Glossary of Terms
- AA - Administrator’s Academy
- AAAC - AYP Appeals Advisory Committee
- AACTE - American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
- AASA - American Association of School Administrators
- AAVIM - American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials
- ABE - Adult Basic Education
- ACCESS for ELLS® - Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners
- ACES - Application Claim and Entry System
- ACT - American College Testing
- ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
- ADE - Average Daily Enrollment
- ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ADP - Average Daily Participation
- AEWL - Academic Early Warning List
- AFHK - Action for Healthy Kids
- AFR - Annual Financial Report
- AFT - American Federation of Teachers
- AOK - All Our Kids Early Childhood Network
- AP - Advanced Placement
- APE - Adapted Physical Education
- APR - Annual Performance Report
- ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- ASBO - Association of School Business Officials
- ASCD - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- AT - Assistive Technology
- ATEN - Assistive Technology Exchange Network
- AVC - Area Vocational Center
- AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress
- BD - Behavioral Disorders
- BHE - Illinois Board of Higher Education
- BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
- BOCA - Building Officials and Code Administration
- BOE - Board of Education
- CACFP - Child and Adult Care Food Program
- CCADE - Council of Chicago Area Deans of Education
- CCSS: Common Core State Standards
- CCSSO - Council of Chief State School Officers
- CDB - Capital Development Board
- CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CEFTF - Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force
- CEU - Continuing Education Unit
- CFDA - Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
- CMO - Charter Management Organization
- CNA - Child Nutrition Act
- CNP - Child Nutrition Program
- COE - Code of Ethics
- CORD - Center for Occupational Research and Development
- CPDU - Continuing Professional Development Unit
- CPI-U - Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers
- CPPRT - Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax
- CPS - Chicago Public Schools
- CRE - Coordinated Review Effort
- CRP - Certificate Renewal Plan
- CRSA - Community Residential Service Authority
- CSBO - Chief School Business Official
- CSHP - Coordinated School Health Program
- CSP - The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Charter Schools Program
- CSR - Class Size Reduction
- CSRD - Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration
- CTE - Career and Technical Education
- CTSO - Career and Technical Student Organizations
- DARE - Drug Abuse Resistance Education
- DCEO - Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- DCFS - Department of Children and Family Services
- DECA - Distributive Education Clubs of America
- DD - Developmental Delay
- DHS - Department of Human Services
- DL - Distance Learning
- DoD - Department of Defense
- DOE - Department of Education
- DOL - Department of Labor
- DPSC - Due Process Screening Committee
- EAV - Equalized Assessed Valuation
- ECBG - Early Childhood Block Grant
- ECE - early childhood education
- ECOS - Electronic Commodity Ordering System
- ECERS - Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
- ECS - Education Commission of the States/Educator Certification System
- ED - United States Department of Education/Emotional Disturbance
- EDGAR - Education Department General Administrative Regulations
- EER - Electronic Expenditure Reporting System
- EETT - Enhancing Education Through Technology
- EFAB - Education Funding Advisory Board
- EFE - Education for Employment
- EFT - Electronic Fund Transfer
- EGMS - Electronic Grants Management System
- EI - Early Intervention
- EIS - Early Intervening Services
- ELL - English Language Learning
- EMAG - Elementary and Middle Grades Advisory Group
- EMO - Education Management Organization
- EPSDT - Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
- ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
- ESEA - Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- ESL - English as a Second Language
- ESP - Educational Surrogate Parent
- ESY - Extended School Year Services
- FAAS - Financial Assurance and Accountability System
- FACS - Family and Consumer Sciences
- FACTS - Funding and Child Tracking System
- FAGC - Food Allergy Guidelines Committee
- FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Question
