{"id":153,"date":"2009-12-10T10:41:54","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T15:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/cst\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2009-12-10T10:41:54","modified_gmt":"2009-12-10T15:41:54","slug":"acronyms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/specialservices\/in-plain-english\/acronyms\/","title":{"rendered":"Acronyms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below are some of the many acronyms used in special education.\u00a0 You might recognize these from your or your child&#8217;s IEP, or other correspondence you have received from the district.\u00a0 Some of them are universal special ed terms, others are unique to the NHV district.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ADA:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ada.gov\">Americans with Disabilities Act<\/a> &#8211; federal law that, among other\u00a0functions,\u00a0guides service delivery in post-secondary educational settings (e.g., college, technical school, etc.)\u00a0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>BIP:<\/strong> Behavior Intervention Plan &#8211; designed to help students decrease specific undesired behaviors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CBI: <\/strong>Community Based Instruction &#8211;<\/li>\n<li><strong>CST:<\/strong> Child Study Team &#8211; school personnel responsible for identifying students with special needs &amp; ensuring appropriate delivery of special services.\u00a0 In NJ, CSTs generally consist of social workers, learning disability teacher-consultants (LDTCs), and school psychologists; these positions all require at least a Master&#8217;s degree.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FAPE:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Free_Appropriate_Public_Education_(FAPE)\">Free and Appropriate Public Education<\/a> &#8211; what every student is guaranteed under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.\u00a0 As with LRE, &#8220;appropriate&#8221; is different for every student based on their unique strengths and needs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FBA:<\/strong> Functional Behavior Assessment &#8211; helps determine root causes of specific problem behaviors in students, as well as develop interventions to address them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>HI:<\/strong> Home Instruction &#8211; temporary program in which teachers deliver educational programming to students at home, usually due to severe illness or medical need.\u00a0 HI takes place for a specified period of time, and always under the idea that the student will be returning to school as soon as s\/he is able.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICS:<\/strong> In-Class Support &#8211; program in which a special education teacher assists or co-teaches with a general education teacher in a general education class (e.g., English, math, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>IDEA:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/idea.ed.gov\/\">Individuals with Disabilities Education Act <\/a>&#8211; federal law that determines how special education services are delivered to people from birth to age 21 in the US<\/li>\n<li><strong>IEP:<\/strong> Individualized Education Plan &#8211; a plan to help students with disabilities succeed in school.\u00a0 Among other functions, the IEP dictates program placement, course selection, student goals &amp; objectives, transition planning, and accommodations and modifications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LD:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Learning_disability\">Learning Disability<\/a> &#8211; disorder in which people have difficulty learning in a typical manner (can also stand for Learning Disabled, Learning Disorder, or Learning Difficulty).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>LDT-C:<\/strong> Learning Disability Teacher-Consultant &#8211; Member of the CST (see above) responsible for educational evaluations as well as case management.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LLD: <\/strong>Learning &amp; Language Disabled &#8211; self-contained program at NHHS for students with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities; students in this program take all core academic classes together over three periods.\u00a0 LLD English &amp; Math runs for the full school year, while LLD Science and Social Studies run for one semester each.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LRE:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Least_Restrictive_Environment\">Least Restrictive Environment<\/a> &#8211; federal &amp; state laws mandate that students in special education must\u00a0have the opportunity to be educated with their non-disabled peers to the greatest extent possible.\u00a0\u00a0As with FAPE, &#8220;least restrictive&#8221; is different for every student based on their unique strengths and needs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>NJAC:<\/strong> New Jersey Administrative Code &#8211; usually seen as &#8220;NJAC 6a:14&#8221;; refers to the chapter &amp; subchapters of NJ law that govern <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/specialed\/\">special education service delivery in this state<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>OHI:<\/strong> Other Health Impaired &#8211; one of the classifications for special education eligibility in NJ<\/li>\n<li><strong>OOD: <\/strong>Out-of-District &#8211; program in which a student&#8217;s educational program is delivered outside of the NHV district (e.g., Spring Run School, ESC, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>PO:<\/strong> Pull-Out &#8211; program in which students learn core academics in a smaller than average class environment; allows for slower pace &amp; more &#8220;face time&#8221; with teacher (also called RCR).<\/li>\n<li><strong>RCR:<\/strong> Resource Room Replacement &#8211; program in which students learn core academics in a smaller than average class environment; 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