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Acronyms in
Special Education AA Area Agency (for Developmental Services) AAC Alternative Augmentative Communication AAMR American Association on Mental Retardation ABS Adaptive Behavior Scale ADD Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADL Activities of Daily Living AE Age Equivalent AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIT Auditory Integration Training AMI APE Adaptive Physical Education APEX Achievement for Dropout Prevention ARC Association for Retarded Citizens ARCH Assistance with Respite Care in the Home ASA Autism
Society of APE Adapted Physical Education APR Annual Performance Report (for the State) ARC Association for Retarded Citizens ASHA American Speech, Language, & Hearing Association ASL American Sign Language AT Assistive Technology AU Autistic AYP Adequate Yearly Progress BD Behavior Disorder BIP Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) BIP Behavioral Intervention Plan BSLI Best Schools Leadership Initiative (BSLI) BSMS Bureau of Special Medical Services CA Chronological Age CAPD Central Auditory Processing Disorder CEC Council for Exceptional Children CF Cystic Fibrosis CFR Code of Federal Regulations CHADD Children with Attention Deficit Disorders CHINS Children in Need of Services CIMP Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Process CMHC Community Mental Health Centers COGAT Cognitive Abilities Test CP Cerebral Palsy CRM Center for Resource Management CWPT Class wide Peer Tutoring DAS Differential Abilities Scales DB Deaf/Blind DCYF Division of Children, Youth and Families DD Developmental Disabilities DD Developmental Delay (in NH, ages birth through 9) DDC Developmental Disabilities Council DDS Division of Developmental Services DDTC Developmental
DESE Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DF Deaf DFS Division of Family Services DHHS Department of Health and Human Services DINI Districts In Need of Improvement DMH Department of Mental Health DOC Department of Corrections DOE Department of Education DP Diagnostic Placement DP Due Process DRC DS Down syndrome ED Emotional Disturbance EDGAR Education Department General Administration Regulations EH Emotional Handicap EI Early Intervention EIN Early Intervention Network ELL English Language Learner ERIC Educational
ESL English as a Second Language ESY Extended School Year EYP Extended Year Program FAPE Free and Appropriate Public Education FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome FBA Functional Behavior Analysis or Functional Behavioral Assessment FCESS Family Centered Early Supports and Services FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FRC Family Resource Connection GATES Gifted and Talented Evaluation Scales GLE Grade Level Expectations GSILF Granite State Independent Living Foundation GT Gifted/Talented HI Hearing Impairment ICC Interagency Coordination Council IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement IDEIA 04 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 IEE Independent Educational Evaluation IEP Individualized Education Plan IFSP Individualized Family Support Plan IOD Institute on Disability IQ Intelligence Quotient ISP Individualized Service Plan ITP Individualized Transition Plan IWRP Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan JPPO Juvenile Probation and Parole Officer JQIP Joint Quality Improvement Plan (JQIP) LD Learning Disability LDA Learning
Disabilities Association of LEA Local Education Agency LEP Limited English Proficiency LRE Least Restrictive Environment MA Mental Age MD Muscular Dystrophy MICE Multi-sensory Intervention through Consultation and Education MR Mental Retardation NAMI National
NCLB No Child Left Behind NCSEAM NEAP National Assessment of Educational Progress NECAP NERRC North Eastern NF Neuro Fibrosis NHDOE New Hampshire Department of Education NHEIAP NH Educational Improvement and Assessment Program NHSES NORD National Organization for Rare Disorders NVLD NLD Nonverbal Learning Disability OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCR Office of Civil Rights ODD Oppositional Defiant Disorder OHI Other Health Impairment OMB Office of Management and Budget OPG Office of Public Guardian OSEP Office of Special Education Programs OT Occupational Therapy PASS Plan for Achieving Self Support (Sufficiency) PBIS Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports PCG Public Consultant Group PDD Pervasive Developmental Disorder NOS Pervasive Developmental Disorder, not Otherwise Specified PIC PL Public Law PT Physical Therapy PTAN PTI Parent
Training and PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PWN Prior Written
Notice QUILT Quality Improvement Linking Together RAD Reactive Attachment Disorder REI Regular Education Initiative RSA Revised Statues Annotated SAC State Advisory Committee SAIF Specialist in the Assessment of Intellectual Functioning SASID State Assigned Student Identification SAU
School Administrative 504 Section 504 (C.F.R. 104) of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 SED Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (no longer in common use) SI Sensory Integration SIG State Improvement Grant SINI Schools In Need of Improvement SIS Shaken Infant Syndrome SLD Specific Learning Disability SLP Speech and Language Pathologist SLS Speech and Language Specialist SPEDIS Special Education Information System SPP SPP Surrogate Parent Program SPP State Performance Plan SS Scaled Score SS Standard Score SSDI Social Security Disability Income SSI Supplemental Security Income TAAS Test of Auditory Analysis Skills TALS Test of Awareness of Language Segments TANF Temporary Assistance to Needy Families TBI Traumatic Brain Injury TMH Trainable Mentally Handicapped TTD/TTY Teletypewriting device VA Volunteer Advocate (Trained & certified by PIC) VR Vocational Rehabilitation WAIS Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale WISC Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children WPN Written Prior Notice WPPSI YDC |