Common Education Acronyms
From New York State Boards Association:
- AASA – American Association of School Administrators
- ACEs - Adverse Childhood Experiences
- ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act; also Average daily attendance
- ADD/ADHD – Attention deficit disorder/Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- AED – Automated external defibrillators
- AGE – Average grade enrollment
- AIS – Academic Intervention Services
- AP Program – Advanced Placement program
- APPR – Annual professional performance review
- BEDS – Basic educational data system
- BOCES – Boards of Cooperative Educational Services
- CDOS – Career development and occupational studies
- CIPA – Children’s Internet Protection Act
- CPSE – Committee on Preschool Special Education
- CRT – Criterion-referenced test
- CSD – Central School District
- CSE – Committee on special education
- CSI - Comprehensive Support and Improvement Schools
- CTE – Career and technical education
- DASA – Dignity for All Students Act
- DARE – Drug Abuse Resistance Education
- DSS – Disability Support Services
- ECB – Educational Conference Board
- ELA – English language arts
- ELL – English Language Learners
- ENL – English as a New Language
- ERS – Employees’ Retirement System
- ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- ESSA – Every Student Succeeds Act
- FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
- FERPA – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- FTE – Full-time equivalent
- GAO – Government Accountability Office
- GAAP – Generally accepted accounting principles
- GASB – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
- HSE – High School Equivalency Diploma
- IDA – Industrial development agency
- IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IEP – Individualized education prog
- LRE- Least Restrictive Environment
- NAEP – National Assessment of Educational Progress
- NCLB – No Child Left Behind Act
- NSBA – National School Boards Association
- NYCOM – New York State Conference of Mayors & Other Municipal Officials
- NYCRR – New York Code of Rules and Regulations
- NYLA – New York Library Association
- NYSASBO – New York State Association of School Business Officials
- NYSAA – New York State Alternate Assessment Program
- NYSAP – New York State Assessment Program
- NYSASA – New York State Association of School Attorneys
- NYSAWA – New York State Association of Women in Administration
- NYSCOSS – New York State Council of School Superintendents; “The Council” (preferred)
- NYSED – New York State Education Department
- NYSGFOA – New York State Government Finance Officers Association
- NYSMSA – New York State Middle Schools Association
- NYSSBA – New York State School Boards Association
- NYSSMA – New York State School Music Association
- NYSTCE – New York State Teacher Certification Examination Program
- NYSUT – New York State United Teachers PAC – Political action committee
- PBIS - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support
- PERB – Public Employment Relations Board
- PILOT – Payment in lieu of taxes
- PINS – Persons in need of supervision
- PLA – Project labor agreement Project
- SAVE – Safe Schools Against Violence in Education
- RCT – Regents competency test
- SAANYS – School Administrators Association of New York State
- SARA – State Archives & Records Administration
- SASS – System of Accountability of Student Success
- SES – Supplemental educational services
- SRO - School Resource Officer
- STAR – School tax relief program
- STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- STW – School-to-Work
- SURR Schools – Schools Under Registration Review
- TSI - Targeted Support and Improvement Schools
- UFSD – Union Free School District
- UPK – Universal prekindergarten
- YRE – Year-Round Education
We have additional Commonly Used Acronyms available on our Special Education page.