{"id":93,"date":"2024-09-04T23:42:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T23:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2026-07-20T14:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:41:59","slug":"common-hidoe-acronyms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/useful-links\/common-hidoe-acronyms\/","title":{"rendered":"Acronyms masani HIDOE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Common acronyms used in public education. Have a suggestion for this list? Let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communications Branch<br>Ph: 808-784-6200<br><a href=\"mailto:doeinfo@k12.hi.us\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout mtr-one-row-table mtr-tr-td\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-a\">A<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-b\">B<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-c\">C<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-d\">D<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-e\">E<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-f\">F<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-g\">G<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-h\">H<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-i\">I<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-j\">J<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-k\">K<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-l\">L<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-m\">M<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-n\">N<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-o\">O<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-p\">P<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-q\">Q<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-r\">R<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-s\">S<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-t\">T<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-u\">U<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-v\">V<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-w\">W<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-x\">X<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-y\">Y<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-z\">Z<\/a><\/td><td class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><a href=\"#acronym-other\">Other<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(revised January 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-a\">A<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A+: After-School Plus Program<br>AA: Alternate Assessment<br>AABC: Attendance, Achievement, Behavior, and Course Grade Report<br>AAS: Alternate Assessment Standards<br>AAT: Associate of Arts in Teaching<br>ABE: Adult Basic Education<br>ABI: Acquired Brain Injury<br>ABR: Access Barrier Removal<br>ACCESS: Assessing Comprehensive and Communication in English State-to-State<br>ACCN: Authorized Courses and Code Numbers<br>ACE: Administrator Certification for Excellence<br>ACE: A Committee on Excellence<br>ACFN: Academic and Financial Plan<br>ACS: Accrediting Commission of Schools<br>ACT: Autism Consulting Teacher<br>ACT: College entrance exam formerly known as American College Testing, now just ACT<br>AD: Athletic Director<br>ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act<br>ADA: Average Daily Absence<br>ADAD: Alcohol &amp; Drug Abuse Division (State Department of Health)<br>ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder<br>ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder<br>ADM: Average Daily Membership<br>ADR: Alternative Dispute Resolution<br>ADTSEA: American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association<br>AE: Adult Education<br>AED: Automatic External Defibrillator<br>AEFLA: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act<br>AFP: Academic\/Financial Plan<br>AFP: Annual Financial Plan<br>AFT: American Federation of Teachers<br>AG: Attorney General<br>AGE: Adult General Education<br>AGT: Academically Gifted and Talented<br>AHCT: Athletic Health Care Trainer<br>AHERA: Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (federal)<br>AI: Artificial Intelligence<br>AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome<br>AIR: American Institutes for Research<br>AITS: Artists in the Schools<br>ALC: Alternative Learning Center<br>ALT: Academic Leadership Team<br>AMAO: Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives<br>AMO: Annual Measurable Objective<br>AP: Advanced Placement<br>APC: Association Policy Committee<br>APD: Auditory Processing Disorder<br>API: Alternate Performance Indicators<br>APP: Art in Public Places<br>APR: Annual Performance Report (required by OSEP)<br>ARCH: Accountability Resource Center &#8211; Hawai\u02bbi<br>ARLISE: Alternative Route to Licensure in Special Education<br>ARP: American Rescue Plan<br>ARRA: American Recovery &amp; Reinvestment Act of 2009<br>ARS: Academic Review Status<br>ART: Academic Review Team<br>AS: Assistant Superintendent<br>ASA: Administrative Services Assistant<br>ASAD: Aloha State Association of the Deaf<br>ASB: Auxiliary Services Branch<br>ASCD: Association for Supervision &amp; Curriculum Development<br>ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder<br>ASEBA: Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment<br>ASES: Assessing Special Education Students<br>ASI: Accreditation School Improvement<br>ASI: Aerospace Science Instructor<br>ASL: American Sign Language<br>ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training<br>ASP: After School Snack Program<br>ASPIRE: Accelerating Successful Performance in Regular Education<br>ASR: Accountability Systems and Reporting<br>ASSSDE: Association of State Supervisors of Safety and Drivers Education<br>AST: Arts, Sciences and Technology<br>ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery<br>ASVPP: App Store Volume Purchase Program<br>AT: Assistive Technology<br>ATP: Approval to Pay<br>AUP: Acceptable Use Policy<br>AV: Audio-Visual<br>AVID: Advancement Via Individual Determination<br>AYP: Adequate Yearly Progress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-b\">B<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B&amp;F: Budget &amp; Finance (State Department of)<br>BASC: Behavior Assessment System for Children<br>BASE: Bachelor of Arts in Special Education<br>BASICS: Basic Academic Skills Improvement through Core Subjects<br>BASIS: Basic Academic Skills Improvement System<br>B\/BSHA: Bilingual\/Bicultural School-Home Assistant<br>BESS: Balance Error Scoring System<br>BEST: Basic Education Skills through Technology<br>BFY: Budget Fiscal Year<br>BIASC: Big Island Association of Student Councils<br>BICS: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills<br>BIIF: Big Island Interscholastic Federation<br>BIMEA: Big Island Music Educators Association<br>BINL: Basic Inventory of Natural Language<br>BIP: Behavior Intervention Plan<br>BISCA: Big Island School Counselors\u2019 Association<br>BMT: Benchmark Tracker<br>BOE: Board of Education (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>BOR: Board of Regents<br>BOT-2: Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency<br>BPA: Basic Practical Arts<br>BRS: Blue Ribbon Schools<br>BSC: Balanced Scorecard<br>BSI: Behavioral Symptom Index<br>BSP: Behavioral Support Plan<br>BTOP: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program<br>BU: Bargaining Unit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-c\">C<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C-MORE: Center of Microbial Oceanography, Research and Education<br>CA: Communication Aide<br>CABM: Complex Area Business Manager<br>CACFP: Child and Adult Care Food Program<br>CAFAS: Child &amp; Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale<br>CAG: Certified Allocation Guidelines<br>CAI: Computer-Assisted Instruction<br>CALLA: Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach<br>CALP: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency<br>CAMHD: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (State Department of Health)<br>CAO: Complex Academic Officer<br>CAPA: Content Area Performance Assessment<br>CAPD: Central Auditory Processing Disorder<br>CAPE: Collaborative Action for Public Education<br>CAPS: Complex Area Personnel Specialist<br>CAR: Collection Activity Report<br>CAS: Complex Area Superintendent<br>CASAS: Comprehensive Adult &amp; Student Assessment System<br>CASSP: Child and Adolescent Service System Program<br>CAST: Complex Area Support Team<br>CAT: California Achievement Test<br>CATV: Cable Access Television<br>CB: Collective Bargaining<br>CBA: Collective Bargaining Agreement<br>CBE: Competency-Based Education<br>CBI: Community-Based Instruction<br>CBM: Competency-Based Measures<br>CCC: Community Children\u2019s Council<br>CCCO: Community Children\u2019s Council Office<br>CCR: Cadet Command Regulation<br>CCSS: Common Core State Standards<br>CCR: College and Career Readiness<br>CCSSO: Council of Chief State School Officers<br>CCTV: Closed Circuit Television<br>CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<br>CDS: Center on Disability Studies (University of Hawai\u02bbi)<br>CE: Community Education (Adult Education)<br>CEIS: Coordinated Early Intervening Services<br>CEP: Character Education Partnerships<br>CEP: Coaches Education Program<br>CEP: Community Eligibility Program<br>CERT: Civilian Emergency Response Team<br>CESSA: Comprehensive Evaluation System for School Administrators<br>CEU: Continuing Education Unit<br>CFDA: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance<br>CH: Abbreviation for &#8220;Chapter&#8221; (e.g. Chapter 34)<br>CHAP: Collaborative Human Resources Automation Project<br>CIB: Curriculum and Instruction Branch<br>CIMIP: Continuous Integrated Monitoring and Improvement Process<br>CIO: Chief Information Officer<br>CIP: Capital Improvement Program or Capital Improvement Project<br>CIR: Complaint Investigative Report<br>CIR: Computerized Information Retrieval<br>CIS: Communities in Schools (formerly Cities in Schools)<br>CISL: Certification Institute for School Leaders (formerly ACE)<br>CJIS: Criminal Justice Information System<br>CLIP: Core Learning Improvement Plan<br>CLMS: Centralized Library Management System<br>CM: Case Manager<br>CMI: Computer Managed Instruction<br>CMO: Charter Management Organization<br>CMP: Concussion Management Program<br>CMP: Complaints Management Program<br>CMP: Connected Math Program<br>CMS: Certified Mobility Specialist<br>CN: Canonical Name<br>CNA: Certified Nurse Aide<br>CNA: Comprehensive Needs Assessment<br>CNCS: Corporation for National and Community Service<br>CNS: Corporation for National Service<br>CNIPS: Child Nutrition Information Payment System<br>COE: College of Education<br>COMPETES: Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act of 2007<br>CoP: Community of Practice<br>CORE: Curriculum on Reading Excellence<br>COTA: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant<br>COW: Committee on Weights (Act 51, Weighted Student Formula)<br>CP: Cerebral Palsy<br>CPAR: Computer Purchase Approval Request<br>CPC: Centralized Processing Center (Public Library)<br>CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation<br>CPR: Cultural Personnel Resources<br>CPS: Child Protective Services (obsolete see: CWS)<br>CPSS: Continuum of Proactive Student Supports<br>CRADLE: Center for Research and Development in Law-Related Education<br>CRAFT: Community Reinforcement Approach &amp; Family Training<br>CRCO: Civil Rights Compliance Office<br>CRDC: U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection<br>CRDG: Curriculum Research and Development Group<br>CRE: Coordinated Review Effort<br>CRES: Consortium on Reading Excellence Schools<br>CRM: Customer Relations Management<br>CRU: Crime Reduction Unit<br>CS&amp;CS: Child Study &amp; Consultation Service<br>CSA: Community School for Adults<br>CSAG: Classified\/SSP Allocation Guidelines<br>CSAO: Charter School Administrative Office<br>CSAP: Comprehensive School Alienation Program (obsolete see: PSSAS)<br>CSD: Customer Service Desk<br>CSGTF: Charter School Governance, Accountability, and Authority Task Force<br>CSHP: Coordinated School Health Program<br>CSLC: Charter Schools Leadership Council<br>CSMHA: Center for School Mental Health Assistance<br>CSP: Charter School Program<br>CSP: Coordinated Service Plan<br>CSPD: Comprehensive System of Professional Development<br>CSPR: Consolidated State Performance Report<br>CSR: Coordinated Services Review \/ Comprehensive School Reform<br>CSRP: Charter School Review Panel<br>CSSSS: Comprehensive Student Support Services Section (OCISS)<br>CSSS: Comprehensive Student Support System<br>CTAPS: Consortium for Teaching Asia and the Pacific in the Schools<br>CTBS: Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills<br>CTCI: Classroom Teacher Computer Initiative<br>CTE: Career and Technical Education<br>CTEAC: Career &amp; Technical Education Coordination Advisory Council<br>CTSO: Career and Technical Student Organization<br>CWS: Child Welfare Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-d\">D<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DAGS: Department of Accounting and General Services (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>DAI: Directory of Army Instruction<br>DAP: Developmentally Appropriate Practices<br>DARE: Drug Abuse Resistance Education<br>DASH: Development Approach in Science and Health<br>DBE: Development Bilingual Education<br>DBEDT: Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>D-B: Deaf-Blindness<br>DBL: Deaf-Blind<br>DC: Deferred Compensation<br>DC: Department Chairperson<br>DCAB: Disability and Communication Access Board<br>DCAPS: Dual-Credit Articulated Program of Study<br>DD: Developmental Delay (formerly ECLI-Early Childhood Learning Impairment)<br>DDC: Developmental Disabilities Council<br>DE: Driver Education<br>DEAR: Drop Everything and Read<br>DECA: Distributive Education Clubs of America<br>DELI: District Education Leadership Institute<br>DELLS: Database for English Language Learners<br>DES: District Educational Specialist<br>DF: Deaf<br>DGO: Data Governance Office<br>DH: Department Head<br>DHRD: Department of Human Resources Development (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>DHS: Department of Human Services (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>DI: Direct Instruction<br>DIP: Detailed Implementation Plan<br>DIBELS: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills<br>DL: Digital Literacy<br>DLIR: Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>DLNR: Department of Land and Natural Resources (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>DLT: Distance Learning Technology<br>DNS: Domain Name Server<br>DOE: Department of Education (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>DOH: Department of Health (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>DOK: Depth of Knowledge<br>DOT: Department of Transportation (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>DP: Data Processing<br>DPAC: District Parent Advisory Council (Title 1)<br>DPS: Department of Public Safety (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>DPSA: Data Processing Systems Analyst<br>DQ: Data Quality<br>DQC: Data Quality Campaign<br>DR: Disaster Recovery<br>DRT: District Resource Teacher<br>DSI: Data for School Improvement<br>DSM-IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV<br>DTOY: District Teacher of the Year<br>DVR: Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (federal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-e\">E<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E-Academy: Magnet Electronic Academy<br>E-School: Electronic School<br>EA: Educational Assistant<br>EAB: Enterprise Architecture Branch<br>EAG: Enhanced Assessment Grant<br>EAP: Emergency Action Plan<br>EB: Employee Benefits<br>EBA: Emotional Behavioral Assessment<br>EBC: Employee Background Check<br>ECE: Early Childhood Education<br>ECETF: Early Childhood Education Task Force<br>ECLI: Early Childhood Learning Impairment (currently Developmental Delay)<br>ECOS: Education and Career Opportunities System<br>ECS: Education Commission of the States<br>ECSE: Early Childhood Special Education<br>eCSSS: Electronic Comprehensive Student Support System<br>ED: Emotional Disability<br>EDEN: Educational Data Exchange Network<br>EDF: Electronic Data File<br>EDFacts: U.S. Department of Education Electronic data management system<br>EDGAR: Education Department General Administrative Regulations<br>EDI: U.S. Education Delivery Institute<br>EDN: Abbreviation for Education; Budget Program Structure Designation for the Department of Education<br>EDP: Educational Data Processing<br>EE: Environmental Education<br>EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<br>EES: Educator Effectiveness System<br>EETT: Enhancing Education Through Technology<br>EFF: Equipped for the Future<br>EFIG: Education Finance Incentive Grants<br>EFL: English as a Foreign Language<br>EGO: Equal Goals in Occupations<br>eHR: Electronic Human Resources system<br>EI: Educational Interpreter<br>EIEP: Emergency Immigrant Education Program (formerly Emergency Immigrant Education Act)<br>EIS: Early Intervention Section (State Department of Health)<br>EISB: Enterprise Infrastructure Services Branch<br>EISP: Enrichment in Science Program<br>ELA: English Language Arts<br>ELA: Enterprise License Agreement<br>ELC: Early Learning Council<br>ELC: Educational Leadership Conference<br>ELI: Education Leadership Institute<br>ELL: English Language Learner<br>ELO: Extended Learning Opportunities<br>ELOSS: Extended Learning Opportunities &amp; Student Support<br>ELP: English Language Proficiency<br>ELT: Extended Learning Time<br>EM\/E-Mail: Electronic Mail<br>EMO: Educational Management Organization<br>EO: Educational Officer<br>EOC: End of Course<br>\u200bEOEL: \u200bExecutive Office on Early Learning<br>EOY: Employee of the Year<br>EPA: Environmental Protection Agency (federal)<br>EPT: English Proficiency Test<br>ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center<br>ERP: Enterprise Resources Planning<br>ERS: Employees\u2019 Retirement System<br>ES: Educational Specialist<br>ESAA: Emergency School Aid Act<br>ESAP: Elementary School Attendance Program<br>ESB: Enterprise System Branch<br>ESEA: Elementary and Secondary Education Act<br>eSIS: Electronic Student Information System<br>ESL: English as a Second Language (obsolete see: ELL)<br>ESLL: English for Second Language Learners (obsolete see: ELL)<br>ESLRs: Expected Schoolwide Learning Results<br>ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Language<br>ESSER: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund<br>ESU: Environmental Services Unit<br>ESY: Extended School Year<br>ETA: Education Trend Analyzer<br>ETAL: Effective Teaching and Learning Project<br>ETC: Educational Technology Center<br>ETC: Employment Training Center<br>ETO: Employment Training Opportunities<br>ETS: Educational Testing Service<br>ETV: Educational Television<br>EUTF: Employer Union Trust Fund<br>EVAL: Evaluation<br>EWS: Early Warning System<br>EXCELL: Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners<br>EXIT: English and Cross (X) Cultural Improvement in Testing (Bilingual Education Project)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-f\">F<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FA: Formative Assessment<br>FAMIS: Financial Accounting and Management Information System<br>FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education<br>FAST: Foundational Approach in Science Teaching<br>FAY: Full Academic Year<br>FB: Fiscal Biennium<br>FBA: Functional Behavioral Assessment<br>FBLA: Future Business Leaders of America<br>FCCLA: Family Career and Community Leaders of America<br>FCPMO: Federal Compliance &amp; Project Management Office<br>FDB: Facilities Development