Special Education Facts

AAC / AT - Augmented Communication / Assistive Technology

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis

ADA - Americans with Disability Act

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASL - American Sign Language

AYP - Annual Yearly Progress

BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan

BOE - Board of Education

CP - Cerebral Palsy

DB - Deaf-Blind

DS - Down Syndrome

ECSE - Early Childhood Special Education

ED - Emotional Disturbed

EI - Early Intervention

ELL - English Language Learner

ESY - Extended School Year

FAPE - Free and Appropriate Public Education

FBA - Functional Behavior Assessment

GE - General Education

GT - Gifted and Talented

HI - Hearing Impaired

IA - Instructional Assistant

ID - Intellectual Disability

​IEP - Individual Education Plan. A legal document created by the school and parents for a student who needs special education services.

LD - Learning Disability

LRE - Least Restrictive Environment

MD - Muscular Dystrophy

MD - Multiple Disabilities

PLAAFP - Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

FERPA - Federal Education Rights Privacy Act

OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

ODD - Oppositional Defiance Disorder

OHI - Other Health Impairment

OI - Orthopedic Impairment

O & M - Orientation and Mobility Services

OT - Occupational Therapy

PBS - Positive Behavior Supports

PD - Physical Disability

PP - Paraprofessional

PWN - Prior Written Notice

RS - Related Services

SB - Spina Bifida

Section 504 - A plan that details specific accessibility requirements for students with a disability who do not qualify for an IEP.​

SLD - Specific Learning Disability

SLP - Speech/Language Pathology

TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury

TS - Tourette Syndrome

VI - Visual Impairment​