Acronyms, Abbreviations, Definitions and Symbols used in Education in Tulare County

A of E	Association of Educators
AA	Affirmative Action Alcoholics Anonymous Associate of Arts
AAAS	American Association for the Advancement of Science
AACJC	American Association of Community and Junior Colleges
AACTE	American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
AAD	Assessment and Accountability Division
AAHPERD	American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
AASA	American Association of School Administrators
AASL	American Association of School Librarians
AASPA	American Association of School Personnel Administrators
AAU	Amateur Athletic Union Association of American Universities
AAUW	American Association of University Women
AB xxxx	Assembly Bill no. xxxx, State of California
AB 1200	Assembly bill effective for budget year 1992-93 providing for single- and dual-budget adoption schedules subject to district/county office choice; public disclosure of collective bargaining agreements before signing; districts must certify to multi-year financial condition; county offices given greater authority in approval or disapproval of district budgets
ACCS	Advisory Commission on Charter Schools
ACE	American Council on Education Assessments in Career Education
ACEI	Association for Childhood Education International
ACI	Academic and Career Integration
ACIA	Academic and Career Integral Assessments in Career Education
ACLU	American Civil Liberties Union
ACR	Assembly Concurrent Resolution
ACSA	Association of California School Administrators
ACSE	Advisory Commission on Special Education
ACT	American College Testing Program
ACTE	Association for Career and Technical Education
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act Average Daily Attendance
ADAPT	Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevent Team
ADD	Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADP	Alcohol and Drug Programs
A of E	Association of Educators
AEA	Adult Education Association
AECT	Association for Educational Communications and Technology
AEOE	Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
AERA	American Educational Research Association
AFDC	Aid for Families with Dependent Children
AFL/CIO	American Federation of Labor/Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFS	American Field Service
AFT	American Federation of Teachers
AID	Audits and Investigations Division
AIDS	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIECE	American Indian Early Childhood Education
AIT	Agency for Instructional Television
ALA	American Library Association
AMA	American Management Association American Medical Association
AMAE	Association of Mexican-American Educators
AMAOs	Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives
AMEG	Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance
AOD	Alcohol and Other Drugs
AP	Advanced Placement Alternative Payment Associated Press
APE	Adapted Physical Education
APGA	American Personnel and Guidance Association
API	Academic Performance Index
APR	Accountability Progress Reporting
A/P or APY	Accounts Payable
ARC (The ARC)	Association of Retarded Citizens
AS	Associate of Science
ASAM	Alternative Schools Accountability Model
ASBO	Association of School Business Officials of the United States and Canada
ASCA	American School Counselor Association
ASCD	Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASES	After School Education and Safety Program
ASHA	American School Health Association American Speech and Hearing Association
ASLSNPP	After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnership Program
ASP	After School Program
ASRA	Administrative Support and Regulations Adoption
ATE	Association of Teacher Educators
AV	Assessed Valuation Audio Visual
AVID	Advancement Via Individual Determination
AYH	American Youth Hostels
AYP	Adequate Yearly Progress
BA	Bachelor of Arts
BAC	Bilingual Advisory Committee (School Site)
BASC	Business Administrators Steering Committee
BCA	Boy’s Club of America
BCC	Bilingual Certificate of Competence
BCLAD	Bilingual Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development Certification
BFE	Board of Fundamental Education
BIA	Building Industry Association Bureau of Indian Affairs
BPPVE	Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education
BS	Bachelor of Science
BSA	Boy Scouts of America
BTRP	Bilingual Teacher Recruitment Program
BTSA	Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment
BTTP	Bilingual Teacher Training Program (BTTP-9 includes the 7 counties in Region 9: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare)
C & I	Curriculum and Instruction
CA	Coordinating Agency
CAAE	California Alliance for Arts in Education
CAASFEP	California Association of Administrators of State and Federal Education Programs
CABE	California Association of Bilingual Education
CAC	California Administrative Code California Arts Council Community Advisory Council
CACE	California Association of Childhood Education California Association for Compensatory Education
