ACRONYMS

An acronym is a shortcut for a string of words that go together. It is usually formed by taking the first letters of the words and capitalizing them. Here are some of the acronyms you are likely to hear in special education and early intervention:

A+ AA ABA ACT Act 51 ADA ADH ADHD/ADD ADR AIDS ASAD AG ALC APERT APR ASD ASL ASPIRE ASQ AT ATRC AV AYP BASC BIP BISS BOE BSP CA CAFAS CAMHD CAP CAPA CAPD CAS CBE CBHSDP CBI CBT CC CCC CCCO CCRO CCSS CD CDPA CDS CFR CIL CIMIP CM CMISB CMP CNA CoP COFA COTA COW CP CPR CSAP CSHNB CSP CSR CSSS CWS DAGS DAP DARE DB DCAB DD DDC DDD DES DHS DI DLT DME DOE DOH DPR DRT DSI DSM/IV DTT DVR E-School EA EBA EBP EBS ECE eCSSS ED EI EIS ELL EO EPSDT ES ESEA ESY ETV EVAL FAPE FBA FELIX FERPA FF FGC FHSD FOL FSC FSP FY GE GED GLC GLO GPA GT HACS HAEYC HAIS HAR HCBS HCFA HCO HCRC HDRC HE'E HEICC HFAA HH HHI HIDA HIDOE HIS HITS HIPAA HIS HIV H-KISS HLIP HQT HRS HSA HSAA HSDB HSSRA HSTA HYCF IAES ID IDEA IDEIA IEP IFSP ILC IPE IPP IQ ISC ISP ISS ITP JROTC JVEF LD/SLD LDAH LEA LEP LPN LRE MAPS MD MF MH MHA MOA MP MRSA MS MST MTP/MP MV NAEP NCLB NEP NICHCY NOS OCD OCISS OCR ODD OHD OD OS OSEP OSERS OT OYS PA PAB PACT PASS PBS PCNC PCS PD PDD PDF PDSP PE PECS PEP PHAO PHN PICL PID P.L. PLAAFP PLEP POMS PPT PREL PSAP PSN PSPP PSSAS PT PTA/PTO/PTSA PTI PTSD PTT PWN QA QExA QUEST REACH RFP RN RT RTI RTTT SASA SAT SBAS SBBH SBE SBRC SBS SBSR SCC SCHIP SD SDRT SE SEA SEAC SEBD SECOH SEPS SES SES SESAT SEVR SI SID SIG SIP SIS SLD SLEP SLO SLP SpEd SPIN SPP SQS SRS SSA SSC SSDI SSI SSIS SST SSW ST STEM STS STWO SUPT SY TA TANF TBI TDI TTY TS UHM UIPA USDOE VCO VD VP WD WIC WISC WRRC WSF WWW 504 619 Coordinators

