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Terminology |
Department |
Contact Person/Site |
Contact Number |
| AAT – Advanced Academic Training | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| ABA – Applied Behavior Analysis (Autism) | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| ABR – Applied Behavior Analysis | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| ADA – Average Daily Attendance | CO | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| AEP – Alternative Education Program (now known as DAEP) | C&I | Cotton Wade | 903-891-6545 |
| ARD – Admission, Review, Dismissal | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| ASHA – American Speech and Hearing Association | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| AT – Assistive Technology | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| AT – Auditory Training | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| Autism | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| BAC – Behavior Adjustment Class | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| BD – Behavior Disordered | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| Bilingual | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| BIP – Behavior Intervention Plan | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| BMP – Behavior Management Plan | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| CBVI/CBI – Community Based Vocational Instruction | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| CCC – Certificate of Clinical Competence (SLP) | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| CD – Conduct Disorder | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| CEC – Council for Exceptional Children | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| CEU – Continuing Education Units | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| CFR – Code of Federal Regulations | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| CHIP – Children’s Health Insurance Program | CO | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| CLASS – Comprehensive Learner Adaptive Scope & Sequence | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| CPS – Children Protective Services | CO | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| CRT – Criterion-referenced Test | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| DB – Deaf Blind | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| DD – Developmentally Delayed | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| DAEP – Disciplinary Alternative Education Program | C&I | Cotton Wade | 903-891-6545 |
| DEC – District Effectiveness and Compliance | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| DOE – Department of Education | CO – Superintendent | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| Dyslexia | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| ECI – Early Childhood Intervention | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| ED – Emotionally Disturbed | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| ELL – English Language Learners (same as ESL) | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| EOC – End-of-Course Exams | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| ESC – Education Service Center | Region 10 | Richardson, TX | 972-348-1700 |
| ESL – English Speakers of Other Languages | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| ESL – English as a Second Language (same as ELL) | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| ESY – Extended School Year | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| ExCET – Exam for Certification of Educators in Texas | HR | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| FAE – Fetal Alcohol Effects | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| FERPA – Family Educational Rights of Privacy Act | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| FIE – Full Individual Evaluation | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| FTE – Full-time Equivalency | HR | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| FVE – Functional Vision Evaluation | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| GED – General Education Development | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| GT – Gifted and Talented (Challenge Program) | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| HB – Homebound | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| HLS – Home Language Survey | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| ICD – Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| IEE – Independent Educational Evaluation | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| IEP – Individualized Education Plan | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| IFSP – Individual Family Service Plan | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| ILT – Instructional Leadership Training | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| IQ – Intelligence Quotient | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| ISS – In-School Suspension | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| ITP – Individual Transition Plan | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| JJAEP – Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program | C&I | Cotton Wade | 903-891-6545 |
| LD – Learning Disabled | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| LDAA – Locally Developed Alternative Assessment | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| LEA – Local Education Agency | CO -Superintendent | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| LEP – Limited English Proficient | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| LPAC – Language Proficiency Assessment Committee | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| LSSP – Licensed Specialist in School Psychology | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| MH – Multi-Handicapped | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| MHMR – Mental Health Mental Retardation | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| MOU – Memo of Understanding | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| MR – Mental Retardation | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| NCEC – Non-Categorical Early Childhood | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| NRT – Norm-Referenced Test | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| O & M – Orientation and Mobility (VI issues) | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| OCR – Office of Civil Rights | CO - Superintendent | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| ODD – Oppositional Defiant Disorder | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| OH – Orthopedically Handicapped | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| OHI – Other Health Impaired | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| OSEP – Office of Special Education Programs | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| OSERS – Office of Special Education and Rehab Services | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| OT – Occupational Therapy | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| PAARD – Pre-Assessment Annual, Review and Dismissal Mtg. | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| PAS/DAS – Program Analysis System/Data Analysis (DEC) | Special Programs | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| PDAS – Professional Development and Appraisal System | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| PDD – Pervasive Developmental Disorders | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| PEIMS – Public Education Information Management System | CO | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| PPCD – Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| PT – Physical Therapy | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| RDSPD – Regional Day School Program for the Deaf | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| RPTE – Reading Proficiency Tests in English | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| SAR – Superintendent’s Annual Reports | CO - Superintendent | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| SAS – Standard Application System | CO – Business Office | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| SBEC – School Board for Educator Certification | HR | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| SBOE – State Board of Education | HR | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| SDAA – State Developed Alternative Assessment | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| SEA – State Education Agency | CO | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| SED – Severely/Seriously Emotionally Disturbed | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| SHARS – School Health and Related Services | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| SI – Speech Impaired | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| SLP – Speech/Language Pathologist (therapist) | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| Speech Therapy | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| SSI – Supplemental Security Income | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| TAAS – Texas Assessment of Academic Skills | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| TAC – Texas Administrative Code | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| TAKS – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| TASP – Texas Academic Skills Program | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| TBSI | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| TCB – Texas Commission for the Blind | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| TEA – Texas Education Agency | CO - Superintendent | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| TEC – Texas Education Code | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| TEDA – Texas Educational Diagnosticians Association | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| TEKS – Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills | C&I | C&I | 903-891-6421 |
| TLI – Texas Learning Index | C&I | C&I | 903-891-6421 |
| TRC – Texas Rehabilitation Commission | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| TRS – Teacher Retirement System | HR | Central Office | 903-891-6400 |
| TSBVI – Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| TSD – Texas School for the Deaf | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| TSHA – Texas Speech and Hearing Language Association | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| TSII – Texas School Improvement Initiative | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| TTSA – Texas Teacher Appraisal System | C&I | Central Office | 903-891-6421 |
| TYC – Texas Youth Commission | C&I | Central Office | |
| VAC – Vocational Adjustment Class/Coordinator | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| VEH – Vocational Education for the Handicapped | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| VI – Vision Impairment | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |
| VMI – Developmental test of Visual-Motor Integration | Special Education | Administrative Annex | 903-891-6439 |