CACER	California Advisory Council on Educational Research
CACFP	Child and Adult Care Food Program
CADS	Consolidated Application Data System
CAEA	California Art Education Association
CAEOP	California Association of Educational Office Professionals
CAEYC	California Association for the Education of Young Children
CAG	California Association of the Gifted
CAHPERD	California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
CAHSEE	California High School Exit Examination
CAI	Computer-Assisted Instruction
CAJPA	California Association of Joint Powers Authorities
CAL-OSHA	California Occupational Safety and Health Administration
CALPADS	California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System
Cal-SAFE	California School Age Families Education
CalSERVE	K-12 Service Learning Initiative
CALSPRA	California School Public Relations Association
CalSTRS	California State Teachers' Retirement System
CALTIDES	California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System
CalWORKS	California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
CaMSP	California Mathematics and Science Partnership
CANEC	California Network of Educational Charters
CAO	Chief Administrative Official/Officer
CAP	California Assessment Program (or FedCAP) Federal Corrective Action Plan
CAPA	California Alternate Performance Assessment
CAROCP	California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs
CASBO	California Association of School Business Officials
CASCD	California Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
CASCWA	California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance
CASE	Council of Administrators of Special Education Council for Advancement and Support of Education
CASEMIS	California Special Education Management Information System
CASH	Coalition for Adequate School Housing
CAT	California Achievement Test
CATE	California Association of Teachers of English
CATESOL	California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
CAWEE	California Association of Work Experience Educators
CB	Center-Based
CBE	Competency-Based Education
CBEA	California Business Education Association
CBEDS	California Basic Educational Data System
CBEST	California Basic Education Skills Test
CBET	Community-Based English Tutoring
CBO	Chief Business Official Community-Based Organization
CBR	California Business Roundtable
CCAE	California Council of Adult Educators California Council for Adult Education
CCBE	California County Boards of Education
CCC	California Community College
CCCC	California Curriculum Correlating Council
CCCJ	California Council on Criminal Justice
CCDA	California Career Development Association
CCDAA	California Child Development Administrators Association
CCDBG	Child Care and Development Block Grant
CCDF	Child Care and Development Fund
CCEI	California Council of Electronics Instructors
CCETC	Central California Educational Technology Consortium
CCFRF	Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund
CCHE	California Coordinating Council for Higher Education
CCIS	California Consortium for Independent Study
CCLDHN	California Conference of Local Health Department Nutritionists
CCPT	California Congress of Parents and Teachers
CCR	California Code of Regulations Coordinated Compliance Review
CCS	California Children’s Services
CCSESA	California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
CCSS	California Council for the Social Studies Common Core State Standards
CCSSO	Council of Chief State School Officials/Officers
CD	Communications Division Child Development
CDC	Child Development Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDD	Child Development Division
CDE	California Department of Education
CDFS	Child Development Fiscal Services
CDHS	California Department of Health Services
CDPAC	Child Development Policy Advisory Committee
CDS	County/District/School code Community Day Schools
CDSMC	Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission
CDTC	California Drafting Technology Consortium
CEC	Council for Exceptional Children
CEEB	College Entrance Examination Board
CELDT	California English Language Development Test
CEQA	California Environmental Quality Act
CER	Community Educational Resources
CETA	Comprehensive Employment Training Act
CFF	Classroom of the Future Foundation
CFIR	Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources
CFNLP	California Friday Night Live Partnership
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CFT	California Federation of Teachers
CH	Communicatively Handicapped
CHADD	Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
CHAMPUS	Civilian Health and Medical Program for Uniformed Services
CHDP	Children's Health and Disability Prevention
CHDPP	Child Health and Disability Prevention Program
CHEP	Community Home Education Program
CHKRC	California Healthy Kids Resource Center
CHKS	California Healthy Kids Survey
CHSA	California Head Start Association
CHSPE	California High School Proficiency Examination
CHSSCO	California Head Start-State Collaboration Office