Branch<br>FDP: Food Distribution Program (may also be referred to as USDA Foods)<br>FEA: Future Educators of America<br>FEP: Fluent (or Fully) English Proficient<br>FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act<br>FES: Fluent English Speaker<br>FFA: Future Farmers of America<br>FFR: Families for Resources and Early Access to Learning<br>FFVP: Fresh Fruit &amp; Vegetable Program<br>FGC: Family Guidance Center<br>FHA: Future Homemakers of America<br>FIN: House Committee on Finance (Hawai\u02bbi State)<br>FIFO: First In First Out<br>FL: Facilitative Leadership<br>FLES: Foreign Language in Elementary Schools<br>FLSA: Fair Labor Standards Act<br>FMB: Facilities Maintenance Branch<br>FMLA: Family Medical Leave Act<br>FMS: Financial Management System<br>FOL: Focus on Learning (School Accreditation)<br>FOP: Framework Observation Program<br>FP: Financial Plan<br>FRC: Federal Resource Center<br>FRL: Free and Reduced Lunch<br>FRP: Felix Response Plan<br>FRS: Financial Reporting System<br>FSC: Fully Self\u2013Contained<br>FSS: Family Support Services<br>FTE: Full-time Equivalency<br>FX: Foreign Exchange<br>FY: Fiscal Year<br>FYI: For Your Information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-g\">G<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GCOC: Governor\u2019s Committee on Crime<br>GE: Geographic Exception<br>GE\/ACT: General Education\/Article VI Classroom Teacher<br>GEAR UP: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs<br>GED: General Educational Development (Test)<br>GEPA: General Education Provisions Act<br>GF: General Fund<br>GIS: Geographic Information System<br>GLC: Grade Level Chairperson<br>GLO: General Learner Outcomes<br>GPA: Grade Point Average<br>GSC: Graded Symptom Checklist<br>GRG: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren<br>GSEG: General Supervision Enhancement Grant<br>GSS: General Supervision and Support<br>GT or G\/T: Gifted and Talented<br>GT or GTF: Gastrostomy Tube or Gastrostomy Tube Feeding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-h\">H<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H1N1: Novel Influenza<br>H-KISS: Hawai\u02bbi Keiki Information Service System<br>H\u0100: N\u0101 Hopena A\u2018o (BREATH)<br>HAAE: Hawai\u02bbi Alliance of Arts Education<br>HAAPAE: Hawai\u02bbi Association for Asian and Pacific American Education<br>HAEP: Hawai\u02bbi Arts Education Partnership<br>HAESP: Hawai\u02bbi Assoc. of Elementary School Principals (elementary through middle)<br>HAEYC: Hawai\u02bbi Association for the Education of Young Children<br>HAIS: Hawai\u02bbi Association of Independent Schools<br>HAMS: Hawai\u02bbi Association of Middle Schools<br>HAP: Hawai\u02bbi Assessment Program<br>HAPA: Hawaiian Aligned Portfolio Assessment<br>HAR: Hawai\u02bbi Administrative Rules<br>HASCD: Hawai\u02bbi Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development<br>HASL: Hawai\u02bbi Association for School Librarians<br>HASP: Hawai\u02bbi Association of School Psychologists<br>HASSA: Hawai\u02bbi Association of Secondary School Administrators<br>HATA: Hawai\u02bbi Athletic Trainers Association<br>HBEA: Hawai\u02bbi Business Education Association<br>HCAP: Honolulu Community Action Program<br>HCEOC: Hawai\u02bbi County Economic Opportunity Council<br>HCIDS: Hawai\u02bbi Career Information Delivery System<br>HCJDC: Hawai\u02bbi Criminal Justice Data Center<br>HCL: Homeless Concerns Liaison<br>HCNP: Hawai\u02bbi Child Nutrition Programs<br>HCNS: Hawai\u02bbi Child Nutrition System<br>HCO: Homeless Concerns Office<br>HCPS III: Hawai\u02bbi Content and Performance Standards III<br>HCRC: Hawai\u02bbi Civil Rights Commission<br>HCTE: Hawai\u02bbi Council of Teachers of English<br>HEA: Hawai\u02bbi Education Association<br>HEAP: Health Education Assessment Project<br>\u200bHELDS: \u200bHawai\u02bbi Early Learning and Development Standards<br>HENC: Hawai\u02bbi Education Network Consortium<br>HEPC: Hawai\u02bbi Educational Policy Center<br>HERA: Hawai\u02bbi Educational Research Association<br>HETP: Hawai\u02bbi Educational Technology Plan<br>HFAA: Hawai\u02bbi Families as Allies<br>HFT: Hawai\u02bbi Federation of Teachers<br>HGEA: Hawai\u02bbi Government Employees Association<br>HH: Hard of Hearing<br>HHA: Hawai\u02bbi Housing Authority<br>HHI: Healthy Hawai\u02bbi Initiative<br>HHI: Home\/Hospital Instruction<br>HHSAA: Hawai\u02bbi High School Athletic Association<br>HI: Hearing Impairment<br>HIDOE: Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education<br>HICSL: Hawai\u02bbi Certification Institute for School Leaders<br>HIDA: Hawai\u02bbi Dyslexia Association<br>HIMAG: Hawai\u02bbi Institute for Management and Analysis Government<br>HIOSH: Hawai\u02bbi Occupational Safety and Health<br>HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act<br>HIRE: Help Through Industry Retraining and Employment<br>HIS: Hawai\u02bbi Interpreting Services<br>HITS: Hawai\u02bbi Interactive Television System<br>HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus<br>HLIP: Hawaiian Language Immersion Program<br>HLP: Hawai\u02bbi Learning Progression<br>HLRB: Hawai\u02bbi Labor Relations Board<br>HLS: Home Language Survey<br>HMSU: Hawai\u02bbi Medical Services Unit<br>HNLC: Hawai\u02bbi Networked Learning Communities<br>HOSA: Health Occupations Students of America<br>HOST: Help One Student to Succeed<br>HPA: Hawai\u02bbi Principal Academy<br>HPEA: Hawai\u02bbi Pacific Evaluation Association<br>HPERB: Hawai\u02bbi Public Employment Relations Board<br>HPERC: Hawai\u02bbi Partnership for Educational Research Consortium<br>HQT: Highly Qualified Teacher<br>HR: Human Resources<br>HRS: Hawai\u02bbi Revised Statutes<br>HSA: Hawai\u02bbi State Assessment<br>HSA-ALT: Hawai\u02bbi State Alternate Assessment<br>HSAC: Hawai\u02bbi School Advisory Council<br>HSCA: Hawai\u02bbi School Counselors Association<br>HSDB: Hawai\u02bbi School for the Deaf and Blind<br>HSEOA: Hawai\u02bbi State Educational Officers\u2019 Association<br>HSHA: Hawai\u02bbi Speech-Language Hearing Association<br>HSOICC: Hawai\u02bbi State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee<br>HSP: Hawaiian Studies Program<br>HSPLS: Hawai\u02bbi State Public Library System<br>HSSC: Hawai\u02bbi State Student Council<br>HSSRA: Hawai\u02bbi State School Readiness Assessment<br>HSTA: Hawai\u02bbi State Teachers Association<br>HSTW: High Schools That Work<br>HTEA: Hawai\u02bbi Technology Education Association<br>HTIRE: Help Through Industry Retraining and Employment<br>HTSB: Hawai\u02bbi Teacher Standards Board<br>HVLN: Hawai\u02bbi Virtual Learning Network<br>HYCF: Hawai\u02bbi Youth Correctional Facility<br>HYTS: Hawai\u02bbi