- FBA - Functional Behavioral Assessment
- FBLA - Future Business Leaders of America
- FCCLA - Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
- FDP - Food Distribution Program
- FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- FEWL - Financial Early Warning List
- FFATA - Federal Funds Accountability and Transparency Act
- FFVP - Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
- FMNV - Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value
- FNS - Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
- FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
- FOP - Financial Oversight Panel
- FP - Financial Profile
- FRIS - Financial Reimbursement Information System
- FSMC - Food Service Management Company
- FTE - Full Time Equivalent
- FWL - Financial Watch List
- FY - Fiscal Year
- GAC - Gifted Advisory Council
- GAO - United States General Accounting Office
- GASB - Governmental Accounting Standards Board
- GEAC - Gender Equity Advisory Committee
- GED - General Educational Development
- GPFS - General Purpose Financial Statements
- GSA - General Services Administration
- HACCP - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
- HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration
- HEA - Higher Education Act
- HHFKA - Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
- HI - Hearing Impaired
- H/LS - Health/Life Safety
- HOSA - Health Occupations Students of America
- HRC - Home School Resource Center
- HSNE - Healthy School Nutrition Environment
- HSTW - High Schools That Work
- HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
- HUSSC - HealthierUS School Challenge
- IAA - Illinois Alternate Assessment
- IAASE - Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education
- IATP - Illinois Assistive Technology Program
- IATTAP - Illinois Autism Technical Training Assistance Program
- IABDB - Illinois Advisory Board for Services for Persons Who are Deaf-Blind
- IAC - Illinois Accessibility Code / Illinois Arts Council
- IACBE - Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education
- IAECT - Illinois Association for Educational Communications & Technology
- IAPT - Illinois Association for Pupil Transportation
- IARSS - Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools
- IAQ - Indoor Air Quality
- IASA - Illinois Assoc. of School Administrators / Improving America’s Schools Act
- IASB - Illinois Association of School Boards
- IASBO - Illinois Association of School Business Officials
- IATP - Illinois Assistive Technology Program
- IATTAP - Illinois Autism Technical Training Assistance Program
- IBHE - Illinois Board of High Education
- ICCB - Illinois Community College Board
- ICE - Illinois Computing Educators
- ICEPT - Illinois Consumer Education Proficiency Test
- ICR - Indirect Cost Rate
- ICS - Illinois Commodity System
- ICTS - Illinois Certification Testing System
- IDCFS - Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
- IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IDHS - Illinois Department of Human Services
- IDOT - Illinois Department of Transportation
- IEA - Illinois Education Association
- IECAM - Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map
- IEE - Independent Educational Evaluation
- IEG - Income Eligibility Guidelines
- IEIN - Illinois Educator Identification Number
- IELLAAC - Illinois English Language Learner Assessment Advisory Committee
- IEMA - Illinois Emergency Management Agency
- IEP - Individualized Education Program
- IFAC - Illinois Financial Advisory Committee
- IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
- IFT - Illinois Federation of Teachers
- IHE - Institution of Higher Education
- IHSA - Illinois High School Association
- IICC - Illinois Interagency Coordinating Council
- IIRC - Illinois Interactive Report Card
- ILCS - Illinois Compiled Statues
- ILDSDAC - Illinois Longitudinal Data System Data Advisory Committee
- ILEARN - Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network
- ILS - Illinois Learning Standards
- ILSNA - Illinois School Nutrition Association
- IMAGE - Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in English
- IMSA - Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
- INCS - Illinois Network of Charter Schools
- IOC - Illinois Office of Comptroller
- IOES - Illinois Office of Educational Services
- IPA - Illinois Principals Association
- IPAM - Illinois Program Accounting Manual
- IPCRB - Illinois Purchase Care Review Board
- IPTAC - Illinois Pupil Transportation Advisory Committee
