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