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4MAT |
Model of teaching which takes in to account the
multiple intelligences and how to teach to those styles.
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5 + 3 + ii + iii |
Florida's formula for effective reading instruction:
5 Major Components:
- Phonemic awareness - awareness that words are
made up of isolated sounds
- Phonics - knowing that sounds are represented
visually by letters and letter combinations
- Vocabulary - having a deep understanding of
words, word families, connotations, denotations,
etc. to assist in reading
- Fluency - the ability to read text at a
reasonable rate, with intonation and minimal errors
- Comprehension - the thorough understanding of
meaning created by the interaction between the text
and the reader
3 types of Assessment to Guide Instruction
- Screening - to identify students who will need
additional instruction
- Diagnostic - to determine a student's specific
strengths, weaknesses, and needs
- Progress Monitoring - to measure the success of
the interventions being used
initial instruction in all K - 3rd
grade classrooms
To include direct instruction, coordinated instructional
sequences, differentiated instruction (to meet
individual needs) and the creation of a print-rich
environment
immediate intensive intervention
To include the classroom teacher and other professionals
that a student might need to achieve reading success.
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Acaletics |
Commercial program that centers around staff
development for math instruction.
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Accelerated Reader (AR) |
Commercial program that combines reading with computer
tests for reading comprehension.
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Accommodation |
A different way of doing something that takes into
account a person’s disability. Accommodations are
changes in how a student is taught or tested. This does
not change the requirements of a course or the standards
the student must meet.
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ACE I |
A Collection of Educators – I is a 6 week course
designed for k-3 teachers. This course is hosted by
various teachers in the school district that are
implementing successful literacy practices in their
classrooms. Each class will focus on a specific topic
that has been determined by a teacher needs assessment
survey and input from administrators and district
personnel. In addition to classroom strategies research
will be included to support the material that is
presented.
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ACE II |
A Collection of Educators - II is a 6 week course
designed for 4-6 teachers. This course is hosted by
various teachers in the school district that are
implementing successful literacy practices in their
classrooms. Each class will focus on a specific topic
that has been determined by a teacher needs assessment
survey and input from administrators and district
personnel. In addition to classroom strategies research
will be included to support the material that is
presented. |
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ACP |
Alternative Certification Professional |
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ACT |
American College Test - a college entrance and placement
exam that measures academic achievement.
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AD |
Active Directory |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
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ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
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ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder |
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ADM |
Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health – see SAMHO |
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AED |
Automated External Defibrillator |
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AICE |
Advanced International Certificate in Education |
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AIP |
Academic Improvement Plan – students working before
grade level are given plan Interventions. |
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AIMS |
Activities Integrating Math and Science-commercial
Program.
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AIP |
Academic Improvement Plan - Teachers create these plans
for students working before grade level to designate
specific interventions to assist them.
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ALL |
Accelerated Literacy Learning - a one-on-one Title I
tutorial program in reading for first graders.
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Annual Goal |
A statement in an IEP of what an exceptional student
needs to learn and should be able to learn in his or her
program in a year. |
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Antidepressants |
Medications that are used in the treatment of
depression, as well as other psychiatric disorders.
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Antipsychotic |
Major tranquilizers that are considered standard
treatment for serious psychiatric illnesses such as
schizophrenia.
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Anxiety |
Feelings of unease and fear of impending danger
characterized by physical symptoms such as rapid heart
rate, sweating, trembling and feelings of stress.
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AP |
Advanced Placement - a designation for coursework taken
in high school that may be applied towards college
credit.
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AR |
Accelerated Reader – Commercial program that combines
books with computer tests for measuring and improving
reading comprehension.
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ASO |
Administrative Services Organization –an independent
organization whose purpose is to provide administrative
support services for the purposes of increasing overall
system efficiencies. Indices include: fiscal
intermediary, data processing, Human Resources and
management services.
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Assessment |
A way of collecting information about a student’s
special learning needs, strengths, and interests.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder |
A type of pervasive developmental disorder. It
interferes with a person’s ability to communicate with
and relate to others. It almost always develops before a
child is 3 years old and affects how a person perceives
and processes sensory information. Although it is a
spectrum disorder, meaning there are varying intensities
and manifestations, it is a lifelong
condition that often results in some degree of social
isolation.
