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Acronyms in Education |
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Terms used frequently at school
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Common Acronyms
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ABE |
Adult Basic Education |
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ACT |
American College Test |
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AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
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AIP |
Academic Improvement Plan |
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ASAP |
After School Achievement Program |
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AYP |
Adequate Yearly Progress - part of term used in NCLB |
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BOSI |
Bureau of School Improvement |
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CLS |
Classroom Learning System |
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CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
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CRISS |
Creating Independence through Student owned
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CTB |
Competency Testing Battery |
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Dashboards |
Various Data Statistics for a School |
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DOE |
Department of Education |
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DPS |
Division of Public Schools |
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EH |
Emotionally Handicapped |
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EETF |
Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (lottery) |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
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EMG |
Education Management Group (Distance Learning) |
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EMH |
Educable Mentally Handicapped |
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ESE |
Exceptional Student Education |
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ESOL |
English Speakers of Other Languages |
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Economically Disadvantaged - - Eligible for free or reduced price lunch |
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FAPE |
Florida Partners in Education (coordination of
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FAPE |
Free and Appropriate Public Education |
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FCAT |
Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test |
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FDLRS |
Florida Diagnostic Learning Resources System |
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FEFP |
Florida Education Finance Program |
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FIRN |
Florida Information Resource Network |
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FSBA |
Florida School Board Association |
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FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
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FTP |
Florida Teachers Profession |
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HI |
Hearing Impaired |
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HSCT |
High School Competency Test |
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IEP |
Individual Education Plan (ESE) |
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IMB |
Instructional Material Budget |
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LEP |
Limited English Proficiency |
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MSAP |
Model School Achievement Program |
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NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
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OSI |
Office of School Improvement |
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PDSA |
Plan-Do-Study-Act |
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SAC |
School Advisory Council |
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SAM |
Student Assisted Model |
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SAT |
Stanford Achievement Test |
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SED |
Severely Emotionally Disturbed |
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SAI |
Supplemental Academic Instruction |
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SIB |
School Improvement Budget |
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SIP |
School Improvement Program |
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SIT |
School Improvement Team |
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SPAR |
School Public Accountability Report |
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SITE |
Site Based Management Team |
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SIRC |
School Improvement Resource Center |
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SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
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SLI |
Speech & Language Impaired |
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STW |
School to Work |
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SWD |
Students with Disabilities |
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TMH |
Trainable Mentally Handicapped |
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VI |
Visually Impaired |
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WIC |
Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants &
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