Special Education Acronyms

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

APE

Adapted Physical Education

AT

Assistive Technology

AU

Autism

BIP

Behavior Intervention Plan

BOSCO

Belton Day-Treatment Program

D/HH

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

ED

Emotional Disturbance

ECSE

Early Childhood Special Education

ELL

English Language Learner

ESL

English as Second Language

ESY

Extended School Year

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

FERPA

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

HI

Hearing Impaired

ID

Intellectual Disability

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP

Individual Education Program

ISP

Individual Services Plan

LD

Learning Disability

LEP

Limited English Proficiency

MTSS

Multi-tiered System of Support

OCR

Office of Civil Rights

OHI

Other Health Impaired

OI

Orthopedic Impairment

O&M

Orientation and Mobility

OSEP

Office of Special Education Programs

OT

Occupational Therapy

Part B

Special Education – School Aged Children

Part C

Special Education – Birth to Two Years Old

PE

Physical Education

PLAAFP

Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

PC

Process Coordinator

PT

Physical Therapy

SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

STAT

Student & Teacher Assistance Team

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

VI

Visual Impairment

YCDD

Young Child with a Developmental Delay