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AVID |
Advancement Via Individual Determination - a program
designed to identify typically underserved students and
prepare them for college.
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AYP |
Adequate Yearly Progress – No Child Left Behind
legislation requires each school to show improvement
each year in various subgroups, such as percent of
minorities tested or percentage of students improving,
based on FCAT.
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BCC |
Brevard Community College
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BCTM |
Brevard Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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BGL |
Below Grade Level
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BIP |
Behavioral Intervention Plan
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BN |
Brevard Notebook
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BSO |
Brevard Symphony Orchestra
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CAC |
Community Advisory Committee - a group of citizens
representing various areas around the county that
provides the children's Board with input. The CAC
has three major roles: To advise, advocate, and
communicate/educate.
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Case Coordinator |
See Case Management, Interchangeable term with Case
Manager |
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Capacity Development |
Activities and supports aimed at improving quality,
increasing quantity or developing diversity in services
and service delivery, fostering coordination,
collaboration, system integration.
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Case Manager |
See Case Management. Interchangeable term with Case
Coordinator.
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Case Management |
Activities aimed at identifying the child and family’s
assets, needs, assisting the person to access other
services and funding sources, planning services, linking
the service system with the person, coordinating the
various system components, monitoring service delivery,
evaluating the effect of service received and follow-up. |
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CBI |
Community-Based Instruction - Instruction that takes
place in locations in the community. CBI often includes
training in the classroom followed by practice in
real-life settings.
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CET |
Center for Educational Technology |
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CCNA |
Cisco Certified Network Associate |
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CCRP |
Comprehensive Core Reading Program |
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CHIP |
Child Health Insurance Program – a federal lead agency
program to insure children of poor and working poor
parents. Florida Kid care is Florida’s program which
includes Medicaid, Healthy Kids and Medi-Kids.
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Child and Family Team |
Includes those persons who families choose to
participate in planning and carrying out a plan to
address the child/family problems. The team must include
the family and may include the therapists, teachers,
friends, neighbors, church members or others. |
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Child/Family Assessment |
Process of data gathering from multiple sources to
create a Comprehensive picture of children and family
for the purpose of identifying strengths and needs in
order to plan services and support.
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CCRP |
Comprehensive Core Reading Program |
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CEI Lab |
Creative Education Institute Lab - A commercial computer
lab that assesses a student's level and then provides
instruction at that level. It also contains a
management system so that teachers and parents are
constantly aware of child's progress.
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CMHS |
Center for Mental Health Services - a division of the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration of the
Federal government funding the THINK (Tampa Hillsborough
Network for Kids) project.
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Community Awareness |
Includes events (such as health fairs, information
fairs), networking, public education, and advertising
and media exposure. |
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Compass Learning |
A commercial computer lab that assesses a student’s
level and then provides instruction at that level. It
also contains a management system so that teachers and
parents are constantly aware of child’s progress. They
were formerly known as Jostens Learning. |
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Continuity of Care |
Care that is provided during all services and treatments
that provides linkages with necessary partners and
resources.
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CPI |
Child Protective Investigation – Reports of child abuse
and Neglect may result in temporarily removing children
from the home When necessary while the family works to
restore Stability. Workers offer support services to
help families with problems before they become too
severe. Expect counseling and regular visits with
families where there is a risk of child abuse or
neglect. |
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CPR |
Cardiovascular Pulmonary Resuscitation |
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CPS |
Child Protection Services – Protects children who are at
risk of abuse or neglect while making every effort to
keep families intact. Child Protection Services also
offers referrals for counseling for families, training
for adoptive or foster parents and licensing services
for child welfare agencies. |
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CRISS |
Creating Independence through Student-owned Strategies -
a teaching approach whereby students use metacognitive
and organizing strategies to learn how to learn.
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CSHP |
Coordinated School Health Program |
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CSM/SSL |
Content Switching Module / Secure Socket Layer |
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CST |
Child Study Team – the evaluation team at a school that
determines need for placement in special education
programs after evaluation.
