Salem-Keizer Public Schools
Acronyms
District Acronyms & Abbreviations
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A
ACT - American College Testing (a college entrance exam)
AD - Athletic Director
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADM - Average Daily Membership
ADMW - Average Daily Membership Weighted
AIMS - Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science
AP - Advanced Placement
AP - Assistant Principal
APE - Adaptive Physical Education
ASB - Associated Student Body
ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASK/ESP - Association of Salem-Keizer Education Support Professionals
ASPIRE -Oregon’s official mentoring program
AT - Assistive Technology
AV - Audio Visual
AVID - Advancement Via Individual Determination
AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress
B
BAT - Budget Advisory Team
BD - Behavior Disorder
BM - Benchmark
BSSF - Basic School Support Fund
C
CACFP - Child and Adult Care Food Program
CAD - Computer Assisted Drafting
CAI - Computer Assisted Instruction
CAN - Community Action for Non-Violence
CAP - Curriculum Assistant Principals
CBOC - Citizen Bond Oversight Committee
CBC - Citizen Budget Committee
CCC - Chemeketa Community College
CCSS - Common Core State Standards
CD - Conduct Disorder
CDL-Comprehensive Distance Learning
CDS - Child Development Specialists
CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
CELL Survey - Classified Employee Leading and Learning Survey
CET - Children’s Educational Theatre
CIA - Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
CIP - Continuous Improvement Plan
CIS - Career Information Service
CIT - Careers in Teaching
CMI - Computer Managed Instruction
CML - Cumulative File (Students)
CNA - Certified Nurse’s Assistant
COG - Council of Governors
COSA - Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
CPD - Continuing Professional Development
CPI - Competency Performance Indicators
CPI - Consumer Price Index
CSIP - Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
CSOC - Community School Outreach Coordinator
CSS - Central Stores Services
CTE - Career & Technical Education
CTEC - Career / Technical Education Center
CTP - Community Transition Program
D
DAP - Developmentally Appropriate Practices
DD - Developmentally Disabled
DECA - Distributive Education Clubs of America
DH - District Holiday
DHH - Deaf, Hard of Hearing
DHS - Department of Human Services
DLC - Developmental Learning Center
Doc - Document or Microsoft Word File
DOC - District Operations Center
DSF - Digital StoreFront
DSSH - Designated State School Holiday
DTLC - Downtown Learning Center
DTS - Delivery Tracking System
E
EAC - Equity Advisory Committee
easyCBM - Student Assessment Tool (student login)
ECE - Early Childhood Education
ECIA - Education Consolidation Improvement Act (TITLE I)
ECSE - Early Childhood Special Education
ED - Emotionally Disturbed
EDGE - Enhanced Digital and Guided Education Online School Program
Edgenuity - K-12 Online Curriculum (student login)
EE_PD_HI - Employee Paid Health Insurance
EG - Elementary Grading Day
EGC - Emotional Growth Classroom
EI - Early Intervention
EIEP - Emergency Immigrant Education Program
EL - English Learners
ELA - English Language Acquisition
ELAS - English Language Acquisition Specialist
ELA - English Language Arts
ELD - English Language Development
Elem. - Elementary
ELL - English Language Learner
ELPA - English Language Proficiency Assessment
EOS - Equal Opportunity Schools
EPIC - Evaluation through Performance Improvement Commitments
ERC - Education Resource Center
ER_PD_HI - Employer Paid Health Insurance
ESSA - Every Student Succeeds Act
ESD - Education Service District
ESD1 - Elementary Staff Development Full Day
ELL - English Language Learners
ESL - English as a Second Language
ESOL - English Speakers of Other Languages
ESLT - Educational Service Leadership Team
ESP - Education Support Professionals
ESY - Extended School Year
EZSchoolPay - Meal Payments Program / Meal Cards
F
FAE - Fetal Alcohol Effect
FAPE - Free and Appropriate Public Education
FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FBA - Fundamental Behavior Assessment
FBLA - Future Business Leaders of America
FDAB - Fair Dismissal Appeals board
FERPA - Federal Educational Records Protection Act
FFF - Federal Forest Fees
FTE - Full Time Equivalency
G
GED - General Education Development
GLAD - Guided Language Acquisition Design
H
HB - House Bill
HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMP - Health Management Plan
HOST - Temporary Shelter
HR - Human Resources
HS - High School
HSC - High School Completion
HSF - High School Finals - Early Release
HST - Health Services Team
HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
I
IA - Instructional Assistant
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDT - In-District Transfer
IEP - Individualized Education Plan
IHP - Individualized Health Plan
IL - Instructional Leadership
ILP - Independent Living Program
IPS - In Program School
ISSC - Instructional Services Support Coordination
ITBS - Iowa Test of Basic Skills
ITI - Integrated Thematic Instruction
ITP - Individual Transition Plan
K
K - Kindergarten
K-5 - Kindergarten through 5th Grade (Elementary)
K-12 - Kindergarten through 12th Grade
K-12 C - Kindergarten through 12th Grade Conferences