C & I	Curriculum and Instruction
CIA	Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
CIF	California Interscholastic Federation
CISC	Curriculum and Instruction Steering Committee (formerly CSSC)
CITEA	California Industrial and Technology Education Association
CLA	California Library Association
CLAB	Curriculum, Learning and Accountability Branch
CLAD	Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development
CLAS	California Learning Assessment System
CLHS	California League of High Schools
CLLS	California Library Literacy Services
CLMS	California League of Middle Schools
CLRN	California Learning Resource Network
CMA	California Modified Assessment
CMAS	California Multiple Award Schedule
CMC	California Math Council
CMD	Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents
CMEA	California Music Educators Association
CMR	Contract Monitoring Review
CNAC	Child Nutrition Advisory Council
CNC	Child Nutrition Consultant
COABE	Commission on Adult Basic Education
COBRA	Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COCCC	Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges
CODA	Cash or Deferred Arrangement [tax deferred under Section 401(k)]
COE	County Office of Education
COICC	California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment/Allowance
COMBO	Combined Arts and Education Council
CO-OP	Cooperative program comprises districts with less than $75,000 total funding; TCOE administers and submits consolidated categorical aid program application on behalf of the member districts
COP	Committee of Practitioners (Title I)
COSA	California Outdoor School Administrators
CPA	California Partnership Academies Certified Public Accountant
CPCM	Categorical Programs Complaints Management
CPDI	California Professional Development Institutes (Governor's Institutes)
CPEC	California Postsecondary Education Commission
CPGA	California Personnel and Guidance Association
CPPP	College Preparation Partnership Program
CPS	Child Protection Services
CRA	California Reading Association
CRE	Coordinated Review Effort
CRESST	Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
CRL	California Reading List
CRLP	California Reading and Literature Project Comprehensive Reading Leadership Program
CRP	College Readiness Project Content Review Panel
CRT	Criterion Referenced Test
CSAM	California School Accounting Manual
CSB	California School for the Blind
CSBA	California School Boards Association
CSD	California School for the Deaf Charter Schools Division
CSEA	California School Employees Association California State Employees Association
CSECC	California State Employees Charitable Campaign
C-SET	Community Services for Education and Training
CSET	California Subject Examinations for Teachers
CSEY	Classified School Employee of the Year
CalStateCEC	California State Council for Exceptional Children
CSFP	Commodity Supplemental Food Program
CSFSA	California Schools Food Service Association
CSHA	California Speech-Language-Hearing Association
CSIS	California School Information Services
CSLA	California School Leadership Academy California School Library Association
CSMP	California Subject Matter Projects
CSMT	Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Translations
CSNA	California School Nutrition Association
CSNO	California School Nurses Organization
CSPCA	California School Personnel Commissioners Association
CSPTA	California State Parent Teacher Association
CSPD	Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
CSR	Charter School Research Class Size Reduction Comprehensive School Reform
CSRD	Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration
CSRP	California School Recognition Program
CSS	Comprehensive Student Support
CSSA	California Safe Schools Assessment
CSSF	County School Service Fund
CST	California Standards Tests
CSU	California State University
CTA	California Teachers Association
CTAP	California Technology Assistance Project
CTBS	California Test of Basic Skills
CTC	Commission on Teacher Credentialing California Transportation Commission
CTE	Career Technical Education
CTEI	Comprehensive Teacher Education Institute
CTF	California Teleconnect Fund
CTL	Commission on Technology in Learning
CTPL	Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing
CUE	Computer-Using Educators
CVRC	Central Valley Regional Center
CYA	California Youth Authority
DAC	District Advisory Committee/Council
DAIT	District Assistance and Intervention Team
DATE	Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Education
DCH	Development Center for the Handicapped
DD	Developmental Disability
DEAM	Department of Education Administrative Manual
DGS	Department of General Services
DHS	Digital High School (Grants)
Direct Service Districts	Direct service districts (ADA less than 900) receive direct assistance from TCOE, including service by instructional consultants
DIS	Designated Instructional Services
DMD	Data Management Division
DOE	Department of Education (Federal) Doe Avenue (TCOE complex)
DOF	Department of Finance
DOL	Department of Labor (U.S.)
DOR	Department of Rehabilitation
DOSE	Director of Special Education
DP	Data Processing
DPA	Department of Personnel Administration
DPSS	Department of Public Social Services
DSID	District and School Improvement Division
DSS	Department of Social Services
EAP	Employee Assistance Program Early Assessment Program
EAS	Educational Assessment Service
EC	Education Code
ECE	Early Childhood Education
ECIA	Education Consolidation and Improvement Act
ECT	Educational Consultant Team
ED	Emotionally Disturbed U.S. Department of Education
EDC	Economic Development Corporation
EDD	Employment Development Department
EDGAR	Education Department General Administrative Regulations
EDU-TECH	Education Technology Services
EDY	Educationally Disadvantaged Youth
EEC	Educational Enrichment Center (2500 W. Burrel Ave., Visalia)
EEOC	Equal Educational Opportunities Commission Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EETT	Enhancing Education Through Technology
EHS	Early Head Start
EIA	Economic Impact Aid
EIA/SCE	Economic Impact Aid/State Compensatory Education
EIR	Environmental Impact Report
EL	English Learner
ELA	English-Language Arts
ELAP	English Language Acquisition Program
ELCSD	English Learner and Curriculum Support Division
ELD	English Language Development
ELILP	English Language and Intensive Literacy Program
ELM	Entry Level Math
ELP	English Language Placement
EMEC	Educational Management and Evaluation Commission
EMRIC	Educational Media Research Information Center
EO	English Only
EOA	Equal Opportunity Act
EOC	Equal Opportunity in the Classroom
EPA	Educational Program Audit Environmental Protection Agency
EPT	English Placement Test
ERAF	Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund
E-Rate	Education Discount for Telecommunications Services
ERS	Educational Resource Services
ESAA	Emergency School Aid Act
ESEA	Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
ESEA/IASA	Elementary/Secondary Education Act/Improving America's Schools Act
ESL	English as a Second Language
ESLR	Expected Schoolwide Learning Results
ETAC	Education Technology Advisory Committee
ETN	Educational Telecommunications Network
ETS	Educational Testing Service
ETV	Educational Television
FACS	Financial Accounting Control System
FAPE	Free Appropriate Public Education
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
FASD	Fiscal and Administrative Services Division
FBG	Federal Block Grant
FBLA	Future Business Leaders of America
FCC	Federal Communications Commission
FCMAT	Financial Crisis Management Assistance Team
FEA	Future Educators of America
FEP	Fluent-English Proficient
FERPA	Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FFA	Future Farmers of America
FHA	Federal Housing Authority Future Homemakers of America
FICA	Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FIS	Financial Information System
FIT	Federal Income Tax
FNL	Friday Night Live (drug use prevention program)
FOL	Focus on Learning
FPD	Fiscal Policy Division
FTAB	Finance, Technology and Administration Branch
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
FY	Fiscal Year
FYS	Foster Youth Services
GACDB	Government Affairs and Charter Development Branch
GAO	General Accounting Office
GASB	Governmental Accounting Standards Board
GATE	Gifted and Talented Education
GC	Government Code
GCC	General Child Care
GED	General Educational Development (Test)
GIS	Geographic Information System
GPA	Grade Point Average
GRE	Graduate Record Exam
GSE	Golden State Examination
GSSMD	Golden State Seal Merit Diploma
HCE	Health Careers Education
HEART	Homework, Enrichment, Acceleration, Recreation and Teamwork (after-school program)
HECT	Home Economics Careers and Technology
HETAC	Home Economics Teachers Association of California
HILT	High-Intensity Language Training
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HLAY, 2000	Here's Looking at You, 2000 (drug use prevention training curriculum)
HLS	Home Language Survey
HMO	Health Maintenance Organization
HOPE	Home Oriented Preschool Education
HOUSSE	High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation
HOX	Homeowners Exemption
HPS	High Performing School
HPSGP	High Priority Schools Grant Program
HR	Human Resources
HR xxxx	U.S. House of Representatives Bill no. xxxx
HRD	Department of Human Resources Development
HS	Head Start
HSASP	Healthy Start and After School Partnerships
HSEE	High School Exit Exam
HTML	Hypertext Markup Language
HUD	Department of Housing and Urban Development
IAA	Interagency Agreement
IASA	Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994
IB	International Baccalaureate
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDF	Infant Discretionary Funds
IEP	Individualized Education Plan/Program
IHE	Institute of Higher Education
II/USP	Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program