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CSU |
Crisis Stabilization Unit – 14-bed secure inpatient unit
operated by MHC.
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Cultural Competence |
Understanding and appreciating the differences in each
family, from thoughts, speech, actions, customary
beliefs, social forms and material traits of a racial,
religious or social group. It also affects age, national
origin, gender, sexual orientation or physical
disability from an organizational standpoint; it is
understanding the societal mandates of each agency and
appreciating their differences. Indices include:
training, technical assistance, assessment, board
development, Human Resources (including recruitment and
retention, and promotion and development), and
leadership and management diversity. |
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Customer Service Audit |
The audit consists of an onsite inspection in which
various physical and facilities factors are rated, and a
phone survey in which staff response to a variety of
questions is evaluated.
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DACCO |
Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office - Substance
Abuse Provider - member of Interagency Management Team
at the Children’s Board.
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DAR |
Diagnostic Assessment of Reading - reading assessment
used at the intermediate level of elementary schools to
determine a child's reading strengths and weaknesses.
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DCF |
Department of Children and Families - Florida agency
providing funding for services for child welfare, mental
health, substance abuse, adult and economic assistance.
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DD |
Developmentally Delayed |
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DELTA |
Developing Educational Leaders for Tomorrow's Achievers |
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Depression |
A psychiatric diagnosis described as mood disorder
characterized by feelings of sadness, loneliness,
despair, low self-esteem, worthlessness, withdrawal from
social interaction, and sleep and eating disorders.
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Determining Eligibility |
The steps taken to decide whether a student is eligible
for exceptional Student education.
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Dimensions of Learning |
An instructional model that helps teachers plan
curriculum and instruction by looking at how students
learn. |
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Dismissal Staffing |
A meeting at which a group of school staff members and
parent(s) review all the assessments and other
information to consider recommending that a student is
no longer in need of a certain program. Parents will
receive written notice before services are stopped.
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DID |
District Inservice Day – day set aside on the calendar
for Professional Development.
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DIBELS |
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills -
reading assessment used at the primary level in
elementary schools to determine a child's reading
strengths and weaknesses.
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DJJ |
Department of Juvenile Justice - is the Florida agency
responsible for services to juvenile delinquents and
those who have broken laws.
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DLF |
Developing Literacy First - is a 12-week Rigby course
designed to support K-3 teachers in the areas of reading
and writing in the classroom. DLF addresses theory and
application of strategies. Participants are required to
observe the facilitator demonstrate literacy strategies
for three classroom visits. (Formerly ELIC).
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D/O |
Disorder
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DRA |
Developmental Reading Assessment - a kindergarten
through 3rd grade reading assessment used to determine a
child's reading strengths and weaknesses.
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DSDS |
Desktop Student Data System
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DSI |
Dual Sensory Impaired
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Due Process |
A set of rights under the Individual with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) that a parent has related to the
student’s educational program and related services.
These rights help to make sure that students receive a
free and appropriate public education.
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Due Process Hearing |
A formal meeting held to settle disagreements between
parents and schools in a way that is fair to the students
his/her parents and the school. The meetings is run by
an impartial hearing officer.
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DX |
Diagnosis
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ED |
Economic Disadvantaged (refers to a student and his /
her family) |
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EC |
see Established Conditions |
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EH |
School acronym indicating Emotional Handicapped - emotional
concerns that result in behaviors that interfere with a
child’s educational process. The child with an emotional
handicap experience more frequent and intense behavioral
difficulties than those of other students. The behaviors
range from withdrawal and isolation to acting out and
aggression. |
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Eligible |
A decision that says that a student meets the
requirements for and is in need of exceptional student
education programs and services. The decision is based
on state statutes.
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Eligibility Staffing |
A meeting at which a group of school staff members and
parent(s) determine a student’s eligibility or
ineligibility for exceptional student education programs
and services. This decision is based on assessment,
observation, intervention and other information.
