Acronyms



504: Section 504 Plan - provisions for individuals with needs

A2R: Alternate to Resource

ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AEYC: Association for the Education of Young Children

AP: Advanced Placement

AR:  Accelerated Reader

AYP: Adequate Yearly Progress

B.ED: Bachelors in Education

BA: Bachelors of Arts

CGI:  Cognitively Guided Instruction

CO:  Central Office

CST: Child Study Team

DEED: Department of Education and Early Development

DIBELS: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills

DO: District Office

DOE: Department of Education (now known as DEED)

DRA: Developmental Reading Assessment

DRA2: Developmental Reading Assessment 2 (newer ed.)

ECDD: Early Childhood Developmental Delay

EL: Extended Learning

ELL:  English Language Learner

ESL: English Second Language

FAPE: Free and Public Education

FBA: Functional Behavior Assessment

FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FIE: Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment

FOGS: Friends of Gastineau School

FRL: Free and Reduced Lunch

FSP: Family Service Program

FTE: Full-Time Equivalent

GLE: Grade Level Expectation

HSGQE:  High School Graduation Qualifying Exam

IDEA: Individuals with Disability Education Act

IEP: Individual Education Program

IPT: IDEA Proficiency Test

IST: Instructional Support Team

JEA: Juneau Education Association

JSD: Juneau School District

JYS: Juneau Youth Services

KLST2: Kindergarten Language Screening Test 2

LEP: Limited English Proficiency

LI: Learning Impaired

LLI: Leveled Literacy Intervention

M.ED: Masters in Education

MANDT: training/crisis intervention program

MAP: Measure of Academic Performance

MAT: Masters of Arts in Teaching

NAEP: National Assessment for Educational Progress

NAEYC: National Association for the Education of Young Children

NCLB: No Child Left Behind

NEA: National Education Association

OT: Occupational Therapist

PALS: Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening

PARA: Paraeducator

PBIS: Positive Behavior Intervention Supports

PE: Physical Education

PLC: Professional Learning Community

PTR: Pupil Teacher Ratio

SBA: Standards Based Assessment

SBE: State Board of Education

SBS:  School Based Services (formally known as BASE)

SCoT MEETING: Student Collaboration Team Meeting

SERRC: Southeast Regional Resource Center

SIP: School Improvement Plan

SLP: Speech and Language Pathologist

SMART GOALS: Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Resources, Timeline

SPED: Special Education

TCLL: Tlingit Culture Language and Literacy

ZPD: Zone of Proximal Development