Federal & State
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act

FAPE - Free and Appropriate Education

FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

NAC - Nevada Administrative Code

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Special Education Team Members

APE - Adapted Physical Education
BCBA - Board Certified Behavior Analyst

LEA - Local Education Agency

SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
OT - Occupational Therapy/Therapist
PT - Physical Therapy/Therapist

RBT - Registered Behavior Technician

SEIF - Special Education Instructional Facilitator
SW - Social Worker
SET - Special Education Teacher
GET - General Education Teacher
 

General Special Education Terms

BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan/Program
CF - Confidential Folder

ESY - Extended School Year

GE - General Education

FBA - Functional Behavior Assessment

IC - Infinite Campus

IEP - Individualized Education Plan

LRE - Least Restrictive Environment

MDT - Multidisciplinary Team

MTSS - Multi-Tiered System of Supports

OOS - Out-of-State

OOD - Out-of-District

PBISS - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

PLAAFP/PLOP - Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

PWN - Prior Written Notice

RTI - Response to Intervention

SDI - Specially Designed Instruction

SPED - Special Education

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Special Education Eligibilities
There are 13 categories of disability under IDEA. They are often referred to by their abbreviations. The state of Nevada uses the following eligibilities (Nevada Department of Education Eligibility Forms). 

AUT or ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder

DD - Developmental Delay
ED - Emotional Disturbance
HI - Hearing Impairment
ID - Intellectual Disability
MD or MI - Multiple Disabilities or Multiple Impairments
OI - Orthopedic Impairment 
OHI - Other Health Impairment or Health Impairment
SLD - Specific Learning Disability 
SLI - Speech or Language Impairment 
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
VI - Visual Impairment

 

Assessments
CBM - Curriculum-Based Measurement
MAP - Measures of Academic Progress
KTEA - Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement 
WJ - Woodcock Johnson
SS - Standard Score
PR - Percentile Rank




 

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