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ELL |
English Language Learners (Also see ESL) |
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EMH |
School acronym indicating Educable Mentally
Handicapped – A child unable to achieve at school
because of emotional concerns and developmental
problems. Sometimes the developmental lags or
disabilities are undetected. |
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EPT |
Educational Planning Team |
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ERDA |
Early Reading Diagnostic Assessment - K-6 reading
diagnostic assessment.
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ESE |
Exceptional Student Education - Department of Brevard
County Public Schools that oversees special education,
including SED and EH.
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ESF |
Educational Services Facility
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ESL |
English as a Second Language |
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ESOL |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
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Established Conditions |
A description use for birth to 2-years olds who have
certain identified medical or physiological conditions
that have a correlation to future learning problems.
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ESY |
Extended School Year
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ets |
Electronic Training Solutions, Inc. - Management
consulting firm specializing in organizational
transformation and business growth strategies,
www.etsfl.com.
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Evaluation |
A way of collecting information about a student’s
special learning needs, strengths, and interests. It is
used to help make decisions about whether a student is
exceptional and eligible for exceptional student
education programs and services.
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Evaluation Criteria, Services and Procedures |
A set of statements in an IEP that describes what a
student will have to do, how much, how often, and in what
ways to show mastery of the “short-term objectives”.
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FAC |
Florida Administrative Code
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FSP |
Family Support Plan - A written plan that describes the
concerns and needs of a family related to the
development of their infant or toddler, ages 0 to 3, who
has an established condition or developmental delay. It
lists the services to be provided to the child and the
family.
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FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education
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FBA |
Functional Behavior Assessment
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FCAT |
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test – Consists of
three tests: One norm-referenced and the other
criterion-referenced tests are given over a two to four
day period. The third test is called FCAT Writing. The
tests are used to evaluated the student, school and the
school system.
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FCAT Writing |
A state-wide mandated writing test used in grades 4, 8
and 10 to evaluate students’ writing
capability. It is used as part of the state
accountability program.
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FDLRS |
Florida Diagnostic Learning Resources System
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FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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FETC |
Florida Educational Technology Conference
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FHP |
Florida Health Partners, Inc. - contractor with AHCA for
the Medicaid Prepaid Mental Health Plan that covers
mental health services for Medicaid recipients.
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Fidelity |
Alignment with a specific philosophy or treatment
modality.
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FLES |
Foreign Language in the Elementary School
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FOF |
Federation Of Families for Children’s Mental Health
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FMHI |
Louis De La Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (a
college of the University of South Florida) – Department
of Child and Family—contractor with THINK for Evaluation
activities.
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FOF |
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
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FPSP |
Future Problem Solving Program
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FRL |
Free, Reduced Lunch
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FTE |
Full Time Equivalence
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Future Problem Solving |
Competitive program that "stimulates critical and
creative thinking skills and encourages students to
develop a vision for the future". Source:
www.pfsp.org.
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GCE |
Good Cause Exemption – promotion to next grade level
with documentation to support due to not earning a
passing score on FCAT.
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GEMS |
Acronym for Gardendale Elementary Magnet School
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GLE |
Grade Level Equivalency—computer program used to
assist student placement in reading.
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GLE |
Grade Level Expectations – expectations that are
expected in the Sunshine State Standards.
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Hearing Officer |
The person who is in charge of a due process hearing and
who makes the decisions after a hearing.
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H/H |
Hospital/Homebound
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HHIT |
Hospitality, Health and Industry Training
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HI |
Hearing Impaired
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HOUSSE |
One method for documenting the skills of veteran
teachers which allows the district to use a performance
checklist to evaluate the teacher's skills against the NCLB standards on a High, Objective, Uniform, State
Standard of Evaluation plan (HOUSSE) performance
checklist. Most of our estimated 2,500 elementary
teachers who are veterans were evaluated using a HOUSSE
in order to achieve highly qualified status; this
allowed the district to retain these veteran teachers
and their knowledge in our organizational instructional
system via the DROP program.
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IB |
International Baccalaureate |
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I Team |
Intervention Team - "first response" team at a school
that develops strategies with teachers and school staff
for children having behavior difficulties.
