Glossary of Terms

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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AA - Administrator’s Academy
AACTE - American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
AASA - American Association of School Administrators
AAVIM - American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials
ABE - Adult Basic Education
ACES - Application Claim and Entry System
ACT - American College Testing
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADE - average daily enrollment
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADP - average daily participation
AEWL - Academic Early Warning List
AFR - annual financial report
AFT - American Federation of Teachers
AP - Advanced Placement
APE - Adapted Physical Education
ASBO - Association of School Business Officials
ASCD - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASFSA - American School Food Service Association
AT - Assistive Technology
AVC - area vocational center
AYP - adequate yearly progress

- B -

BD - Behavioral Disorders
BHE - Illinois Board of Higher Education
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
BOCA - Building Officials and Code Administration
BOE - board of education

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CACFP - Child and Adult Care Food Program
CCADE - Council of Chicago Area Deans of Education
CCSSO - Council of Chief State School Officers
CDB - Capital Development Board
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEU - Continuing Education Unit
CFDA - Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CNA - Child Nutrition Act
CNP - Child Nutrition Program
CORD - Center for Occupational Research and Development
CPDU - Continuing Professional Development Unit
CPI-U - Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers
CPPRT - Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax
CPS - Chicago Public Schools
CRE - Coordinated Review Effort
CRP - certificate renewal plan
CSBO - Chief School Business Official
CSHP - Coordinated School Health Program
CSR - class size reduction
CSRD - Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration
CTSO - Career and Technical Student Organizations

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DARE - Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DCEO - Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
DCFS - Department of Children and Family Services
DECA - Distributive Education Clubs of America
DL - distance learning
DOE - Department of Education
DOL - Department of Labor

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EAV - equalized assessed valuation
ECE - early childhood education
ECS - Education Commission of the States
EDGAR - Education Department General Administrative Regulations
EFE - Education for Employment
EFT - electronic fund transfer
EI - Early Intervention
ELL - English Language Learning
EPSDT - early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment
ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
ESEA - Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL - English as a second language
ESY - Extended School Year Services

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FAAS - Financial Assurance and Accountability System
FACS - Family and Consumer Sciences
FACTS - Funding and Child Tracking System
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
FAQ - frequently asked question
FBA- Functional Behavioral Assessment
FBLA - Future Business Leaders of America
FCCLA - Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FEWL - Financial Early Warning List
FOP - Financial Oversight Panel
FP - Financial Profile
FRIS - Financial Reimbursement Information System
FTE - full time equivalent
FWL - Financial Watch List
FY - fiscal year

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GAO - United States General Accounting Office
GASB - Governmental Accounting Standards Board
GED - General Educational Development
GPFS - General Purpose Financial Statements
GSA - General Services Administration

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HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration
HEA - Higher Education Act
HI - Hearing Impaired
H/LS - health/life safety
HOSA - Health Occupations Students of America
HSTW - High Schools That Work
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language

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IAA - Illinois Alternate Assessment
IAC - Illinois Accessibility Code / Illinois Arts Council
IAECT - Illinois Association for Educational Communications & Technology
IAPT - Illinois Association for Pupil Transportation
IASA - Illinois Assoc. of School Administrators / Improving America’s Schools Act
IASB - Illinois Association of School Boards
IASBO - Illinois Association of School Business Officials
IAQ - Indoor Air Quality
IBHE - Illinois Board of High Education
ICCB - Illinois Community College Board
ICE - Illinois Computing Educators
ICEPT - Illinois Consumer Education Proficiency Test
ICR - indirect cost rate
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEA - Illinois Education Association
IEMA - Illinois Emergency Management Agency
IEP - individualized education program
IFAC - Illinois Financial Advisory Committee
IFT - Illinois Federation of Teachers
IHE - institution of higher education
IHSA - Illinois High School Association
ILEARN - Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network
IMAGE - Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in English
IMSA - Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
IOES - Illinois Office of Educational Services
IPA - Illinois Principals Association
IPAM - Illinois Program Accounting Manual
IPCRB - Illinois Purchase Care Review Board
IPTAC - Illinois Pupil Transportation Advisory Committee
IPTIP - Illinois Public Treasurers’ Investment Pool
IRA - International Reading Association
IRC - Illinois Reading Council / Illinois Resource Center
IRFC - Illinois Reading First Center
ISAT - Illinois Standards Achievement Test
ISBE - Illinois State Board of Education
ISC - Intermediate Service Center
ISEL - Illinois Snapshot of Early Literacy
ISFSA - Illinois School Food Service Association
ISIP - Illinois School Improvement Planning Framework
ISIS - Illinois Student Information System
ISLMA - Illinois School Library Media Association
ISS - in-school suspension
ISTA - Illinois State Transportation Association
ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education
ITBS - Iowa Tests of Basic Skills
IVHS - Illinois Virtual High School
IWAS - ISBE Web Application Security System