IMDC	Instructional Materials Display Center
IMS	Information Management Services
IQ	Intelligence Quotient
IRA	Individual Retirement Account International Reading Association
IRC	Instructional Resource Center
IS	Information Systems Independent Study
ISVD	Information System for Vocational Decisions
ITEA	International Technology Education Association
ITFS	Instructional Television Fixed Service
ITV	Instructional Television
JA	Junior Achievement
JCCASAC	Juvenile Court, Community, and Alternative School Administrators of California
JCCS	Juvenile Court and Community Schools
JPA	Joint Powers Agreement Joint Powers Authority
JTPA	Job Training Partnership Act Job Training Placement Act
LAC	Legal, Audits, and Compliance Branch
LAFPD	Legislative Affairs and Fiscal Policy Division
LC	Language Census
LCI	Licensed Children’s Institute
LD	Learning Disability Legal Division
LEA	Local Educational Agency
LEP	Limited English Proficient
LES/NES	Limited-English Speaking/Non-English Speaking
LPCs	Local Child Care and Development Planning Councils
LPS	Low Performing School
LRDC	Learning Resources Display Centers
LRE	Least Restrictive Environment
LRET	Learning Resources and Educational Technology
LSPD	Learning Support and Partnerships Division
M & O	Maintenance and Operations
MA	Master of Arts
MAPA	Mexican-American Political Alliance
MAPS	Manpower Analysis & Planning Systems
MAST	Mathematics and Science Technology Academy
MAT	Management Assistance Team
MBA	Masters in Business Administration
ME	Migrant Education
MECHA	Movimento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (Chicano Student Movement in Aztlan)
MENTE	Migrant Engaged in New Themes in Education
MHS	Migrant Head Start
MIS	Management Information System
MLC	Maple Learning Complex
M & O	Maintenance and Operations
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MRA	Minimum Reimbursable Amount Maximum Reimbursable Amount
MSAT	Multiple Subjects Assessment for Teachers
MSRTS	Migrant Students Record Transfer System
MTTI	Multilingual Trainer of Trainers Institute
MTV	Mobile Technology Vehicle Music TV
MTYRE	MultiTrack Year-Round Education
MVP	Mobile Video Production
N & D	Neglected and Delinquent
NAACP	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NABE	National Association for Bilingual Education
NAEA	National Art Education Association
NAEOP	National Association of Educational Office Personnel
NAEP	National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAESP	National Association of Elementary School Principals
NAEYC	National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAGC	National Association for Gifted Children
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASBE	National Association of State Boards of Education
NASPA	National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
NASSP	National Association of Secondary School Principals
NASTA	National Association of State Textbook Administrators
NASSW	National Association of School Social Workers
NATAS	National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
NBCT	National Board Certified Teacher
NBEA	National Business Education Association
NBPTS	National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
NCAA	National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCADD	National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
NCATE	National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NCAWE	National Council of Administrative Women in Education
NCBE	National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education
NCCPT	National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers
NCDA	National Career Development Association
NCEA	National Community Education Association
NCEE	National Center on Education and the Economy
NCES	National Center for Education Statistics
NCET	National Council for Educational Technology
NCHSTE	National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education
NCLB	No Child Left Behind (Act of 2001)
NCPT	National Congress of Parents and Teachers
NCSL	National Conference of State Legislatures
NCSS	National Council for the Social Studies
NCTE	National Council of Teachers of English
NCTM	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NCYE	National Council on Year-Round Education
N & D	Neglected and Delinquent
NDEA	National Defense Education Act
NEA	National Education Association National Endowment for the Arts
NES	Non-English Speaking
NET	Nutrition Education and Training
NHS	National Honor Society
NHSA	National Head Start Association
NIE	National Institute of Education Newspapers in Education
NJHS	National Junior Honor Society
NMSC	National Merit Scholarship Corporation
NPA	Nonpublic Agency
NPR	National Percentile Rank
NPS	Nonpublic School Nonpublic Nonsectarian School
NRTA	National Retired Teachers Association