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IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - A federal
law ensuring services to children with disabilities
throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and
public agencies provide early intervention, special
education and related services.
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IEE |
Independent Education Evaluation
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IEP |
Individual Education Plan - A written plan that
describes the individual learning needs of a student
with disabilities and the exceptional student education
programs and services that will be given to that
student.
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IEP Meeting |
A meeting held to write, review, or change a student’s
IEP.
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Impulsiveness |
Irresponsible or reckless behavior.
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Inclusion |
Students with disabilities are in general education
classrooms and setting with their same age peers without
special needs. The special education instruction,
support and services that the student needs for success
follow the student to the general education setting
rather than the student going to a separate classroom.
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Individual Evaluation |
A plan designed for each child or family. The treatment
provider develops the plan with the family and identifies
the child and family’s strengths and needs. It
establishes goals and details appropriate treatment and
services to meet his or her special needs.
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Individualized Treatment Plan |
A plan designed for each child or family. The treatment
provider develops the plan with the family and identifies
the child and family’s strengths and needs. It
establishes goals and details appropriate treatment and
services to meet his or her special needs.
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Information and Referral |
Maintain information about resources in the community,
link people who need assistance with appropriate service
providers, provide information about agencies and
organizations. Be readily available; assist the person
to determine which resources are needed; provide
referral, may include follow-up to ensure contact. |
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Interventions |
Strategies used to help a student make progress in
learning or behavior.
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IPDP |
Individual Professional Development Plan - every teacher
must write an IPDP yearly after attending a professional
development workshop. The IPDP involves collecting
classroom data to determine a need, specifying a
behavior intervention learned during professional
development workshops and conducting action research to
determine the intervention's efficacy.
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ITAS |
Interim Alternative Educational Setting
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ITI |
Integrated Thematic Instruction – thematic approach to
instruction through integration and collaboration.
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JAC |
Juvenile Assessment Center - a central booking facility
for all Hillsborough County youth who are arrested.
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K |
Kindergarten
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KID |
Kindergarten In Detail – kindergarten county handbook
assessment.
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KIM |
Kindergarten Inventory of Math
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LOS |
Length Of Stay
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LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment – The school setting
(placement) that allows a child with a disability to be
educated to the greatest extent possible with typically
developing peers.
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M of E |
Mark of Excellence - a communication publication. |
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Matrix |
Template of Services
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MD |
Manifestation Determination
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Mediation |
A process in which parents and school personnel try to
settle disagreements with the help of a state approved,
trained mediator. Mediation may take place any time but
is always offered in administrative due process
hearings.
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Medipass |
State Medicaid program covering some families and
children who meet criteria and do not choose a HMO for
health or mental health coverage.
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Mega Skill |
A parenting program that enables parents to teach their
children the attitudes, behaviors and skills (i.e.
confidence, motivation, perseverance, initiative, etc.)
that make it possible to do well in school and in life.
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MH |
Mentally Handicapped - EMH=Educable, TMH=Trainable, PMH=Profound.
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Mood Disorders |
A psychiatric diagnostic category–that includes
disturbances in mood, usually deep sadness or
indifference, excitement or irritability such as
depression.
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Motor |
Having to do with the use of the large and small muscles
to move different parts of the body.
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Multi-age |
Refers to students in different grade levels assigned to
a single teacher or subject level.
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NAACP |
National association for the Advancement of Colored
People |
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NAT |
Network Address Translation |
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NCLB |
No Child Let Behind – is a federal legislation designed
to help reform education in the country. It is designed
to improve student Achievement and close the gap between
majority and minority students.
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NCS Learn |
Formerly Computer Curriculum Corporation - A commercial
computer lab that assesses a student’s level and then
provides instruction at that level. It also contains a
management system so that teachers and parents are
constantly aware of child’s progress. |
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Neuropsychology |
The study of brain functions and the thinking process. |
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NIC |
Network Interface Card |
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NICK |
Nurturing Independence and Comprehension in Kids |
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Notice |
A way of telling parents about an action the school plan
to take that will affect their child’s education. |
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OCB |
Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior - a psychiatric diagnosis
characterized by persistent ideas or desires that lead
to repetitive, purposeful behaviors that are difficult
to control.
