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Resources
Understanding Education Acronyms
Educators
often speak in an alphabetic code that can confuse the uninitiated parent.
Here is a reference guide to breaking the code of commonly used acronyms.
Links lead to more information when available. These
links are provided as a resource. The Contra Costa County Office of Education
does not take responsibility for the quality, accuracy, and context of
the sites. If you find an outdated link, please send
us an e-mail.
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| APE | Adapted Physical Education |
| CAC | Community Advisory Committee |
| CAPA | California Alternate Performance Assessment |
| CAT-6 | California Achievement Test, Sixth Edition |
| CCR | California Code of Regulations |
| CCS | California Children’s Services |
| CPS | Child Protective Services |
| COL | Composite of Laws, California Education Code |
| CBI | Community Based Instruction |
| CEP | Counseling and Education Program |
| CEC | Counseling Enhanced Classes |
| DHH | Deaf/Hard of Hearing |
| DIS | Designated Instruction and Services (also known as Related Service) |
| ED | Emotionally Disturbed |
| ELL | English Language Learner |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education |
| GATE | Gifted and Talented Education (not under Special Education) |
| IDEA ’97 | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (federal law) |
| IEP | Individualized Educational Program |
| ISP | Instructional Support Program |
| ISP | Individual Service Plan |
| ITP | Individualized Transition Program |
| LCP | Learning Center Program |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| MH | Multi-handicapped |
| OI | Orthopedically Impaired |
| OHI | Other Health Impaired |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| RCEB | Regional Center of the East Bay |
| ROP | ROP |
| RSP | Resource Specialist Program |
| SARB | School Attendance Review Board |
| SARC | School Accountability Report Card |
| SDC | Special Day Class |
| SSC | Service Specific Class |
| SSSP | Service Specific Separate Class |
| Section 504 | Civil rights law pertaining to special education |
| SELPA | Special Education Local Plan Area |
| SIP | School Improvement Plan |
| SLD | Specific Learning Disability |
| SLP | Speech/Language Pathologist |
| SST | Student Study Team |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| VI | Visually Impaired |