Youth Tobacco Survey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-i\">I<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">i3 Fund: Investing in Innovation Grant Funds<br>IAES: Interim Alternative Educational Setting<br>IAPS: Identification, Assessment, and Programming System<br>IASA: Improving America\u2019s School Act<br>IB: International Baccalaureate Program<br>IBR: Institute for Beginning Reading<br>ICAA: Index Complex Area Allocation<br>ICEOM: Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children<br>ICY: Immigrant Children &amp; Youth<br>ID: Intellectual Disability<br>IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act<br>IDEIA 2004: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004<br>IDM: Instructional Development Model<br>IEBC: Institute for Evidence-Based Change<br>IEP: Individualized Education Program<br>IFB: Invitation for Bid<br>IFEP: Initially Functionally English Proficient<br>IFSP: Individualized Family Service Plan<br>IHE: Institution of Higher Education<br>IIS: Instructional Improvement System<br>IIS: Internet Information Services\/Server (Microsoft)<br>IISC: Intensive Instructional Services Consultant<br>ILC: Intensive Learning Center<br>ILH: Interscholastic League of Honolulu<br>ILI: Initial Line of Inquiry<br>ILSB: Interim Local School Board<br>ILT: Instructional Leadership Team<br>IMP: Interactive Mathematics Program<br>ImPACT: Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Post Cognitive Testing<br>IP: Intellectual Property<br>IP: Internet Protocol<br>IP: Issue Paper<br>IPP: Individually Prescribed Program<br>IPS: Introductory to Physical Science<br>IPSC: Information Privacy and Security Council<br>IRA: Instructional Resource Augmentation<br>IRA: International Reading Association<br>IRC: Interservice Recruitment Council<br>IRM: Information Resource Management<br>IRMB: Information Resource Management Branch<br>ISA: Improving Student Achievement<br>ISAP: Interim School Administrator Program<br>ISC: Integrated Self Contained<br>ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network<br>ISS: In-School Suspension<br>ISSB: Information System Services Branch<br>ISTS: Information Systems Training Section<br>ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education<br>ITAC: In-Service Training Advisory Council<br>ITBS: Iowa Test of Basic Skills<br>ITC: Information Technology Centers<br>ITP: Individualized Transition Program<br>ITPMB: Information Technology Project Management Branch<br>ITV: Instructional Television<br>IWB: Interactive Whiteboard<br>IWG: Interagency Work Group (on Act 51 delinking)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-j\">J<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JAG: Jobs for America&#8217;s Graduates<br>JCPD: Juvenile Crime Prevention Division<br>JJIS: Juvenile Justice Information System<br>JPO: Junior Police Officer<br>JROTC: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps<br>JTPA: Job Training Partnership Act<br>JV: Junior Varsity<br>JVEF: Joint Venture Education Forum (Military-HIDOE partnership program)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-k\">K<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KEEP: Kamehameha Early Education Program<br>KIF: Kauai Interscholastic Federation<br>KOEC: Keakealani Outdoor Education Center<br>KPI: Key Performance Indicator<br>KS: Kamehameha Schools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-l\">L<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L1: First Acquired Language<br>L2: Second Acquired Language-English<br>LA: Languages<br>LAN: Local Area Network<br>LAS: Language Assessment Scales<br>LC: Learning Center<br>LDAH: Learning Disabilities Association of Hawai\u02bbi<br>LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol<br>LDS: Longitudinal Data System (see LEI K\u016blia)<br>LEA: Local Education Agency (federal)<br>LEAA: Law Enforcement Assistance Agency<br>\u200bLEI K\u016blia: \u200bLongitudinal Education Information<br>LEMDT: Lower Extremity Motor Development Test<br>LEP: Limited English Proficiency<br>LES: Limited English Speakers<br>LET: Language Experience Thinking<br>LET: Leadership Education and Training<br>LG: Lieutenant Governor<br>LI: Learning Impaired (preschool)<br>LINCS: Literacy Information National Communications System<br>LITPRO: Literacy Pro<br>LOC: Level of Care<br>LN: Lotus Notes<br>LP: Learning Progression<br>LPDC: Learning Progression Development Cadre<br>LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse<br>LR: Labor Relations<br>LRB: Legislative Reference Bureau<br>LRE: Least Restrictive Environment<br>LRE: Law Related Education<br>LTA: Limited Term Appointment<br>LWOP: Leave Without Pay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-m\">M<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MAB: Merit Appeals Board<br>MAC School: Macintosh-based Student Information System<br>MAT: Metropolitan Achievement Test<br>MAT: Miller Analogies Test<br>MBE: Maintenance Bilingual Education<br>MBL: Microcomputer Based Laboratory<br>MD: Multiple Disability<br>MEA: Magnet E-Academy<br>MEES: Migrant Education Even Start<br>MEP: Migrant Education Program<br>MF: Medically Fragile<br>MFS: Maintenance of Financial Support<br>MFSS: Maui Family Support Services<br>MH: Mental Health<br>MHPCC: Maui High Performance Computing Center<br>MHTSIG: Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant<br>MI: Marine Instructor<br>MIC: Mathematics in Context<br>\u200bMIC3: \u200b\u200bMilitary Interstate Compact Children\u02bbs Commission<br>MIL: Maui Interscholastic League<br>MIPC: Military Impacted Principals Council<br>MISA: Military Impacted Schools Association<br>MMSS: Multi Measure Student Screening<br>MOA: Memorandum of Agreement<br>MOE: Maintenance of Effort<br>MOF: Means of Financing or Method of Funding<br>MOU: Memorandum of Understanding<br>MOVE: Mililani\/Oceanic Video Exploration<br>MP: Modification Plan<br>MPA: Mark Point Average<br>MPS: Military Property Specialist<br>MQ: Minimum Qualifications<br>MQR: Minimum Qualification Requirements<br>MR: Mental Retardation<br>MRSA: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus<br>MS: Multiple Sclerosis<br>MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheet<br>MSL: Multi-sensory Structured Learning<br>MSP: Math and Science Partnership<br>MTYRE: Multi-Track Year-Round Education<br>MV: McKinney-Vento<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-n\">N<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People<br>NAAPAE: National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education<br>NABE: National Association for Bilingual Education<br>NACSA: National