NSBA	National School Boards Association
NSD	Nutrition Services Division
NSF	National Science Foundation
NSLP	National School Lunch Program
NSPA	National Scholastic Press Association
NSPRA	National School Public Relations Association
NSTA	National Science Teachers Association
NSVP	National School Volunteer Program
NTE	National Teachers’ Exam
NYC	Neighborhood Youth Corps
O & M	Orientation and Mobility
OCAP	Office of Child Abuse Prevention
OCR	Office of Civil Rights
OE	Outdoor Education
OEO	Office of Equal Opportunity
OH	Orthopedically Handicapped
OHI	Other Health Impaired
OLA	Office of Local Assistance
O & M	Orientation and Mobility
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
OPSC	Office of Public School Construction
OSA	Office of State Architect
OSE	Office of the Secretary of Education
OSEP	Office of Special Education Programs
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Act Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OST	Office of School Transportation
OT	Occupational Therapy
OTP	Occupational Training Program
OTS	Office of Traffic Safety
PAR	Peer Assistance and Review (program for teachers)
PART-R	Professional Assault Response Training-Revised
PASR	Principal Apportionment System Rewrite
PASSCo	Personnel Administrative Services Steering Committee
PBDMI	Performance Based Data Management Initiative
PC	Parent Committee
PCA	Project Cost Account
PCR	Program Compliance Review
PD	P-16 Division
PDC	Professional Development Center
PDF (.pdf)	Portable Document Format
PE	Physical Education
PERB	Public Employees Relations Board
PERS	Public Employees Retirement System
PFT	Physical Fitness Testing
PH	Physically Handicapped
PI	Program Improvement
PIC	Private Industry Council
PIO	Public Information Officer
PL	Public Law
PMP	Pregnant Minors Program
PO	Purchase Order
PPC	Program Policy Committee
PPD	Purified Protein Derivative (Tuberculin Test)
PPIB	P-16 Policy and Information Branch
PPR	Pupil Promotion and Retention
PQR	Program Quality Review
PRE	Planning, Research and Evaluation
PRSA	Public Relations Society of America
PSA	Public Service Announcement
PSAA	Public Schools Accountability Act
PSAT	Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test
PSD	Personnel Services Division
PT	Physical Therapy
PT/OT	Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist
PTA	Parent-Teachers Association
PTSA	Parent Teacher Student Association
QAP	Quality Assurance Process
QEIA	Quality Education Investment Act of 2006
R & D	Research and Development
R & R	Resource and Referral
RAVEC	Regional Adult Vocational Education Council
R & D	Research and Development
RDA	Recommended Daily Allowance
RFA	Request for Applications
RFEP	Reclassified to Fluent-English Proficient
RFP	Request for Proposals
RICA	Reading Instruction Competence Assessment
RIE	Research in Education
RIF	Reading Is Fundamental Reduction In Force
RISE	Reform in Intermediate and Secondary Education
RL	Revenue Limit
RLA	Reading/Language Arts
ROC	Regional Occupational Center
ROCP	Regional Occupational Centers and Programs
ROP	Regional Occupational Program Regional Opportunity Program
R & R	Resource and Referral
RRR	Rights, Respect and Responsibilities
RSN	Reading Success Network
RSP	Resource Specialist Program
RTE	Request to Employ
RTF	Rich Text Format
S xxxx	U.S. Senate Bill no. xxxx
S4	Statewide System of School Support Project
SABE/2	Spanish Assessment of Basic Education
SAC	School Advisory Council/Committee
SACS	Standardized Account Code Structure
SAP	Student Assistance Program
SAPID	School Age Parenting and Infant Development
SARB	School Attendance Review Board
SARC	School Accountability Report Card
SAT	Scholastic Achievement Test School Assessment Team
SAT-9	Stanford Achievement Test (Stanford 9)
SAVE	Students Against Violence Everywhere
SB xxxx	Senate Bill no. xxxx, State of California
SBCP	School-Based Coordinated Program
SBE	State Board of Education
SBP	School Breakfast Program
SCALD	Secondary, Career and Adult Learning Division
SCANS	Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
SCASS	Southern California Association of Science Supervisors State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards - Health Education Assessment Project
SCCAC	Southern California Comprehensive Assistance Center
SCE	State Compensatory Education
SCFIRD	Standards, Curriculum Frameworks, and Instructional Resources Division
SCICON	Clemmie Gill School of Science and Conservation
SCO	State Controller's Office
SCOE	Sacramento County Office of Education
SCORE	Schools of California Online Resources for Education
SCR	Senate Concurrent Resolution
SCS	Superintendent's Correspondence System
SD	School District
SDA	Service Delivery Area
SDAIE	Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English
SDC	Special Day Class
