Early Childhood Acronyms A partial list of federal, state, and local acronyms developed by the Montana Early Childhood Partnership for Professional Development. Acronym A‐ AAA AAC ABA AAP ACA ABR ACF ADA ADD ADHD AI‐ANPB ALD AOTA APR APTA ARC ARD ARM ASD ASHA ASL ASQ & ASQ‐SE AT AUD AVT AVI A/V B‐ BB BBAC BIE BI/BI BBER BIR BEST BAS C‐ CCC CACFP CADRE CAP Name American Academy of Audiology Augmentative & Alternative Communication Applied Behavior Analysis American Academy of Pediatrics Affordable Care Act Auditory Brainstem Response Administration for Children & Families American with Disabilities Act Attention Deficit Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder American Indian‐Alaskan Native Program Branch (Head Start) Assistive Listening Device American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Performance Report American Physical Therapy Association Attachment Self‐Regulation & Competency Admission Review and Dismissal Administrative Rules of Montana Autism Spectrum Disorder American Speech‐Language‐Hearing Association American Sign Language Ages and Stages Questionnaire & Ages and Stages Questionnaire‐Social Emotional Assistive Technology Audiology Auditory Verbal Training Auditory Verbal International Auditory Verbal Therapy Best Beginnings Best Beginnings Advisory Council (Montana) Bureau of Indian Education Bilingual‐Bicultural Bureau of Business & Economic Research (University of MT, Kids Count housed in BBER) Behavior Incident Report Bringing Early Success To Providers (a Montana child care training) Business Administration Scale (Family Child Care) Certified in Clinical Competence Child & Adult Care Food Program Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education Community Action Program 1 Updated: 09/23/13 Early Childhood Acronyms A partial list of federal, state, and local acronyms developed by the Montana Early Childhood Partnership for Professional Development. CAPS CAPTA CAW CCA CCDBG CCUBS CDBG CCR&R CCDF CDF CDA CDC CDC CEC CELL CLASS CM CMS CoP COPSSE CPRC CQI CSED CSEFEL CSHCN CSPD CTF CEDAR D‐ DAC DAP DD DDP DEC DEAP DIBELS DLL DHHS DPHHS E‐ EC ECC ECCS ECE Child & Adult Protective Services Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Childhood Autism Waiver Child Care Aware (child care resource) Child Care Development Block Grant (same as CCDF—see below) Child Care Under the Big Sky (MT early care & education child care computer system) Community Development Block Grant Child Care Resource & Referral Child Care Development Fund Children’s Defense fund Child Development Associate Credential Center for Disease Control Child Development Center ( Headquartered in Missoula) Council for Exceptional Children Center for Early Literacy Learning Classroom Assessment Scoring System Case Management Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Community of Practice Center on Personal Studies in Special Education Community Parent Resource Centers Continuous Quality Improvement Child Support Enforcement Division Center on the Social Emotional Foundations of Early Learning (no longer funded) Children with Special Health Care Needs Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Children’s Trust Fund Collaboration for Effective Education Accountability and Reform Data Accountability Center Developmentally Appropriate Practice Developmental Delay or Developmental Disability Developmental Disability Program (Montana) Division of Early Childhood (of the CEC) Developmental Educational Assistance Program (Montana) Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills Dual Language Learners Department of Health and Human Services (US) Department of Public Health and Human Services (Montana) Early Childhood Early Childhood Coalition Early Childhood Comprehensive System Early Childhood Education 2 Updated: 09/23/13 Early Childhood Acronyms A partial list of federal, state, and local acronyms developed by the Montana Early Childhood Partnership for Professional Development. ECI ECLKC ECPPD EC PSC ECERS‐R ECP ECO ECSB ECSE ECTA EDGAR EHDI EHS EHS CCP EI ELE ELL ELLCO ELO EP EPSDT ER ERIC ERF ESEA F‐ FAE FAPE FAS FBA FCCERS‐R FERPA FFN FSS FSSAC FWP G‐ GATE GRPA GSEG H‐ HHS HIPAA Early Childhood Intervention Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center Early Childhood Partnership for Professional Development (Montana) Early Childhood Permissive Special Competency (Montana) Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale‐Revised The Early Childhood Project (Montana State University) Early Childhood Outcomes Early Childhood Services Bureau ( DPHHS Montana) Early Childhood Special Education Early Childhood Technical Assistance Education Department General Administrative Regulations Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Early Head Start Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Early Intervention Essential Learning Expectation English Language Learners Early Literacy & Language Classroom Observation Extra Learning Opportunity Evaluation Plan Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment Evaluation Report Educational Resource Information Center Early Reading First Elementary & Secondary Education Act Fetal Alcohol Effect Free Appropriate Public Education Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Functional Behavioral Assessment Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale‐R Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Family, Friend and Neighbor Care Family Support Specialist Family Support Service Advisory Council (Montana) Fish Wildlife & Parks (Montana) Gifted & Talented Education Government Performance & Results Act General Supervision Education Grant US Department of Health & Human Services Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act 3 Updated: 09/23/13 Early Childhood Acronyms A partial list of federal, state, and local acronyms developed by the Montana Early Childhood Partnership for Professional Development. HELP HI HMK HRDC HSSCO I‐ ICC ITERS‐R IDEA IEP IERS IES IFSP IHE IEFA IHS ISC L‐ LAP LAUNCH LEA LICC LRE LCP/LCI M‐ MAC MAEP MAEP MBI MCE MCCR&R MCCS MCD MCDC MCEC MCH MECAP MEISR MIECHV MM MOU MPDG MPRRC Hawaii Early