Association of Charter School Authorizers<br>NAEP: National Assessment of Educational Progress<br>NAESP: National Association of Elementary School Principals<br>NAFIS: National Association of Federally Impacted Schools<br>NAGC: National Association for Gifted Children<br>NAPCS: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools<br>NAPT: National Association for Pupil Transportation<br>NASBE: National Association of State Boards of Education<br>NASC: National Association of Student Councils<br>NASDSE: National Association of State Directors of Special Education<br>NASDTEC: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification<br>NASP: National Association of School Psychologists<br>NASSP: National Association of Secondary School Principals<br>NATA: National Athletic Trainers&#8217; Association<br>NAYRE: National Association for Year-Round Education<br>NBPTS: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards<br>NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association<br>NCCPCS: New Century Conversion Public Charter School<br>NCE: Normal Curve Equivalent<br>NCES: National Center for Education Statistics<br>NCEE: National Center for the Education and the Economy<br>NCEO: National Center on Educational Outcomes<br>NCFL: National Center for Family Literacy<br>NCI: Non-violent Crisis Intervention<br>NCIEA: National Center for Improvement of Educational Assessment<br>NCLB: No Child Left Behind Act<br>NCPCS: New Century Public Charter School<br>NCSS: National Council for the Social Studies<br>NCTE: National Council of Teachers of English<br>NCTM: National Council of Teachers of Math<br>NEA: National Education Association<br>NEP: Non-English Proficient<br>NES: Non-English Speakers<br>NetPrep: (A 3Com Program) Computer Data Networking Preparation<br>NETS: National Educational Technology Standards<br>NFHS: National Federation of State High School Associations<br>NFSC: Navy Family Service Center<br>NGA: National Governors&#8217; Association<br>NHEA: Native Hawai\u02bbi Education in Art<br>NIFDI: National Institute for Direct Instruction<br>NIFL: National Institute For Literacy<br>NII: National Information Infrastructure<br>NIOSH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (EPA)<br>NJC: Neighborhood Justice Center<br>NLP: Native Language Proficiency<br>NMSQT: National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test<br>NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<br>NOD: National Origin Desegregation<br>NPA: New Principal Academy<br>NPEP: Navy Personal Excellence Program<br>NRS: National Reporting System (Adult Education)<br>NSBA: National School Boards Association<br>NSI: Naval Science Instructor<br>NSLP: National School Lunch Program<br>NSF: National Science Foundation<br>NSF-RSI: National Science Foundation \u2013 Rural Systemic Initiative<br>NSSB: HIDOE&#8217;s former Network Support Services Branch\u200b, now the Enterprise Infrastructure Services Branch (EISB)<br>NTE: National Teacher Examination<br>NTE: Not To Exceed<br>NWREL: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-o\">O<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OBEMLA: Office for Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs<br>OCB: Office of Collective Bargaining<br>OCID: Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design (formerly Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support)<br>OCOS: Office of Campus Operations and Support<br>OCR: Office for Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education)<br>OD: Orthopedic Disability<br>ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder<br>ODS: Operational Data Store<br>\u200bODS: \u200bOffice of the Deputy Superintendent<br>OEC: Official Enrollment Count<br>OELA: Office of English Language Acquisition<br>OEQC: Office of Environmental Quality Control<br>\u200bOFO: \u200bOffice of Facilities and Operations (formerly Office of School Facilities and Support Services)<br>OFS: Office of Fiscal Services<br>OHA: Office of Hawaiian Affairs<br>OHCNP: Office of Hawai\u02bbi Child Nutrition Programs<br>\u200bOHE: \u200bOffice of Hawaiian Education<br>OHD: Other Health Disability<br>OHI: Other Health Impaired<br>OI: Orthopedic Impairment<br>OIA: Oahu Interscholastic Association<br>OIG: Office of Inspector General<br>OIMT: Office of Information Management &amp; Technology<br>OIP: Office of Information Practices<br>OITS: Office of Information Technology Services<br>O&amp;M: Orientation &amp; Mobility<br>OME: Office of Migrant Education<br>OMS: Operation &amp; Maintenance Section\/FSSB<br>OPAC: OnLine Public Access Catalog (State Library)<br>OS: Occupational Skills<br>\u200bOS: \u200bOffice of the Superintendent<br>OSDVE: Office of State Director of Vocational Education<br>OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. Department of Education)<br>OSERS: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services<br>OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Act (federal)<br>\u200bOSIP: \u200bOffice of Strategy, Innovation and Performance<br>OSR: Office of Strategic Reform<br>OSR: On-site Review<br>\u200bOSSS: \u200bOffice of Student Support Services (formerly Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support)<br>OSSR: On-site School Review<br>OT: Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapist<br>OTE: Onward to Excellence<br>\u200bOTM: \u200bOffice of Talent Management (formerly Office of Human Resources [OHR])<br>OU: Organizational Unit<br>OVAE: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (U.S. Department of Education)<br>OYC: Olomana Youth Center<br>OYS: Office of Youth Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-p\">P<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P&amp;R: Parks and Recreation (counties)<br>P-20: Pre-School through 20 (grades); the P-20 Initiative<br>P20W: Preschool thru K12 thru Post Secondary and Workforce<br>P\/C Days: Planning\/Collaboration Days<br>PA: Positive Action<br>PA: Practical Arts<br>PAAC: Pacific and Asian Affairs Council<br>PAC: Project Advisory Committee or Parent Advisory Council<br>PACER: Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights<br>PACOM: Pacific Command (United States)<br>PACT: Parents and Children Together<br>PAEMST: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching<br>PAFA: Presidential Academic Fitness Awards<br>PALC: Performing Arts Learning Center<br>PAS: Performance Appraisal System (for Classified\/Support Services Personnel)<br>PASP: Program Accessible School Plan<br>PATH: Program for Assessing Teaching in Hawai\u02bbi<br>PATL: Positive Attitudes Toward Learning (Program)<br>PBD: Personnel Development Branch<br>PBDMI: Performance-Based Data Management Initiative<br>PBIS: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports<br>PBS: Positive Behavioral Support<br>PBS: Public Broadcasting System<br>PCB: Procurement &amp; Contracts Branch<br>PCCS: Public Charter Conversion School<br>PCNC: Parent-Community Networking Center<br>PCNC DF: Parent-Community Networking Center (District Facilitator)<br>PCNC PF: Parent-Community Networking Center (parent-school level facilitator)<br>PCOC: Parent Community Outreach Coordinator<br>PCS: Public Charter School<br>PCSPO: Public Charter Schools Program Office<br>PD: Position Description<br>PD: Professional Development<br>PDB: Personnel Development Branch<br>PDCA: Plan-Do-Check-Act<br>PD-Credit: Professional Development Credit<br>PDERI: Professional Development and Educational Research Institute<br>PDF: Portable Document Format<br>PDMS: Peabody Developmental Motor Scale<br>PE: Performance Expectations<br>PE: Physical Education<br>PE: Physical Examination<br>PEMAH: Professional Employee Management Association of Hawai\u02bbi<br>PEP: Peer Education Program<br>PEP-SL: Professional Evaluation Program for School Leaders<br>PEP-T: Professional Evaluation Program for Teachers<br>PERT: Program Evaluation Review Technique<br>PERT: Physical Education Resource Teacher<br>PHN: Public Health Nurse<br>PI: Parent Involvement<br>PIA: Parent Involvement Assistant<br>PIDF: Partners in Development Foundation<br>PIG: Permitted Interaction Group<br>PII: Personally Identifiable Information<br>PILWOP: Professional Improvement Leave Without Pay<br>PILWP: Professional Improvement Leave With Pay<br>PIM: Parent Involvement Model<br>PINS: Primary Instructional Needs (for middle\/intermediate) Schools<br>PIP: Performance Improvement Program<br>PLC: Professional Learning Community<br>PLD: Performance Level Descriptor<br>PLEP: Present Levels of Educational Performance<br>PLT: Principles of Learning and Testing (test for teachers)<br>PMB: Project Management Branch<br>PO: Purchase Order<br>POMS: Preschool Outcomes Measurement System<br>POPS: Power of Positive Students<br>POS: Programs of Study<br>P&amp;P: Policies and Procedures<br>PPBS: Program Planning Budgeting System<br>PPI: Primary Prevention\/Intervention<br>PRO: Personnel Regional Officer<br>PPOP: Pre-Placement Orientation Program<br>PPST: Pre-Professional Assessments for Teachers<br>PPT: Paraprofessional Tutors<br>PPT: Pregnant Parenting<br>PRAXIS: Series of Professional Assessments for Teachers<br>PREK: Pre-Kindergarten<br>PREL: Pacific Resources for Education and Learning<br>PS: Partially Sighted<br>PSAP: Primary School Adjustment Project<br>PSAT: Preliminary SAT (College Board test)<br>PSC: Public School Choice<br>PSD: Program Support &amp; Development<br>PSHF: Public Schools of Hawai\u02bbi Foundation<br>PSN: Procedural Safeguards Notice<br>PSP: Professional Services Provider<br>PSPP: Private School Participation Project<br>PSRC: Performance Standards Review Commission<br>PSSAS: Programs and Services for Secondary Alienated\/At-Risk Students<br>PSSC: Physical Science Study Committee<br>PT: Physical Therapist<br>PTA: Parent Teacher Association<br>PTA: Physical Therapist Assistant<br>PTG: Parent Teacher Group<br>PTI: Parent Training &amp; Information Center<br>PTP: Personal Transition Plan (cmasutomi070723)<br>PTSA: Parent Teacher Student Association<br>PTSO: Parent Teacher Student Organization<br>PTT: Part-Time Temporary Teacher<br>PVS Net: Pro Value Services Net<br>PW: Public Works Division (State DAGS)<br>PWN: Prior Written Notice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-q\">Q<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QoS: Quality of Service<br>QSS: Quality Student Support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-r\">R<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RCUH: Research Corporation of the University of Hawai\u02bbi<br>REA: Reading Excellence Act<br>REACH: Reinventing Education Act for the Children of Hawai\u02bbi (2004), also known as Act 51<br>RF: Reading First<br>RFA: Request for Assistance<br>RFP: Request for Proposal<br>RFP: Request for Provider (SVM)<br>RIF: Reduction in Force<br>R&amp;M: Repair and Maintenance<br>ROFEC: Regional Operations for Facilities Engineering &amp; Construction<br>RN: Registered Nurse<br>ROM: Range of Motion<br>RPN: Registered Professional Nurse<br>RRC: Regional Resource Center<br>RS: Reprographic Section<br>RSI: Rural Systemic Initiatives<br>RSS: Really Simple Syndication<br>RT: Resource Teacher<br>RT: Regular Classroom Teacher<br>RTI: Response to Intervention<br>RTP: Return to Activity Plan<br>RTTT: Race to the Top<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-s\">S<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAC: Standard Assessment of Concussion<br>SAC: Student Advisory Council (Emergency School Aid Act)<br>SAC: Student Activities Coordinator<br>SACVE: State Advisory Council on Vocational Education<br>SAI: Senior Army Instructor<br>SAIP: Special Alternative Instructional Programs<br>SAO: Systems Accountability Office<br>SAP: School Accountability Program<br>SAP: School Attendance Procedure<br>SAR: Service Activity Report<br>SAR: Superintendent\u2019s Annual Report<br>SARSA: School Administrator Recruitment, Selection, and Appointment<br>SAS: Special Analytic Study, Student Assessment Section<br>SASA: School Administrative Services Assistant<br>SASI: Senior Aerospace Science Instructor<br>SAT: College Board\u2019s exam formerly known as Scholastic Assessment Test, now just SAT<br>SAT: Stanford Achievement Test<br>SATEP: State Approved Teacher Education Program<br>SATP: School Administrator Training Program<br>SBAC: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium<br>SBBH: School-Based Behavioral Health<br>SBCOTA: School-Based Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant<br>SBE: Standards-Based Education<br>SBP: School Breakfast Program<br>SBPTA: School-Based Physical Therapist Aide<br>SBPTA: School-Based Physical Therapist Assistant<br>SBRC: Standards-Based Report Card<br>SBRR: Scientifically-Based Reading Research<br>SBS: School-Based Services<br>SCASS: State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards<br>SCBM: School\/Community-Based Management<br>SCC: School Community Council<br>SCIC: School Climate Improvement Committee<br>SCIS: Science Curriculum Improvement Study<br>SCS: Student-Centered Schools<br>SD: Staff Development<br>SDFSC: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities<br>SDO: School Documents Online<br>SEA: State Education Agency<br>SEAC: Special Education Advisory Council<br>SEBD: Severe Emotional Behavioral Disturbance<br>SEC: School