Acronyms Guide
Here is a list of acronyms related to Special Education that you may hear used at Pflugerville ISD:
ABA | Applied Behavior Analysis |
ABLLS | Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills |
ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADHD | Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
APE | Adapted Physical Education |
ARD | Admissions, Review, and Dismissal |
ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
AT | Assistive Technology |
AU | Autism |
BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan |
CBA | Curriculum Based Assessment |
CBI | Community Based Instruction |
CM | Content Mastery |
COMM | Communication Classroom |
CP | Cerebral Palsy |
DB | DeafBlind |
DHH | Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
DSM | Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) |
EA | Educational Associate |
EAC | Essential Academics Classroom |
ECI | Early Childhood Intervention |
ECSE | Early Childhood Special Education (Formerly Known as PPCD) |
ED | Emotional Disturbance |
ESY | Extended School Year |
FAPE | Free and Appropriate Public Education |
FBA | Functional Behavioral Assessment |
FERPA | Family Education Rights and Privacy Act |
FIE | Full Individual Evaluation |
IBC | Intensive Behavior Classroom |
ID | Intellectual Disability |
IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (PL 101-476) |
IEP | Individualized Education Program |
ITP | Individual Transition Plan |
LAP | Learning Accomplishment Profile |
LD | Learning Disability |
LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
LSSP | Licensed Specialist in School Psychology |
NCLB | No Child Left Behind |
OC | Opportunity Center |
OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
ODD | Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
OHI | Other Health Impairment |
OI | Orthopedic Impairment |
O & M | Orientation and Mobility |
OT | Occupational Therapy |
PALS | Preschoolers Acquiring Language Skills |
PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
PLAAFP | Present Levels of Academic Achievement & Functional Performance |
PT | Physical Therapy |
RDSPD | Regional Day School Program for the Deaf |
RTI | Response to Intervention |
SAMA | Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression |
SI | Speech Impairment |
SLP | Speech-Language Pathologist |
TEA | Texas Education Agency |
TEKS | Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills |
TRC | Texas Rehabilitation Commission |
TSB | Texas School for the Blind |
TSD | Texas School for the Deaf |
VAC | Vocational Adjustment Class |
VI | Visual Impairment |