Common Acronyms in Special Education

ADA

Americans with Disabilities

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

IEE

Independent Education Evaluation

LEA

Local Educational Agency

Sea

State Educational Agency

KRS

Kentucky Revised Statutes

KAR

Kentucky Administrative Regulation

IEP

Individual Education Program

IFSP

Individualized Family Service Plan

BIP

Behavior Intervention Plan

FBA

Functional Behavioral Assessment

SDI

Specially Designed Instruction

PLEP

Present Level of Performance

O&M

Orientation & Mobility

CEP

Certified Evaluation Plan/Community Eligibility Provision

IGP

Individual Graduation Plan

CCR

College/Career Ready

SLD

Specific Learning Disability

EBD

Emotional Behavioral Disability

MMD

Mild Mental Disability

FMD

Functional Mental Disability

MD

Multiple Disability

OHI

Other Health Impairment

AU

Autism

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ODD

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

TBI

Traumatic Brain Ingury

SLI

Speech and Language Impairment

HI

Hearing Impairment

VI

Visual Impairment

D/B

Deaf/Blind

RTI

Response to Intervention

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

AT

Assistive Technology

ESS

Extended Schools Services

CBI

Community Based Instruction

FRYSC

Family Resource Youth Service Center

KYMTSS

Kentucky Multi-Tiered System of Supports

ACEs

Adverse Childhood Experiences

P&A

Protection and Advocacy

DOSE

Director of Special Education

DPP

Director of Pupil Personnel

SLP

Speech and Language Pathologist

PT

Physical Therapy/Therapist

OT

Occupational Therapy/Therapist

ARC

Addmissions and Release Committee

SBDM

School Based Decision Making

KSA

Kentucky Summative Assessment

PLDs

Performance Level Descriptors

AP

Advanced Placement

CCR

College/Career Ready

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

IC

Infinite Campus

IQ

Intelligence Quotient

SEEK

Support Educational Excellence in Kentucky

KDE

Kentucky Department of Education

KSB

Kentucky Schools for the Blind

KSD

Kentucky School for the Deaf

GT

Gifted & Talented

CTE

Career & Technical Education

EL

English Learners

EPSB

Educational Professional Standards Board

ESY

Extended School Year