| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ALS |
Adult Learning Service |
| APE |
Adaptive Physical Education |
| ASL |
American Sign Language |
| AT |
Adaptive Technology |
| AYP |
Adequate Year Progress |
| BD |
Behavioral Disorder |
| BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
| BVR |
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| CBI |
Content-Based Instruction |
| CD |
Cognitive Disabilities |
| CWD |
Child with a Disability |
| D/B |
Deaf/ Blind |
| DD |
Developmental Delay |
| DH |
Developmental Handicapped |
| D/HOH |
Deaf/Hard of Hearing |
| DP |
Due Process |
| ECE |
Early Childhood Education |
| ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
| EI |
Early Intervention |
| ESC |
Educational Service Center |
| ESD |
Extended School Day |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
| ETR |
Evaluation Team Report |
| ESY |
Extended School Year |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA |
Functional Behavior Assessment |
| GE |
General Education |
| GT |
Gifted and Talented |
| HI |
Hearing Impaired |
| IAES |
Interim Alternative Educational Setting |
| IAEP |
Interim Alternative Educational Placement |
| IBMFE |
Intervention Based Multi-factored Evaluation |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDEIA |
Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
| IFSP |
Individual Family Service Plan |
| IHO |
Impartial Hearing Offering |
| IRC |
Instructional Resource Center |
| ITP |
Individualized Transition Plan (part of an IEP for students ages 14+) |
| LD |
Learning Disabilities |
| LDA |
Learning Disabilities Association |
| LDANEO |
Learning Disabilities Association of Northeast Ohio |
| LEA |
Local Educational Agency |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficiency |
| LRE |
Least Restricted Environment |
| MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
| MFE |
Multi-factored Evaluation |
| MRDD |
Mental Retardation Developmental Disabilities |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |
| NP |
Nonpublic School |
| OAT |
Ohio Achievement Test |
| ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| OCD |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
| ODE |
Ohio Department of Education |
| ODH |
Ohio Department of Health |
| ODMH |
Ohio Department of Mental Health |
| OEC |
Office for Exceptional Children |
| OGT |
Ohio Graduation Test |
| OHI |
Other Health Impairments |
| OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
| OPT |
Ohio Proficiency Test |
| OT |
Occupational Therapist |
| PD |
Physical Disability |
| PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PO |
Pull Out |
| PSE |
Preschool Special Education |
| PT |
Physical Therapist |
| RR |
Reading Recovery |
| SAT |
Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| SC |
Service Coordinator |
| SE |
Special Education |
| SED |
Serious Emotional Disturbance |
| SI |
Sensory Integration |
| SEGO |
Supplemental Educational Goals & Objectives |
| SLD |
Specific Learning Disabilities |
| S/L I |
Speech/Language Impairment |
| SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
| SP |
Service Plan |
| SST |
State Support Team |
| SSD |
Student with a Disabilities |
| SY |
School Year |
| VI |
Visual Impairment |
| Voc Ed |
Vocational Education |