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OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – (see
obsessive-compulsive behavior) a Psychiatric diagnosis.
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ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder - a psychiatric diagnosis
of a pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant
behavior towards authority figures. To be defined as
such, the pattern must persist for at least six months
and must go beyond the bounds of normal childhood
misbehavior.
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OCR |
Office for Civil Rights |
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Odyssey of the Mind |
"An international educational program that provides
creative problem-solving opportunities for students from
kindergarten through college. Kids apply their
creativity to solve problems that range from building
mechanical devices to presenting their own
interpretation of literacy classics. They then
bring their solutions to competition on the local,
state, and World level. Thousands of teams from
throughout the US. and from about 25 other countries
participate in the program" Source:
www.odysseyofthemind.com.
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OGL |
On Grade Level |
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OHI |
Other Health Impaired |
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OI |
Orthopedically Impaired |
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OJT |
On-the-Job Training
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OSEP |
Office of Special Education Program
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OSERS |
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
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OT |
Occupational Therapy - often geared toward fine motor
skills that impact a student's academic success and / or
daily living skills
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OWLS |
Organized and Wired for Literacy Success is a 6
week-course designed for new K-3 teachers, but would
also be helpful to any K-3 teacher who would like to be
more effective using small group instruction and
literacy centers. The course provides background in the
research to support small group reading and writing
instruction along with practical applications for
specific grade levels. |
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Panic Attack |
Basic part of panic disorder, experienced by nearly one
out of 14 people at least once during a lifetime. It
typically begins between young adulthood and the
mid-30s. Evidenced by feelings of intense fear that can
occur “out of the blue” in places or situations that
would not upset most people.
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PASSport |
Parents Assuring Student Success - a program that teaches
families how to help their children reach Florida’s high
academic standards. The training being offered at
schools is composed of eight modules: |
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1. Parent Attitude (The Power of Parental Influence), |
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2. Structuring the Home Environment |
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3. Study Skills |
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4. Homework and Learning Expediters |
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5. Note-taking Skills |
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6. Helping Children Prepare for Tests |
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7. Memory Enhancement / Developing Thinking Skills |
8. Teaching Reading Skills
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PEC |
Preschool Evaluation Center
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Peer Group |
BPS' peer group is composed of the other nine (9)
largest Florida school districts.
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Peer Tutoring |
Students work with students in particular subjects i.e.
reading.
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Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
A group of symptoms that involve impairments in several
areas of development. These neurocognitive and
psychological impairments often include difficulties in
initiating and/or maintaining social relationships,
problems in the appropriate development of receptive and
expressive communication skills, and deficiencies in
maintaining socially acceptable behaviors, interests and
activities. |
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PETALS |
Parents Exploring Teaching and Learning Styles - Give
parents opportunities to determine learning styles for
themselves and their children and strategies to use to
help their child learn in their preferred learning style
while exploring different styles of learning.
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PI |
Physically Impaired |
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PT |
Physical Therapy – geared towards gross motor skills
that impact a student's academic success and / or daily
living skills |
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Placement |
Placement is based on the number of minutes in a school
day that an ESE student spends with non-disabled peers.
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Power Writing |
Commercial staff development to assist teachers in
preparing students for the Florida Writing Assessment.
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PNL |
Parent Notification Letter
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PMRN |
Progress Monitoring Reporting Network
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PMSSP |
Personalized Middle School Success Plan
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Prevocational Skills |
Skills a student needs to master before he is ready to
learn vocational skills.
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PRISM |
Promoting Regional Improvement in Science and Math
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Program and System Evaluation |
Formal qualitative or quantitative processes that
determine the degree to which and/or assist the program
or system to meet its goals and objectives.
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PRTG |
Paessler Router Traffic Grapher to monitor and classify
bandwidth.
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Psychosis/Psychotic |
Refers to a state of mind that is characterized as being
“out of touch” with reality. Can include visual or
auditory hallucinations.
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Psychostimulants |
Stimulant medications used to treat psychiatric or
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Psychotic |
A mental disorder related to impaired contact with
reality.
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Psychotropics |
Medication or chemicals that result in changes in
thinking, behavior and emotion.
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PTA / PTO |
Parent-Teacher Association / Parent-Teacher Organization
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QLD |
Quality Literature Day – showing and judging of
students' publications.
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RC |
Reading Counts – Commercial program that combines books
with computer tests for measuring and improving reading
comprehension.
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Reading Buddies |
A partnership between students (with one usually older)
to assist students with reading ability and motivation.
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Re-Evaluation |
An evaluation that takes place after a student has
already been receiving ESE programs or services. A
re-evaluation must be considered at least every three
years to determine if the programs and services a
student is receiving are still appropriate.
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Referral |
The process where a written request is made for a formal
individual evaluation to determine if a student is
eligible for specially designed instruction and related
services. A referral may be made by a parent, a teacher,
a doctor, or any person who has worked with the student.
Children do not have to be in school to be referred.
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Related Services |
Special help, such as occupational therapy, physical
therapy, speech or language therapy or orientation and
mobility instruction given to an exceptional education
student in addition to classroom teaching or instruction
so that the student can benefit from the teaching or
instruction.
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RR |
Running Records – a teacher’s informal assessment to
determine a students reading level.
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SAC |
School Advisory Council
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SACS |
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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Safety Plan |
A clear plan of action developed by the family of a
child with SED and the case coordinator so that the
family will know how to prevent emergencies or get the
help needed at any time.
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SAILL |
Strategies Applied In Literacy Learning - Title I Staff
development for teachers of grades 4-6 on how children
learn.
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SAMHO |
Substance Abuse Mental Health Office – is a program of
the Florida Department of Children and Families. It acts
as mental health authority in Florida which is eligible
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SAR |
Student Assessment Record – record in cumulative folder
containing student academic information.
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SAT |
Scholastic Aptitude Test - a test used to measure a
college applicant's potential to learn.
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SBRR |
Scientifically Based Reading Research
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Screening |
First step of process to determine child and/or family
needs. Serves a triage function to ensure children
and/or family reaches an appropriate level of assess
mentor intervention.
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Section 504 |
A civil rights law ensuring equal access to educational
services, which may mean that a student receives
accommodations and modifications based on a disability
or handicap.
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SD |
Substantially Deficient (is also sometimes Staff
Development)
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SD |
Staff Development
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SES |
Supplemental Education Services
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SED |
School acronym indicating Severely Emotionally
Disturbed. The Federal definition (IDEA/Public Law
105-17) identifies SED as existing when a child displays
one of more of the following symptoms over an extended
period of time: 1) difficulty learning, not explained by
an identified learning disorder or other condition; 2)
relationships with teachers and other students; 3)
displays inappropriate behaviors or feelings; 4)
exhibits general depression or anxiety; 5) shows
physical symptoms, such as a strong fear of school.
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Sedation |
Producing sleep or sleepiness.
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SEDNET |
SED Network – funded by the Florida Department of
Education to provide coordination between schools,
children with SED and their families, and community
providers who Serve them; contract manager for THINKids.
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SES |
Supplemental Education Services
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SGS |
Small Group Strategies - is a 7-week course designed for
K-2 & 3-6 teachers. This course focuses on informal and
formal assessment strategies for the first three weeks
and guided reading strategies for the last three weeks.
The course includes a demon-demonstration visit and a
follow-up class after teachers have had the opportunity
to implement these strategies in their classrooms.
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Short-Term Instructional Objectives |
Statements in an IEP that describe small steps a student
must learn or master before he or she can reach the
annual goals set for them. Only needed (required) for
students who are on alternate assessment.
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SLD |
Specific Learning Disabilities |
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SLFE |
Supporting Literacy-Four through Eight is an extension
of
DLF for intermediate grades.
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SLI |
Speech Language Impaired
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SOAR |
Summer Opportunities for Acceleration and Remediation
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SOC |
System of Care - a comprehensive spectrum of mental
health and other necessary services which are organized
into a coordinated network to meet the multiple and
changing needs of children and adolescents with serious
emotional disturbances and their families.