Evaluation Committee<br>SEFI: State Educational Facilities Improvement<br>\u200bSEL: \u200bSocial-Emotional Learning<br>SELI: Statewide Education Leadership Institute<br>SEPS: Senior Exit Plans Survey<br>SERS: System Evaluation Reporting Section<br>SERT: Special Education Resource Teacher<br>SES: Special Education Section<br>SES: Supplemental Educational Services<br>SESAT: School Early Stanford Achievement Test<br>SETC: State Employment and Training Council<br>SEVR: Special Education Vocational Rehabilitation<br>SFA: School Facilities Authority<br>SFCA: State Foundation on Culture and the Arts<br>SFSB: School Food Services Branch<br>SFSF: State Fiscal Stabilization Fund<br>SFSP: Summer Food Service Program<br>SFSM: School Food Services Manager<br>SFT: Student Focused Team<br>SGP: Student Growth Percentile<br>SHA: School Health Aide<br>SHA: School Home Assistant<br>SI: School Improvement<br>SI: Sensory Integration<br>SID: Standards Implementation Design<br>SIE: Statewide Inservice Education<br>SIECUS: Sex Information and Education Council of the US<br>SIG: State Improvement Grant<br>SIMS: School Improvement Management System<br>SIMS: Sports Injury Management System<br>SINSP: School Inspection Program<br>SIOP: Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol<br>SIP: Strategic Implementation Plan<br>SIPMS: Student Information and Program Management System<br>SIS: Student Information Services\/Systems<br>SLA: Service Level Agreement<br>SLD: Specific Learning Disability<br>SLDS: State Longitudinal Data System<br>SLE: Schoolwide Learning Expectations (See ESLRs)<br>SLEP: Students of Limited English Proficiency<br>SLI: Speech\/Language Impaired<br>SLO: School Liaison Officer<br>SLO: Student Learning Objective<br>SLP: Speech Language Pathologist<br>SLS: School Library Services (OCISS)<br>SLW: Student Leadership Workshop<br>Smarter Balanced: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (formerly SBAC)<br>SMC: Special Motivation Class<br>SMI: School Meals Initiative<br>SMI: Senior Marine Instructor<br>SMP: Special Milk Program<br>SMP: Special Motivation Program<br>SNS: Skilled Nursing Services<br>SNSI: Senior Naval Science Instructor<br>Sol: Speech or Language Disability<br>SOP: Standards of Practice<br>SOW: Scope of Work<br>SP: Standard Practices<br>SPAB: School Process and Analysis Branch<br>SPAC: School Parent Advisory Council (Chapter 1)<br>SPACE: Strengthening Pacific Area Concentration in Education<br>SPEBE: Summer Program for the Enhancement of Basic Education<br>SPED: Special Education<br>SPIN: Special Parent Information Network<br>SPIS: System Planning &amp; Improvement Section<br>SPMS: Special Programs Management Section (OCISS)<br>SPO: State Procurement Office<br>SPOC: Strategic Project Oversight Committee<br>SPP: State Performance Plan<br>SQS: School Quality Survey<br>SR: Salary Range<br>SRA: Scholastic Reading Assessment<br>SRI: Selection Research, Inc.<br>SRI: Scholastic Reading Inventory<br>SRP: Self Report of Personality<br>SRRS: School Renewal and Redesign Section (OCISS)<br>SRS: School Renewal Specialist<br>SSAS: Student Services Application Section<br>SSB: Student Support Branch<br>SSC: Student Services Coordinator<br>SSCAC: Safe Schools Community Advisory Committee<br>SSEPB: Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness Branch<br>SSES: Statewide Student Enrollment System<br>\u200bSSIO: \u200bSchool System Improvement Objective<br>SSIR: School Status and Improvement Report<br>SSIS: Safe School Information System<br>SSL: Secure Sockets Layer<br>SSO: Single Sign-On<br>SSO: Seamless Summer Option<br>\u200bSSP: \u200bStudent Success Plan<br>SSP: Support Services Personnel<br>SSSC: Secondary School Student Conference<br>SSSI: Supplemental Social Security Insurance<br>SST: Student Support Team<br>SSW: School Social Worker<br>ST: Skills Trainer<br>STAR: Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading<br>STAR: State Teacher Alternative Route<br>STARS: Science Teachers Aboard Research Ships<br>STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics<br>STEP: Sequential Test of Educational Process<br>STO: Supplemental Time Off<br>STSB: Student Transportation Services Branch<br>STSSB: School Technology Services and Support Branch<br>STWO: School to Work Opportunities<br>STYRE: Single-Track Year-Round Education<br>SVM: Service Verification Module<br>SWV: Summary Warrant Voucher<br>SY: School Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-t\">T<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T&amp;A: Time &amp; Attendance<br>T3: Technology Training for Teachers<br>TA: Technical Assistance<br>TA: Temporary Assignment<br>TAC: Technical Advisory Committee<br>TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families<br>TAOL: Temporary Appointment Outside of List<br>TAP: Technical Assistance Panel<br>TARC: Technical Architecture Review Committee<br>TATP: Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program<br>TBE: Transitional Bilingual Education<br>TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury<br>TC: Technical Coordinator<br>TCE: Temporary Contract Employee<br>TCP: Transmission Control Protocol<br>TCP\/IP: Transmission Control Protocol\/Internet Protocol<br>TDI: Temporary Disability Insurance<br>TDR: Treasury Deposit Receipt<br>TDS: Test Development Section<br>TECC: Teacher Education Coordinating Committee<br>TEPS: Teaching Elementary Physical Science<br>TESOL: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages<br>TFA: Teach for America<br>TLC: Teacher Leadership Center<br>TLC: The Learning Coalition<br>TLC: Teacher Learning Community<br>TLCF: Technology Literacy Challenge Fund<br>TN: Team Nutrition<br>TNL: True North Logic<br>TOPSPRO: Teaching of Program and Students<br>TOR: Teacher of Record<br>TOTAL: Transforming Our Teaching And Learning<br>TOY: Teacher of the Year<br>TP: Telecommunication Project<br>TPI: Teacher Perceiver Interview<br>TQL: Total Quality Learning<br>TQM: Total Quality Management<br>TR: Telecom Request<br>TRA: Teacher Reading Academy<br>TRO: Temporary Restraining Order<br>TRS: Teacher Rating Scales<br>TSA: Tax Sheltered Annuity<br>TSCA: Toxic Substance Control Act (federal)<br>TSD: Text Start Date<br>TSEAS: Teacher Substitute Employee Automated System<br>TSP: Twilight School Program<br>TTA: Temporary Teaching Assignment<br>TTT: Troops to Teachers<br>TVI: Teacher of Visually Impaired<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"acronym-u\">U<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UAC: Uniform Account Codes<br>UAP: University Affiliated Program<br>UHM: University of Hawai\u02bbi 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