| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| 504 | Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AODA | Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse |
| APE | Adaptive Physical Education |
| APR | Annual Performance Report |
| AT | Assistive Technology |
| AYP | Adequate Yearly Progress |
| BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan |
| BVI | Blind and Visually Impaired |
| CASS | Council of Administrators of Special Services Formerly CAPS & CASE; A professional organization for Special Education and Pupil Services Personnel |
| CCDEB | County Children with Disabilities Education Board Formerly known as CHCEB-County Handicapped Children's Education Board |
| CIE | Competitive Integrated Employment |
| CIFMS | Continuous Improvement and Focused Monitoring System |
| CEC | Council for Exceptional Children A national organization focusing on issues related to children with disabilities. There is also a state chapter. |
| CEIS | Coordinated Early Intervening Services |
| CESA | Cooperative Educational Service Agency |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CYSHCN | Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, DHS |
| CSPD | Comprehensive System of Personnel Development. This has been replaced by the Wisconsin Personnel Development System. |
| DB | Deafblind |
| DCS | Division of Community Services, DHFS |
| DCTF | Division of Care and Treatment Facilities, DHFS |
| DHH | Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| DD Council | Developmental Disabilities Council |
| DHFS | Department of Health and Family Services. Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; as of July 2008, split into the Department of Health Services and the Department of Children and Families. |
| DLM | Dynamic Learning Maps |
| DLS | Division for Learning Support |
| DOC | Department of Corrections |
| DPI | Department of Public Instruction |
| DTAN | Disproportionality Technical Assistance Network |
| DVR | Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Department of Workforce Development |
| EBD | Emotional Behavioral Disability (formerly ED) |
| EC | Early Childhood |
| EDGAR | Education Department General Administrative Regulations |
| EL | English Learner |
| ELMSS | Equitable Multi-Level System of Support |
| ESY | Extended School Year |
| FACETS | Family Assistance Center for Education, Training and Support The Statewide Parent Training and Information Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Education |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA | Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| GLARRC | Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center Now known as the NCRRC. This is now the North Central Regional Resource Center. |
| GPR | General Program Revenue |
| ID | Intellectual Disability |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the current federal special education law. |
| IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| IEP | Individualized Education Program |
| LEA | Local Educational Agency In Wisconsin, school districts, DHFS, DOC, and non-district charter schools. |
| LEP | Limited English Proficient |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| NCLB | No Child Left Behind This national legislation reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and has broad implications for the education of all children. |
| NCRRC | North Central Regional Resource Center Formerly known as the GLARRC. |
| OCR | Office for Civil Rights A part of the U. S. Department of Education responsible for enforcement of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. |
| OHI | Other Health Impairment |
| OI | Orthopedic Impairment |
| OSEP | Office of Special Education Programs, U. S. Department of Education |
| OSERS | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| PBIS | Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports |
| PK | Pre-kindergarten. PK is an Educational Service; PK is not a grade, as defined by Wis. Stat. §115.01(2). PK is a code, signifying students who: have not reached the age for first grade (aged 3, 4 or 5), and are not enrolled in K4 or KG, have an IEP, and receive primary educational services from the LEA/Agency. All elementary and combined schools located in a public school district are required to provide PK services. Public school districts that have elementary schools are obligated by both federal and state legislature to become FAPE responsible for students continuing their IEP and special education services after exiting County (CDEB) services. Any school that offers kindergarten (KG or K4) as a low grade by default must also offer PK. Unified high schools, high schools and middle schools should not offer PK services. NOTE: Private schools cannot offer PK. |
| PPS | Program Participation System The electronic data system used to manage referrals of children from county Birth to 3 agencies to local educational agencies. |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| PTP | Postsecondary Transition Plan |
| PLOEP | Present Level of Educational Performance |
| RCC | Residential Care Center (formerly known as CCI) |
| REACh | Responsive Education for All Children initiative |
| RSN | Regional Special Education Network |
| RtI | Response to Intervention |
| SAP | School Age Parents |
| SBS | School Based Services (A WMA Service) |
| SDD | Significant Developmental Delay |
| SDI | Specially Designed Instruction |
| SDPE | Specially Designed Physical Education |
| SEA | State Educational Agency In Wisconsin, the Department of Public Instruction. |
| SEP | Special Education Plan The SEP was a district's written plan for the provision of special education and related services, available for the public to read. See Wisconsin Statutes, section 115.77 (4). Discontinued as of July 1, 2006; replaced by the local performance plan. |
| SLI | Speech or Language Impairment |
| SIP | State Improvement Plan The SIP was a statewide plan to improve educational outcomes of children with disabilities by focusing on collaborative partnerships, supports for learning, and quality staff. See Section 653 of the IDEA. Replaced in 2005-2006 by the SPP. |
| SPDG | State Personnel Development Grant The SPDG replaced the State Improvement Grant (SIG). |
| SLD | Specific Learning Disability (formerly just LD) |
| SPP | State Performance Plan The SPP replaces the SIP beginning with 2005-2006. |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| WATI | Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative |
| WACLD | Wisconsin Association for Children with Learning Disabilities |
| WASDA | Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators |
| WCBVI | Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Janesville |
| WEAC | Wisconsin Education Association Council |
| WESPDHH | Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| WIEA | Wisconsin Indian Education Association |
| WMA | Wisconsin Medical Assistance, DHS |
| WPDM | Wisconsin Personnel Development Model |
| WSD | Wisconsin School for the Deaf, Delavan |
| WSEMS | Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System |
| WSPEI | Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative |