaired
ID = Intellectual Disability
IDEA = Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP = Individualized Education Program
IFSP = Individualized Family Service Plan
IQ = Intelligence Quotient
ISS = In School Suspension
ITBS = Iowa Tests of Basic skills
LB = Legally Blind
LD = Learning Disability
LEA = Local Education Agency
LEP = Limited English Proficiency
LRE = Least Restrictive Environment
MIID= Mild Intellectual Disability
MOID = Moderate Intellectual Disability
NCLB = No Child Left Behind
OCD = Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
ODD = Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OHI = Other Health Impairment
OI = Orthopedic Impairment
OSS = Out of School Suspension
OT = Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapist
PARA = Paraprofessional
PDD = Pervasive Developmental Disorder (milder end of the Autism Spectrum)
PDD-NOS = Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified
PID = Profound Intellectual Disability
PT = Physical Therapy or Physical Therapist
PTSD = Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
QBE = Quality Basic Education
RESA = Regional Educational Service Agency
ROM = Range Of Motion
RtI = Response to Intervention
RYDC = Regional Youth Detention Center
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SDD = Severe Developmental Delay (younger children)
SED = Severe Emotional Disturbance
SI = Speech Impairment or Sensory Integration
SID = Severe Intellectual Disability
SLD = Specific Learning Disability
SLP = Speech Language Pathologist
SS = Standard Score
SSA = Social Security Administration
SSD = Social Security Disability
SSDAC = Social Security for the Disabled Adult Child
SSI = Supplemental Security Income
SST = Student Support Team
TBI = Traumatic Brain Injury
VI = Visual Impairment
VR/DOL = Vocational Rehabilitation Program- Georgia Department of Labor
WIC = Women, Infants, and Children
WIA = Workforce Investment Act
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