- IPTIP - Illinois Public Treasurers’ Investment Pool
- IRA - International Reading Association
- IRC - Illinois Reading Council / Illinois Resource Center
- IRFC - Illinois Reading First Center
- ISAC - Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities
- ISAT - Illinois Standards Achievement Test
- ISBE - Illinois State Board of Education
- ISC - Intermediate Service Center
- ISCS - Illinois State Course System
- ISEL - Illinois Snapshot of Early Literacy
- ISFSA - Illinois School Food Service Association
- ISIP - Illinois School Improvement Planning Framework
- ISIS - Illinois Student Information System
- ISLE - Illinois Shared Learning Environment
- ISLMA - Illinois School Library Media Association
- ISOS - Illinois Secretary of State
- ISS - In-School Suspension
- ISRC - Illinois Service Resource Center
- ISSRA - Illinois School Student Records Act
- ISTA - Illinois School Transportation Association
- ISTAC - Illinois Statewide Technical Assistance Center
- ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education
- ITBS - Iowa Tests of Basic Skills
- IVHS - Illinois Virtual High School
- IWAS - ISBE Web Application Security System
- JAD - Joint Application Development
- JILG - Jobs for Illinois Graduates
- JROTC - Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
- JTPA - Job Training Partnership Act
- KIDS - Kindergarten Individual Development Survey Advisory Committee
- LAN - Local Area Network
- LD - Learning Disabled
- LEA - Local Educational Agency
- LEP - Limited English Proficiency
- LOC - Library of Congress
- LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
- LPDC - Local Professional Development Committee
- LUDA - Large-Unit District Association
- MDR - Manifestation Determination Review
- MIDAS - Management Information Database Accounting System
- NACSA - National Association of Charter School Authorizers
- NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress
- NAESP - National Association of Elementary School Principals
- NAEYC - National Association of Education for Young Children
- NAPCS - National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
- NAPE - National Assessment of Educational Progress
- NAPT - National Association of Pupil Transportation
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NASBE - National Association of State Boards of Education
- NASDSE - National Association of State Directors of Special Education
- NASDTEC - National Assoc. of State Directors of Teacher Education & Certification
- NASSP - National Association of Secondary School Principals
- NASTA - National Association of State Textbook Administrators
- NBEA - National Business Education Association
- NBPTS - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
- NCA - North Central Association
- NCATE - National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
- NCES - National Center for Education Statistics
- NCLB - No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
- NCREL - North Central Regional Education Laboratory
- NCRRC - North Central Regional Resource Center
- NCRVE - National Center for Research in Vocational Education
- NCS - National Computer Systems
- NEA - National Education Association / National Endowment for the Arts
- NEC - National Electric Code
- NEH - National Endowment for the Humanities
- NET - Nutrition Education and Training Program
- NETS - National Educational Technology Standards
- NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
- NFSMI - National Food Service Management Institute
- NGA - National Gallery of Art / National Governor’s Association
- NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NIMAC - National Instructional Materials Access Center
- NIMAS - National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard
- NOAPPP - National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Prevention
- NPS - National Park Service
- NRT - Norm-Referenced Test
- NSB - National School Breakfast
- NSBA - National School Boards Association
- NSDC - National Staff Development Council
- NSF - National Science Foundation
- NSLP - National School Lunch Program
- NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
- NSTA - National School Transportation Association
- OCR - Office of Civil Rights
- OEPP - Operating Expense Per Pupil
- OERI - Office of Educational Research and Improvement
- OHI - Other Health Impaired
- OIG - Office of Inspector General
- OMB - U.S. Office of Management and Budget
- ORS - Office of Rehabilitative Services
- OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs (US Dept. of Ed.)
