| ACR |
Annual Case Review |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity |
| APE |
Adaptive Physical Education |
| ASK |
About Special Kids |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| AUT or ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| AYP |
Adequate Yearly Progress |
| BIP |
Behavioral Intervention Plan |
| BLV |
Blind or Low Vision |
| BDDS |
Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services |
| CA |
Chronological Age |
| CAP |
Corrective Action Plan |
| CBI |
Community Based Instruction |
| CCC |
Case Conference Committee |
| CEL |
Center for Exceptional Learners |
| CIFMS or CIMS |
Continuous Improvement Focused Monitoring System |
| CODA |
Computerized Data Project |
| COTA |
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
| CPI |
Crisis Prevention Intervention |
| CSPD |
Comprehensive System of Personnel Development |
| DD |
Developmentally Disabled |
| DOC |
Department of Correction |
| DSI |
Dual Sensory Impairment |
| ED |
Emotional Disability |
| EI |
Educational Interpreter |
| ELL |
English Language Learners |
| ESY |
Extended School Year |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| GEI |
General Education Interventions |
| GQE |
Graduation Qualifying Examination |
| HOUSSE |
High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation |
| HQT |
Highly Qualified Teachers |
| ICAN |
Individualized Classroom Accountability Network |
| ICASE |
Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Plan |
| IHO |
Independent Hearing Officer |
| IN*SOURCE |
Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs |
| ISB |
Indiana School for the Blind |
| ISD |
Indiana School for the Deaf |
| ISTAR |
Indiana Standards Tool for Alternate Reporting |
| ISTAR-KR |
Indiana Standards Tool for Alternate Reporting – Kindergarten Readiness |
| ISTART7 |
Indiana Standards Tool for Article 7 Compliance |
| ITP |
Individual Transition Plan |
| LEA |
Local Educational Agency |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
| NASDSE |
National Association of State Directors of Special Education |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind Act |
| NCSE |
National Council for Special Education |
| NCSEAM |
National Center for Special Education Accountability Monitoring |
| O&M |
Orientation and Mobility |
| ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| OHI |
Other Health Impaired |
| OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
| OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs (US Department of Education) |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
| Part B |
Special Education under IDEA 2004 (ages 3-21) |
| Part C |
Infant and Toddler Special Education under IDEA 2004 (ages birth to 3) |
| PBS |
Positive Behavior Support |
| PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| PTA |
Physical Therapy Assistant |
| RtI |
Response to Intervention |
| SE |
Special Education |
| SLP |
Speech/Language Pathologist |
| SOP |
Summary of Performance |
| SW-PBIS |
Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
| VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