SDFSC	Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
SEA	State Education Agency
SECG	State Education Coordination and Grants
SED	Special Education Division Severely Emotionally Disturbed
SEE	Services for Education and Employment
SEECAP	Special Education Early Childhood Administrators Project
SEEDS	Supporting Early Education Delivery Systems
SEIDS	Statewide Educator Identifiers
SELPA	Special Education Local Plan Area
SES	Supplemental Educational Services
SETA	Sacramento Employment and Training Agency
SETS	Statewide Education Technology Services
SFPD	School Facilities Planning Division
SFSD	School Fiscal Services Division
SFSP	Summer Food Service Program
SGC	Superintendents Governance Committee
SH	Severely Handicapped
SHAPE	Shaping Health As Partners in Education
SHC	School Health Connections
SIECUS	Sex Information and Education Council of the United States
SIG	School Improvement Grant
SIP	School Improvement Program
SIS	Student Information System
SISC	Self-Insured Schools of California
SIT	State Income Tax
SLD	Severe Language Disability
SMI	School Meals Initiative
SNA	School Nutrition Association
SNE	Society for Nutrition Education
SNOR	Student National Origin Report
SNP	School Nutrition Program
SPAC	State Parent Advisory Council
SPB	State Personnel Board
SPI	Superintendent of Public Instruction
SPIN	Service Provider Number for E-Rate Services
SPS	State Preschool
SPSSC	Student Programs and Services Steering Committee
SSAT	Secondary School Admission Test
SSC	School Services of California School Site Council
SSID	Statewide Student Identifier
SSPI	State Superintendent of Public Instruction
SSR	Sustained Silent Reading
SSSB	Special Services and Support Branch
SSSSD	State Special Schools and Services Division
SST	Student Study Team
STAC	Superintendents Technology Advisory Committee
STAR	Standardized Testing and Reporting Program
STC	School-to-Career
STDs	Sexually Transmitted Diseases
STEP	Summer Training Education Program
STRS	State Teachers Retirement System
STS	Standards-based Tests in Spanish
STW	School-to-Work
SWP	Schoolwide Programs
SY	School Year
SYETP	Summer Youth Employment Training Program
T1	Phone Service Rated at 1.54mb per second (related to Internet)
T5	Title 5, California Code of Regulations
T & TA	Training and Technical Assistance
TAPP	Teenage Parenting Program
TCB	The College Board
TCBE	Tulare County Board of Education
TCCCEP	Tulare County Child Care Educational Program
TCOE	Tulare County Office of Education
TCOVE	Tulare County Organization for Vocational Education
TCPYF	Tulare County Probation Youth Facility
TCSBA	Tulare County School Boards Association
TCSIG	Tulare County Schools Insurance Group (Workers’ Comp JPA)
TCSSIA	Tulare County Schools Self-Insurance Authority (P/L JPA)
TEROC	Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee
TICAL	Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership
TICG	Technology Innovation Challenge Grant
TIMMS	Third International Mathematics and Science Study
TIN	Tax Identification Number
Title I	Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) Title I - Improving The Academic Achievement Of The Disadvantaged
Title III	Federal Program that specifically supports supplemental language development for English learners
TLC	Technology Literacy Challenge (Grants)
TSA	Tax-Sheltered Annuity [tax is deferred under Section 403(b)]
TSD	Technology Services Division
T & TA	Training and Technical Assistance
TUPE	Tobacco Use Prevention Education
TWBI	Two-Way Bilingual Immersion
TYSB	Tulare Youth Services Bureau
UC	University of California
UCOP	University of California Office of the President
UCP	Uniform Complaint Procedures
UHSD	Union High School District
UNICEF	United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
USD	Unified School District Union School District
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDE/USDOE	U.S. Department of Education
USIU	United States International University
VA	Veterans Administration
VAPA	Visual and Performing Arts
VE	Visiting Educator
VEA	Vocational Education Act
VELT	Vocational English Language Training
VI	Visually Impaired
VICA	Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
VIEW	Vital Information for Education and Work
VISTA	Volunteers in Service to America
VOC. ED.	Vocational Education
VSO	Vocational Student Organizations
WAI	Web Accessibility Initiative
WASC	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
WEE	Work Experience Education
WIC	Women, Infants, and Children
WWW	World Wide Web
YEP	Youth Education Partnerships
YES	Youth Employment Services
YOA	Year of Appropriation
YOB	Year of Budget
YOC	Year of Completion
YRBS	Youth Risk Behavior Survey
YRBSS	Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
YRE	Year Round Education
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