Learning Profile Hearing Impaired Healthy Montana Kids Human Resource Development Council Head Start State Collaboration Office Interagency Coordinating Council (Montana) Infant/Toddler Environmental Rating Scale‐Revised Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act Individual Education Plan Institute for Educational Research & Service Institute of Educational Services Individualized Family Service Plan Institution of Higher Education Indian Education for All (MT Office of Public Instruction) Indian Health Service Individual Support Coordinator Learning Accomplishment Profile Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health Local Education Agency Local Interagency Coordinating Council Least Restrictive Environment Legally Certified Provider/Legally Certified In‐home Provider ( Child Care—Montana) Montana Advocates for Children Montana Adaptive Equipment Program Montana Autism Education Project Montana Behavior Initiative Manual Codes for English Montana Child Care Resource & Referral Network Montana Common Core Standards Montana Council on Disabilities Montana Community Development Corporation Montana Council for Exceptional Children Maternal & Child Health Montana Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program Measurement of Engagement, Independence, & Social Relationships Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Montana Milestones (Part C Early Intervention) Memorandum of Understanding Montana Preschool Development Grant Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center 4 Updated: 09/23/13 Early Childhood Acronyms A partial list of federal, state, and local acronyms developed by the Montana Early Childhood Partnership for Professional Development. MSDB MSHA MSIP MSRRC MSRP MtAEYC MCCA MTHSA MTPEL MT PIRC MT CTF MTSS N‐ NAEYC NAECS/SDE NAFCC NASBE NCLB NCRECE NCRRC NCECDTL NECTAC NECTC NEILS NERRC NHSA NICHCY NICU NIH NPDCI NPRM O‐ OAE OERI OHS OMB OPA OPI OSEP OSERS OT P‐ P21 Montana School for the Deaf and Blind Montana Speech & Hearing Association Monitoring & State Improvement Planning of OSEP (Office of Special Education Programs) Mid‐South Regional Resource Center Montana Striving Readers Project Montana Association for the Education of Young Children Montana Child Care Association Montana Head Start Association Montana Partnership for Early Literacy Montana Parent Information and Resource Center Montana Children’s Trust Fund Multi‐tiered System of Support National Association for the Education of Young Children National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education National Association of Family Child Care National Association of State Boards of Education No Child Left Behind National Center for Research in Early Childhood Education North Central Regional Resource Center National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching & Learning (Head Start & Child Care) National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center National Early Childhood Transition Center National Early Childhood Intervention Longitudinal Study Northeast Regional Resource Center National Head Start Association National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities Neonatal Intensive Care Unit National Institute of Health National Professional Development Center on Inclusion Notice of Proposed Rule Making Otoacoustic Emissions Office of Educational Research and Improvement Office of Head Start Office of Management and Budget Office of Public Assistance Office of Public Instruction (Montana) Office of Special Education Programs Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services Occupational Therapy Partnership for 21st Century 5 Updated: 09/23/13 Early Childhood Acronyms A partial list of federal, state, and local acronyms developed by the Montana Early Childhood Partnership for Professional Development. PAS PACER PART PAT PBS PBIS PDD‐NOS PECS PEELS PERPS PHI PIR PLUK Project REAL PRT PT PTI Q‐ QAD QLC QRIS R‐ R & R RBA RBI RBEI RFP RtI RTT‐ELC S‐ SAM SEE SHHH SLP SNAP SOC SPED SRT SSHSI STARS T‐ T/TA TA TBI TACSEI Program Administration Scale (Child Care Center) Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights Program Assessment Rating Tool Parents as Teachers Positive Behavioral Supports Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Pervasive Developmental Delay‐Not Otherwise Specified Picture Exchange Communication System Pre‐elementary Education Longitudinal Study Professional Educator Preparation Program Standards Personal Health Information Program Information Report (Head Start data) Parents Lets Unite for Kids Project Responsive Education for All Learners Pivotal Response Training Physical Therapy Parent Training and Information Centers Quality Assurance Division (Montana) Quality Life Concepts (Montana) Quality Rating Improvement System Resource and Referral (Child Care Resource & Referral) Results Based Accountability Routines‐Based Interview Routines‐Based Early Intervention Request for Proposal Response to Intervention Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant School Administrators of Montana Signing Exact English Self Help for Hard of Hearing People Speech Language Pathologist Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Systems of Care Special Education Speech Reception Threshold Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Best Beginnings STARS to Quality (Montana child care quality improvement system) Training and Technical Assistance Technical Assistance Traumatic Brain Injury Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Interventions 6 Updated: 09/23/13 Early Childhood Acronyms A partial list of federal, state, and local acronyms developed by the Montana Early Childhood Partnership for Professional Development. TANF TC TDD TOD TSA TQRIS U‐ USDA ‐V‐ VRA W‐ WIC WEEL Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Total Communication Telecommunication Device for the Deaf Teacher of the Deaf The Sponsor Agency Tiered Quality Rating Improvement System United States Department of Agriculture Visual Reinforcement Audiometry Women, Infants & Children Working for Equality and Economic Liberation 7 Updated: 09/23/13