Educational Acronyms
The spoken language in Mexico is Spanish, in France it’s French, but the language of school business is spoken in acronyms. To help you understand the language a little better, translations of the most common acronyms are listed below. Some of these are pronounced as letters, and some as words, and some are spelled the same and have completely different meanings. Just like Webster’s, this dictionary will continue to grow as programs, procedures, and regulations are added in our “world”.
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AB
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Assembly Bill
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ADA
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Average Daily Attendance
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ADA
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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AMAO
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Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives
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AP
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Advanced Placement
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API
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Academic Performance Index
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ASES
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After School Education and Safety Program
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AVID
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Advancement Via Individual Determination
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AYP
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Adequate Yearly Progress
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BTSA
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Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (pronounced: “bitsa”)
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BASCC
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Before and After School Child Care (pronounced: “basic”)
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CAHSEE
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California High School Exit Examination (pronounced: “K C”)
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CAPA
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California Alternative Performance Assessment
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CBEDS
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California Basic Educational Data System
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CBEST
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California Basic Educational Skills Test
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CBET
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Community Based English Tutoring
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CCR
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Coordinated Compliance Review
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CCR
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California Code of Regulations
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CCTC
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California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
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CDE
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California Department of Education
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CDS
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County/District/School Code
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CDS
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Community Day School
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CELDT
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California English Language Development Test
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CIF
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California Interscholastic Federation
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COE
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County Office of Education
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CPS
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Child Protective Services
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CSBA
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California School Boards Association
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CSEA
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California School Employees Association
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CSR
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Class Size Reduction
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CSR
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Comprehensive School Reform
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CSR
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California Standards Tests
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CTA
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California Teachers Association
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CTE
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Career Technical Education
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CUE
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Computer Using Educators
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DAC
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District Advisory Committee
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DOF
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Department of Finance
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EC
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Education Code
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EETT
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Enhancing Education through Technology
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EIA
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Economic Impact Aid
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EL
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English Learner
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ELA
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English-language Arts
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ELAP
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English Language Acquisition Program
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ELD
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English
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ESEA
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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ESL
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English as a Second Language
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ESLR
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Expected School wide Learning Result (pronounced: “eslers”)
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FAPE
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Free Appropriate Public Education
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FAPE
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Frequently Asked Questions
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FEP
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Fluent-English Proficient
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FTE
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Full-time Equivalent
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FY
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Fiscal Year
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GASB
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Government Accounting Standards Board (pronounced: “gaz-bee”)
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GATE
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Gifted and Talented Education
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GED
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General Educational Development Test
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GED
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Governor’s Performance Award
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GPA
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Grade Point Average
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HTML
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Hypertext Markup Language
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IDEA
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Individuals with Disabilities Act
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IEP
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Individualized Education Program
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IS
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Independent Study
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ISBN
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International Standard Book Number
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LEA
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Local Educational Agency
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LEP
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Limited-English Proficient
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MIS
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Management Information System
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MOE
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Maintenance of Effort
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MOU
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Memorandum of Understanding
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NCLB
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No Child Left Behind
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NEA
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National Education Association
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NPR
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National Percentile Rank
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NRT
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Norm-referenced Test
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PAC
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Parent Advisory Committee
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PAR
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Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers
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PERS
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Public Employees Retirement System (pronounced: “purrs”)
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PL
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Public Law
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PTA
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National Parent Teacher Association
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RFA
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Request for Applications
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RFP
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Request for Proposals
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ROP
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Regional Occupational Program
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RSP
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Resource Specialist Program
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SARB
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School Attendance Review Board (pronounced: “sarb”)
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SARC
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School Accountability Report Card (pronounced: “sark”)
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SAS
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Student Assistance Services
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SAT
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Scholastic Achievement Test
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SB
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Senate Bill
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SDCOE
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San Diego County Office of Education
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SDC
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Special Day Class
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SEA
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State Educational Agency
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SED
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Severely Emotionally Disturbed
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SED
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Special Education Local Plan Area
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SIP
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School Improvement Program
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STAR
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Standardized Testing and Reporting (pronounced: “star”)
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STRS
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State Teachers Retirement System (pronounced: “stirs”)
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VAPA
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Visual and Performing Arts (pronounced: “vappa”)
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WASC
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Western Association of Schools and Colleges (pronounced: “wask”)
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WWW
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World Wide Web
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