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JAD - Joint Application Development
JILG - Jobs for Illinois Graduates
JROTC - Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
JTPA - Job Training Partnership Act

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LAN - local area network
LD - Learning Disabled
LEA - local educational agency
LEP - limited English proficiency
LOC - Library of Congress
LRE - least restrictive environment
LPDC - Local Professional Development Committee
LUDA Large-Unit District Association

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NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAESP - National Association of Elementary School Principals
NAEYC - National Association of Education for Young Children
NAPT - National Association of Pupil Transportation
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASBE - National Association of State Boards of Education
NASDSE - National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NASDTEC - National Assoc. of State Directors of Teacher Education & Certification
NASSP - National Association of Secondary School Principals
NASTA - National Association of State Textbook Administrators
NBEA - National Business Education Association
NBPTS - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
NCA - North Central Association
NCATE - National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
NCES - National Center for Education Statistics
NCLB - No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
NCREL - North Central Regional Education Laboratory
NCRVE - National Center for Research in Vocational Education
NCS - National Computer Systems
NEA - National Education Association / National Endowment for the Arts
NEC - National Electric Code
NEH - National Endowment for the Humanities
NETS - National Educational Technology Standards
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
NFSMI - National Food Service Management Institute
NGA - National Gallery of Art / National Governor’s Association
NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOAPPP - National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Prevention
NPS - National Park Service
NRT - norm-referenced test
NSB - National School Breakfast
NSBA - National School Boards Association
NSDC - National Staff Development Council
NSF - National Science Foundation
NSLP - National School Lunch Program
NSTA - National Science Teachers Assoc. / National School Transportation Assoc.

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OEPP - operating expense per pupil
OERI - Office of Educational Research and Improvement
OIG - Office of Inspector General
OMB - U.S. Office of Management and Budget
OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs (US Dept. of Ed.)
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OT - Occupational Therapy

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PBS - positive behavior support / Public Broadcasting Service
PCTC - per capita tuition charge
PDF (.pdf) - Portable Document Format
PH - Physically Handicapped
PPFT - President’s Physical Fitness Test
PSAE - Prairie State Achievement Examination
PSAT - Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
PT - Physical Therapy
PT3 - Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology
PTA - Parent Teacher Association
PTAB - Property Tax Appeal Board
PTELL - Property Tax Extension Limitation Law
PTO - Parent Teacher Organization

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QAIP - Quality Assurance and Improvement Planning

- R -

RCCI - Residential Child Care Institution
REA - Reading Excellence Act
RFC - Regional Financial Consultant
RFP - request for proposal
RFSP - request for sealed proposal
ROE - Regional Offices of Education

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SAHE - state agency for higher education
SAP - Student Assistance Program
SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test
SAT-9 - Stanford Achievement Test – 9th Edition
SBP - School Breakfast Program
SBRR - scientifically based reading research
SCASS - State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards
SEA - state education agency
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
SES - supplemental education services / socio-economic status
SFA - School Finance Authority / School Food Authority
SFSP - Summer Food Service Program
SHPPS - School Health Policy and Programs Study
SIP - School Improvement Plan
SIS - Student Information System
SLF - State Local and Federal Financing for Illinois Public Schools
SLP - Speech-Language Pathologist
SMI - School Meals Initiative
SMP - Special Milk Program
SOS - System of Support
STCB - State Teacher Certification Board
STW - School To Work

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TBE - transitional bilingual education
TBI - traumatic brain injury
TIF - tax increment financing
TLCF - Technology Literacy Challenge Funds
TIMSS - Third International Math and Science Study
TLCF - Technology Literacy Challenge Fund
TPAD - Tech Prep/Associate Degree
TPI - transitional program of instruction

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USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
USDOE - United States Department of Education
USGS - United States Geological Survey

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VI - Visually Impaired

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WAN - wide area network
WECEP - Work Experience and Career Exploration
WIA - Workforce Investment Act
WTW - Welfare to Work