After-School Plus Program Alternate Assessment Applied Behavior Analysis Autism Consulting Teacher Reinventing Education Act of 2004 Americans with Disabilities Act Adult Day Health Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder Alternative Dispute Resolution Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Aloha State Association of the Deaf Attorney General Alternative Learning Center Adapted Physical Education Resource Teacher Annual Performance Report Autism Spectrum Disorders American Sign Language Accelerating Successful Performance in Regular Education Ages and Stages Questionnaire Assistive Technology Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii Audio Visual Adequate Yearly Progress Behavior Assessment System for Children Behavior Intervention Plan Behavioral Instructional Support Services Board of Education Behavior Support Plan Communication Aide Child & Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division (DOH) Corrective Action Plan Content Area Performance Assessment Central Auditory Processing Disorder Complex Area Superintendent Competency-Based Education Competency-Based High School Diploma Program (Adult Education) Community Based Instruction Cognitive Behavior Therapy Care Coordinator Community Children's Council Community Children's Council Office College & Career Readiness Office Common Core State Standards Conduct Disorder Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (DDD) Center on Disability Studies Code of Federal Regulations Center for Independent Living Continuous Integrated Monitoring & Improvement Process Case Manager Case Management & Information Services Branch (DOH) Complaints Management Program (DOE) Certified Nurses Aide Community of Practice Compact of Free Association Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Committee on Weights Cerebral Palsy Cardio-Pulmonary Resusitation Comprehensive School Alienation Program Children With Special Health Needs Branch (DOH) Coordinated Service Plan Coordinated Services Review/Comprehensive School Reform Comprehensive Student Support System Child Welfare Services Department of Accounting & General Services Developmentally Appropriate Practices Drug Abuse Resistance Education Deaf/Blindness Disability & Communication Access Board Developmental Disabilities or Developmental Delay Developmental Disabilities Council Developmental Disabilities Division (DOH) District Educational Specialist Department of Human Services Direct Instruction Distance Learning Instruction Durable Medical Equipment Department of Education Department of Health Department of Parks and Recreation (City & County) District Resource Teacher Data for School Improvement Diagnostic Statistical Manual (Fourth Edition) Discrete Trial Training Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DHS) Electronic School Educational Assistant Emotional Behavioral Assessment Evidence Based Practices Evidence Based Services Early Childhood Education Electronic Comprehensive Student Support System Emotional Disability Early Intervention Early Intervention Section English Language Learner Educational Officer Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Educational Specialist Elementary & Secondary Education Act Extended School Year Educational Television Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education Functional Behavioral Assessment Felix vs. Cayetano Consent Decree Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 Furlough Friday Family Guidance Center (CAMHD) Family Health Services Division Focus On Learning (School Accreditation) Fully Self Contained (Placement) Family-School Partnerships Fiscal Year Geographic Exception General Educational Development (Test) Grade Level Chairperson General Learner Outcomes Grade Point Average Gifted and Talented Hawaii Association of Charter Schools Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children Hawaii Association of Independent Schools Hawaii Administrative Rules Home and Community-Based Services Health Care Financing Administration Homeless Concerns Office Hawaii Civil Rights Commission Hawaii Disability Rights Center Hui for Excellence in Education Hawaii Early Intervention Coordinating Council Hawaii Families As Allies Hard of Hearing Home/Hospital Instruction Hawaii International Dyslexia Association Hawaii Department of Education Hawaii Interpreting Services Hawaii Interactive Television System Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (DHS) Hawaii Interpreting Services Human Immunodeficiency Virus Hawaii Keiki Information Service System Hawaii Language Immersion Program Highly Qualified Teacher Hawaii Revised Statutes Hawaii State Assessment Hawaii State Alternate Assessment Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind Hawaii State School Readiness Assessment Hawaii State Teachers Association Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility Interim Alternative Educational Setting Intellectual Disability Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 Individualized Education Program Individualized Family Support Plan Intensive Learning Center Individual Plan for Employment (Voc Rehab) Individually Prescribed Program Intelligence Quotient Integrated Self Contained (Placement) Individualized Service/Support Plan In-School Suspension Individualized Transition Plan Junior Reserve Office Training Corps Joint Venture Education Forum (Military/Schools Partnership Program) Learning Disability/Specific Learning Disability Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii Local Education Agency Limited English Proficiency Licensed Practical Nurse Least Restrictive Environment McGill Action Planning System Muscular Dystrophy /Multiple Disability Medically Fragile Mental Health Mental Health America Memorandum of Agreement Modification Plan (Section 504) Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Multiple Sclerosis Multi-Systemic Therapy Master Treatment Plan/Master Plan (for mental health) McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act National Assessment of Educational Progress No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Non-English Proficient National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities Not Otherwise Specified Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Office of Curriculum, Instruction & Student Support Office of Civil Rights Oppositional Defiant Disorder Other Health Disability Orthopedic Disability Occupational Skills Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. DOE) Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services (U.S. DOE) Occupational Therapy Office of Youth Services Personal Assistant Personal Assistance Habilitation Parents and Children Together Plan to Achieve Self Sufficiency Positive Behavioral Supports Parent Community Networking Center Public Charter Schools Professional Development Pervasive Developmental Disorder Portable Document File Pre-School Development Screening Program Physical Education Picture Exchange Communication System Peer Education Program Public Health Administrative Officer Public Health Nursing Partnerships in Community Living Program (DDD) Partnerships in Development Foundation Public Law Present Levels of Academic Achievement & Functional Performance Present Levels of Educational Performance Pre-School Outcomes Measurement System Para Professional Tutor Pacific Resources for Education & Learning Primary School Adjustment Program Procedural Safeguards Notice Private School Participation Project Program & Services for Secondary Alienated/At-Risk Students Physical Therapy Parent-Teacher-Student Organization/Association Parent Training Information Center Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Part-time Temporary Teacher Prior Written Notice Quality Assurance QUEST Expanded Access Quality Care, Universal Access, Efficient Utilization, Stabilize Cost, Transformation (DHS Medical Insurance) Reinventing Education Act for the Children of Hawaii (2004) Request for Proposal Registered Nurse Resource Teacher Response to Intervention Race To the Top School Administrative Services Assistant Stanford Achievement Test/Scholastic Assessment Test Smarter Balanced Assessment System School-Based Behavioral Health Standards-Based Education Standards-Based Report Card School-Based Services School-Based Services Review School Community Council State Children’s Health Insurance Program Speech/Language Disability Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test Supported Employment State Education Agency Special Education Advisory Council Support for Emotional & Behavioral Development (CAMHD) Supporting Exceptional Citizens of Hawaii Senior Exit Plans Survey Special Education Section Supplemental Educational Services Stanford Early School Achievement Test Special Education Vocational Rehabilitation (Program) Sensory Integration Standards Implementation Design State Improvement Grant Strategic Implementation Plan Student Information Services/Systems Specific Learning Disability Students of Limited English Proficiency School-Wide Learner Outcomes Speech Language Pathologist Special Education Special Parent Information Network State Performance Plan School Quality Survey School Renewal Specialist Social Security Administration Student Services Coordinator Supplemental Security Disability Insurance Supplemental Security Income Safe School Information System Student Support Team School Social Worker Service Testing/Skills Trainers Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Speech to Speech (Relay Services) School-to-Work Opportunities Superintendent School Year Technical Assistance Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Traumatic Brain Injury Temporary Disability Insurance Teletypewriter Tourette Syndrome University of Hawaii at Manoa Uniform Information Practices Act United States Department of Education Voice Carry Over Visual Disability Vice Principal Waiver Day Women, Infants & Children (Nutritional Program) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Western Regional Resource Centers Weighted Student Formula World Wide Web Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975 District Coordinators for Preschool Special Education