- OSERS - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
- OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- OT - Occupational Therapy
- OVS - Offer versus Serve
- PAL - Planned Assistance Level
- PARCC - Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
- Part B - Rules for Children Pre-K through 21 Years of Age
- Part C - Rules for Children Birth Through Two Years of Age
- PBS - Positive Behavior Support / Public Broadcasting Service
- PBIS - Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports
- PCTC - Per Capita Tuition Charge
- PDF (.pdf) - Portable Document Format
- PEAC - Performance Evaluation Advisory Council
- PERA - Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010
- PFA - Preschool for All
- PH - Physically Handicapped
- PPFT - President’s Physical Fitness Test
- PSAE - Prairie State Achievement Examination
- PSAG - Pre-Service Standards Advisory Group
- PSAT - Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
- PT - Physical Therapy
- PT3 - Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology
- PTA - Parent Teacher Association
- PTAB - Property Tax Appeal Board
- PTELL - Property Tax Extension Limitation Law
- PTO - Parent Teacher Organization
- PUNS – Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services
- QAIP - Quality Assurance and Improvement Planning
- QZAB - Qualified Zone Academy Bonds
- RCCI - Residential Child Care Institution
- REA - Reading Excellence Act
- RFBD - Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
- RFC - Regional Financial Consultant
- RFP - Request for Proposal
- RFSP - Request for Sealed Proposal
- ROE - Regional Offices of Education
- RPDRC - Regional Professional Development Review Committees
- RTI - Response to Intervention
- RT3 - Phase 3 of the Race to the Top Program
- RTTT - Race to the Top Program (Federal)
- RTTT3 - Phase 3 of the Race to the Top Program
- SAC - Student Advisory Council to the State Board of Education
- SAHE - State Agency for Higher Education
- SAP - Student Assistance Program
- SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test
- SAT-9 - Stanford Achievement Test – 9th Edition
- SBP - School Breakfast Program
- SBRR - Scientifically Based Reading Research
- SCASS - State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards
- SCSC - State Charter School Commission
- SEARS - Special Education Approval and Reimbursement
- SEDS - Special Education Database System
- SEL - Social and Emotional Learning Standards
- SELA - Special Education Leadership Academy
- SEMRS - Special Education Monitoring and Reporting System
- Senate Bill 7 - The education reform bill linking performance evaluation to employment and certification decisions.
- SEPLB - Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board (formerly STCB)
- SEA - State Education Agency
- SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
- SES - Supplemental Education Services
- SES - Socio-Economic Status
- SFA - School Finance Authority / School Food Authority
- SFSF - State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program / Federal State Fiscal Stabilization Funds
- SFSP - Summer Food Service Program
- SHPPS - School Health Policy and Programs Study
- SIG - School Improvement Grant
- SIP - School Improvement Plan
- SIRS - School Incident Reporting System
- SIS - Student Information System
- S&L - Speech and Language
- SLD - Specific Learning Disability
- SLF - State Local and Federal Financing for Illinois Public Schools
- SLO - Student Learning Objectives
- SLP - Speech-Language Pathologist
- SMP - Special Milk Program
- SNA - School Nutrition Association
- SOS - System of Support
- SPP - State Performance Plan
- SRTT - School Reform Through Technology
- SSO - Seamless Summer Option
- STCB - State Teacher Certification Board (now known as Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board - SEPLB)
- STRC - State Testing Review Committee
- STW - School To Work
- SY - School Year
- TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- TAOEP - Truants Alternative and Optional Education Program
- TAP - Test of Academic Proficiency
- TBE - Transitional Bilingual Education
- TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
- TCIS - Teacher Certification Information System
- TESOL-BE – Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- TIF - Tax Increment Financing
- TILAG - Teacher Instructional Leader Advisory Group
- TLCF - Technology Literacy Challenge Funds
- TIMSS - Third International Math and Science Study
- TLCF - Technology Literacy Challenge Fund
- TN - Team Nutrition
- TPAD - Tech Prep/Associate Degree
- TPI - Transitional Program of Instruction
- TSR - Teacher Service Record
- USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
- USDOE - United States Department of Education
- USGS - United States Geological Survey
- VI - Visually Impaired
- VSR - Verification Summary Report
- WAN - Wide Area Network
- WECEP - Work Experience and Career Exploration
- WIA - Workforce Investment Act
- WTW - Welfare to Work
Updated 4/1/12, Division of Public Information
