ABA: 

Applied Behavior Analysis

ADA: 

Americans with Disabilities Act

APA: 

Alternate Proficiency Assessment

APE: 

Adaptive Physical Education

AYP: 

Adequate Yearly Progress

BIP: 

Behavior Intervention Plan

DLM: 

Dynamic Learning Map

DDD: 

Division of Developmental Disabilities

DOE: 

Department of Education

DOSS: 

Department of Special Services (district acronym)

DVR:   

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

EIP:           

Early Intervention Program

ESY:           

Extended School Year

FAPE:        

Free Appropriate Public Education; a right mandated for every child under federal law.

FBA:      

Functional Behavior Assessment

FERPA:       

Family Educational Rights to Privacy Act

GE:             

General Education

ICR:            

In-Class Resource

IDEA:        

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act/IDEA 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

IEP:           

Individualized Education Program

IFSP:          

Individualized Family Service Plan

I&RS:         

Intervention and Referral Services

LEA:          

Local Education Agency

LEP:          

Limited English Proficiency

LRE:          

Least Restrictive Environment

NCLB:         

No Child Left Behind Act

NJSLA:       

New Jersey Student Learning Assessment

OHI:            

Other Health Impaired

OSEP:        

Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education

OSERS:        

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education

OT:            

Occupational Therapy

PLAAFP:  

Present Levels of Academic and Functional Performance

PT:            

Physical Therapy

RC:            

Resource Center

SC:             

Self-Contained

SE:             

Special Education

SEMI:         Special Education Medicaid Initiative

SID:            State ID Number

SLD:           Specific Learning Disability

TBI:            Traumatic Brain Injury