Special Ed Abbreviations Cheat Sheet
(Most Regularly Used Acronyms in Special Ed Law):
AAC: Alternative Augmentative Communication
ABA: Applied Behavior Analysis
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
AIS: Academic Intervention Services
APE: Adaptive Physical Education
AT: Assistive Technology
BCBA: Board Certified Behavior Analyst
BIP: Behavior Intervention Plan
CBST: Central Based Support Team (in NYC)
CBT: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
CPI: Crisis Prevention Intervention
CPSE: Committee on Preschool Special Education
CSE: Committee on Special Education
DBT: Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DOL: District of Location
DOR: District of Residence
DPC: Due Process Complaint
ESY: Extended School Year
FAPE: Free and Appropriate Public Education
FBA: Functional Behavioral Assessment
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
ICT: Integrated Co-Teaching
IEE: Independent Education Evaluation
IEP: Individualized Education Plan
IESP: Individualized Education Services Plan
LEA: Local Education Agency
LRE: Least Restrictive Environment
NPS: Non-public School
OPWDD: Office of People with Developmental Disabilities
OT: Occupational Therapist
PECS: Picture Exchange Communication System
PLOP: Present Levels of Performance
PT: Physical Therapist
PWN: Prior Written Notice
RTI: Response to Intervention
SEIT: Special Education Itinerant Teacher
SETSS: Special Education Teacher Support Services
SLP: Speech/Language Provider
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