| ABA |
Applied Behavior Analysis |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
| ASL |
American Sign Language |
| BD |
Behavior Disorder |
| BIP |
Behavioral Intervention Plan |
| CAT6 |
California Achievement Test 6 |
| CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
| DB |
Deaf/Blind |
| DD |
Developmental Disability |
| DIS |
Designated Instruction and Services |
| ED |
Emotionally Disturbed |
| ELL |
English Language Learner (previously ESL) |
| ESY |
Extended School Year |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| HI |
Hearing Impaired |
| HOH |
Hard of Hearing |
| ID |
Intellectual Disability (to replace MR) |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 |
| IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
| IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
| ITP |
Individual Transition Plan |
| LD |
Learning Disability |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficient |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
| MDT |
Multi-Disciplinary Team |
| MH |
Multiple Handicapped |
| MR |
Mental Retardation (Soon to be replaced by ID) |
| MS |
Multiple Sclerorsis |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
| NPA |
Nonpublic Agency |
| NPS |
Nonpublic School (private) |
| OAH |
Office of Administrative Hearings |
| OCR |
Office of Civil Rights |
| OCS |
On-Campus Suspension |
| OHI |
Other Health Impaired |
| OI |
Orthopedically Impaired |
| OSERS |
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
| OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
| PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| PTI |
Parent Training and Information Center |
| PWN |
Prior Written Notice |
| RSP |
Resource Specialist Program |
| RTI |
Response to Intervention |
| SEA |
State Education Agency |
| SCC |
Self-contained Classroom |
| SDC |
Special Day Class |
| SDE |
State Department of Education |
| SELPA |
Special Education Local Plan Area |
| SH |
Severely Handicapped |
| SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
| SLI |
Speech/Language Impaired |
| SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
| SST |
Student Study Team |
| STAR |
California’s Standard Testing and Reporting |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
| VI |
Visually Impaired |