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Spelling Inservice |
This four week course will assist teachers with spelling
Instruction in the primary and intermediate classroom.
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SQL |
Structured Query Language
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SRA Reading |
A remedial reading program which has proved successful
in use with at-risk children. Relies heavily on short,
repetitive lessons.
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SRI |
Scholastic Reading Inventory - measures a student's
reading lexile based on vocabulary-driven reading
passage comprehension questions.
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SRO |
School Resource Officer
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SRP |
Supplemental Reading Program
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SSNP |
Secondary Schools of National Prominence |
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Staffing |
A meeting at which a group of school staff members make
decisions on eligibility for and dismissal from
exceptional student education programs or services.
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Strengths-Based |
Those qualities that children with SED and their
families possess --such as interests, likes, abilities
and family activities which give a case coordinator an
idea how the family’s life looks when things are going
well.
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SRUSS |
School Readiness Uniform Screening System – screening
for new kindergarten students at the beginning of the
year.
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SS |
Social Studies
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SSS |
Sunshine State Standards – standards set by state that
are the criteria for FCAT.
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Stimulants |
A class of medications that activate the nerves that
serve as messengers and connect with multiple organs in
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Success-For-All |
A school wide restructuring program designed to see that
students begin with success in the early grades and then
maintain success through the elementary years. Every
teacher teaches reading to homogenous groups for
90-minutes each day. Designed by Robert Slavin of John
Hopkins University.
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SWOT |
Strategic planning tool, stands for "Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats".
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TA-Technical Assistance |
The act of providing consultation, training and peer
networking opportunities to help non-profit staff and
boards build their organization's capacity to deliver
services effectively, manage their resources prudently,
and involve their community.
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TACACS+ |
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
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TALK |
Teachers Analyzing Literature with Kids - is a 6-week
course designed for teachers of grades 3-6 interested in
exploring the role of literature circles in their
classrooms. Teachers will learn how literature circles
can improve oral language, comprehension, and enjoyment
of children’s literature. Support and guidance will be
given to teachers in order to help them implement
literature circles effectively.
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TALK 2 |
TALK 2 - is a follow-up course designed to support
teachers who have taken TALK in the past. TALK 2
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1) Teachers have the opportunity to participate in
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2) meetings once a month to support each other in the
implementation of literature circles. For additional
credit, participants participate in the creation of a
handbook of literature circle management techniques and
sample lessons that will be provided to future TALK
participants.
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TANF |
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families; economic funding
to families who meet poverty-eligibility requirements.
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TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injured
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Title I |
A federally-funded program designed to improve
achievement at schools with a high percentage of
students eligible for free and reduced priced lunches.
The Title I project services 30 elementary schools, and
3 charter schools in Brevard County and is part of the
federal No Child Left Behind legislation.
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TK-1 |
Transitional Kindergarten/First Grade
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TKIM |
Transitional Kindergarten Inventory of Math
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Transition IEP |
(Individual Education Plan) - The IEP used in program
planning for students in need of transition services,
usually ages 14 and up.
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Transition Services |
Service that help student move from school to
post-school activities.
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UPS |
Uninterrupted Power Source
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VE |
Varying Exceptionalities
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VI |
Visually Impair
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Vocational Evaluation |
An ongoing process that identifies a student’s
work-related skills, interest, and need for training.
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VoIP |
Voice over Internet Provider
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VPN |
Virtual Private Network
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WAN |
Wide-Area Network
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Waterford |
A commercial computer program written specifically for
Pre-kindergarten through first grades.
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WCPM |
Words Correct Per Minute
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Wraparound |
An individualized planning process care plan for a child
and family, building upon their strengths and natural
supports. Wraparound includes the child and family’s
strengths, goals, needs, options, services and safety
plans.
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YAC |
Young Authors' Conference – day of celebrating student’s
writing with a guest author, and sharing of their
writing.
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YAP |
Youth Advocate Program, Inc. – a provider agency funded
by THINK to provide therapeutic mentors and other
advocacy services to teens with SED.
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YRS |
Year Round School |
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