K-12 EC - Kindergarten through 12th Grade Evening Conferences
K-12 ESOL - K-12 English for Speakers of Other Languages
KDRA - Kindergarten Development Reading Assessments & Parent Conferences
KT - Kindergarten transition
J
JGEMS - Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School
L
LA - Language Arts
LD - Learning Disabled
LEA - Local Education Agency
LEP - Limited English Proficient
LIPI - Limited In-Person Instruction
LM - Library Media
LPC - Lancaster Professional Center, 2450 Lancaster Drive NE
LRC - Learning Resource Center
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
LSAC - Local School Advisory Committee
LSC - Life Skills Center
M
MCS - Modified Calendar School
MDT - Multidisciplinary Team
McKinney Vento - Homeless Student Assistance Program
MORS - Mid-Oregon Regional Services
MS - Middle School
MSE - Middle School Early Release
MSLT - Management Services Leadership Team
MTSS - Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
N
NAACP -National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Salem Branch)
NAPE - National Association of Partners in Education
NCEA - National Community Education Association
NEA - National Education Association
NRT - Non-Resident Transfer
NS - No Students / A Non-Student Contact Day for Staff
NSPRA - National School Public Relations Association
NWREL - Northwest Region Educational Laboratory
O
OAKS - Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
OAR - Oregon Administrative Rules
OBL - Office of Behavioral Learning
OCEA - Oregon Community Education Association
OCR - Office of Civil Rights
ODE - Oregon Department of Education
OEA - Oregon Education Association
OHI - Other Health Impaired
OLE - Optimum Learning Environments
OLR - Online Registration
OPP - Oregon Pre-Kindergarten Program
ORS - Oregon Revised Statutes
OSAA - Oregon School Activities Association
OSBA - Oregon School Boards Association
OSEAA - Office of Student Equity, Access, and Advancement
OSPRA - Oregon School Public Relations Association
OT - Occupational Therapy
OT/PT - Occupational and Physical Therapy
OTE - Onward to Excellence
OYA - Oregon Youth Authority
P
PA - Program Assistant, contact Curriculum department for more information
PAC - Parent Advisory Committee
PADTC - Polk Adolescent Day Treatment Center
PBIS - Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
PCS - Planned Course Statements
PD - Professional Development
PD360 - Professional Development 360
PDF - Portable Document Format
PE - Physical Education
PERS - Public Employee Retirement System
PG2G - Parents’ Guide to Graduation
PIRT - Prevention/Intervention Resource Teacher
PLC - Professional Learning Communities
PLD - Patterns for Leadership Design
Pre-K - Preschool and Kindergarten
PSAT/NMSQT - Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
PT - Performance Task
PT - Physical Therapy
PTC - Parent-Teacher Club
Q
QAM - Quality Assurance Model
R
Repro-Reprographics (Print Shop)
RFP - Request For Proposal
RIF - Reduction In Force
RN - Registered Nurse
RSA - Record of Standards Achievement
S
SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test (a college entrance exam)
SB - Senate Bill
SB - School Board
SBAC - Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium
SCF - Services to Children and Families
SCIP - Social Communication Intervention Program
SCIT - Student Consultation Intervention Team
SDD - Staff Development Day
SEAC - Special Education Advisory Council
SEC - Student Equity Committee
SECC - Special Education Child Count
SED - Seriously Emotionally Disturbed
SEL - Social Emotional Learning
SFF - State School Fund
SG1 - Secondary Grading Day
SH - School Holiday
SIA - Student Investment Account
SIATF - Student Investment Account Task Force
SID - Statewide Inservice Day
SIOP - Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
SIPA - School Improvement Program Assistant
SIRC - Sexual Incident Response Committee
SKCE - Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality
SKEA - Salem-Keizer Education Association
SLC - Structured Learning Center
SLC - Small Learning Communities
SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
SPAC - Strategic Planning Advisory Committee
SPEL - Strategies that Promote Engagement and Learning
SPED - Special Education
SRA - Suicide Risk Assessment
SRO - Student Resource Officer
SS - Student Services Center
SSD - Secondary Staff Development
SST - Student Services Team
STAT - Student Threat Assessment Team
SSRT - Student Safety Resource Teams
Super - Superintendent
T
T2T - Transition to Teaching
T & A - Trust and Agency
TAG - Talented and Gifted Program
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
TELL - Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning
TIS - Technology and Information Services
TL - Teacher Leader
TLP - Transitional Language Program
TOSA - Teacher On Special Assignment
TPP - Teen Parent Program
TR - Teaching Research
TSPC - Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
V
VIC or VICs - Valley Inquiry Charter School
W
WESD - Willamette Education Service District
WOU - Western Oregon University
WS - Work Sample
WU - Willamette University
X
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Y
YRE - Year Round Education
YST - Youth Services Team
YTP - Youth Transition Program
Z
No acronyms starting with Z.