Special Education Abbreviations

ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AIS: Academic Intervention Services

APE: Adapted Physical Education

ASL: American Sign Language

BIP: Behavioral Intervention Plan

BOCES: Board of Cooperative Educational Services

BOE: Board of Education

CPSE: Committee on Preschool Special Education

CSE: Committee on Special Education

DOH: Department of Health

ECDC: Early Childhood Direction Center

EI: Early Intervention

ESY: Extended School Year

FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education

FBA: Functional Behavioral Assessment

FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974

IAES: Interim Alternative Educational Setting

IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEE: Independent Educational Evaluation

IEP: Individualized Education Program

IST: Instructional Support Team

LEP: Limited English Proficient

LRE: Least Restrictive Environment

NYSAA: New York State Alternate Assessment

NYSED: New York State Education Department

OMH: Office of Mental Health

OMRDD: Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

OT: Occupational Therapy

PE: Physical Education

PSO: Post School Outcome

PT: Physical Therapy

RCT: Regents Competency Test

RIC: Regional Information Center

RSSC: Regional School Support Center

SAVE: Schools Against Violence in Education

SED: State Education Department SRO State Review Officer

STAC: System for Tracking and Accounting of Children

Sub CSE: Subcommittee on Special Education

SWD: Student with a Disability

TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury

VESID: Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities