Hawaii State Department of Education
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| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | |
| A+ | After-School Plus Program |
| A+ | a Computer Hardware Repair and Maintenance Program |
| AA | Alternate Assessment |
| AAS | Alternate Assessment Standards |
| AAT | Associate of Arts in Teaching |
| ABC | Above and Beyond the Challenge |
| ABE | Adult Basic Education |
| ABR | Access Barrier Removal |
| ABI | Acquired Brain Injury |
| ACCN | Authorized Courses and Code Numbers |
| ACE | Administrator Certification for Excellence |
| ACE | A Committee on Excellence |
| ACFN | Academic and Financial Plan |
| ACS | Accrediting Commission of Schools |
| ACT | Autism Consulting Teacher |
| ACT | College entrance exam formerly known as American College Testing, now just ACT |
| Act 51 | Reinventing Education Act of 2004 |
| AD | Athletic Director |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADA | Average Daily Absence |
| ADAD | Alcohol & Drug Abuse Division (State Department of Health) |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADM | Average Daily Membership |
| ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| ADTSEA | American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association |
| AE | Adult Education |
| AED | Automatic External Defibrillator |
| AEFLA | Adult Education and Family Literacy Act |
| AFP | Academic/Financial Plan |
| AFP | Annual Financial Plan |
| AFT | American Federation of Teachers |
| AG | Attorney General |
| AGE | Adult General Education |
| AGT | Academically Gifted and Talented |
| AHCT | Athletic Health Care Trainer |
| AHERA | Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (federal) |
| AI | Army Instructor |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AIR | American Institutes for Research |
| AITS | Artists in the Schools |
| ALC | Alternative Learning Center |
| AMAO | Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives |
| AP | Advanced Placement |
| APC | Association Policy Committee |
| APD | Auditory Processing Disorder |
| API | Alternate Performance Indicators |
| APP | Art in Public Places |
| APR | Annual Performance Report (req. by OSEP) |
| ARCH | Accountability Resource Center - Hawaii |
| ARLISE | Alternative Route to Licensure in Special Education |
| ARRA | American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| ARS | Academic Review Status |
| AS | Assistant Superintendent |
| ASA | Administrative Services Assistant |
| ASAD | Aloha State Association of the Deaf |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ASB | Auxiliary Services Branch |
| ASCD | Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development |
| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| ASEBA | Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment |
| ASES | Assessing Special Education Students |
| ASI | Accreditation School Improvement |
| ASI | Aerospace Science Instructor |
| ASL | American Sign Language |
| ASIST | Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training |
| ASPIRE | Accelerating Successful Performance in Regular Education |
| ASR | Accountability Systems and Reporting |
| ASSSDE | Association of State Supervisors of Safety and Drivers Education |
| AST | Arts, Sciences and Technology |
| ASVAB | Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery |
| AT | Assistive Technology |
| ATP | Approval to Pay |
| AUP | Acceptable Use Policy |
| AV | Audio-Visual |
| AVID | Advancement Via Individual Determination |
| AYP | Adequate Yearly Progress |
| B | |
| B&F | Budget & Finance (State Department of) |
| BASC | Behavior Assessment System for Children |
| BASE | Bachelor of Arts in Special Education |
| BASICS | Basic Academic Skills Improvement through Core Subjects |
| BASIS | Basic Academic Skills Improvement System |
| B/BSHA | Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistant |
| BESS | Balance Error Scoring System |
| BEST | Basic Education Skills through Technology |
| BFY | Budget Fiscal Year |
| BIASC | Big Island Association of Student Councils |
| BICS | Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills |
| BIIF | Big Island Interscholastic Federation |
| BIMEA | Big Island Music Educators Association |
| BINL | Basic Inventory of Natural Language |
| BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan |
| BISCA | Big Island School Counselors' Association |
| BMT | Benchmark Tracker |
| BOE | Board of Education (Hawaii State) |
| BOR | Board of Regents |
| BOT-2 | Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency |
| BPA | Basic Practical Arts |
| BRS | Blue Ribbon Schools |
| BSI | Behavioral Symptom Index |
| BSP | Behavioral Support Plan |
| BU | Bargaining Unit |
| C | |
| C-MORE | Center of Microbial Oceanography, Research and Education |
| CA | Communication Aid |
| CABM | Complex Area Business Manager |
| CAFAS | Child & Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale |
| CAG | Certified Allocation Guidelines |
| CAI | Computer-Assisted Instruction |
| CALLA | Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach |
| CALP | Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency |
| CAMHD | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (State Department of Health) |
| CAO | Complex Academic Officer |
| CAPA | Content Area Performance Assessment |
| CAPD | Central Auditory Processing Disorder |
| CAPE | Collaborative Action for Public Education |
| CAPS | Complex Area Personnel Specialist |
| CAR | Collection Activity Report |
| CAS | Complex Area Superintendent |
| CASAS | Comprehensive Adult & Student Assessment System |
| CASSP | Child and Adolescent Service System Program |
| CAT | California Achievement Test |
| CATV | Cable Access Television |
| CB | Collective Bargaining |
| CBA | Collective Bargaining Agreement |
| CBE | Competency-Based Education |
| CBHSDP | Competency-Based High School Diploma Program (Adult Education) |
| CBI | Community-Based Instruction |
| CBM | Competency-Based Measures |
| CCC | Community Children's Council |
| CCCO | Community Children's Council Office |
| CCR | Cadet Command Regulation |
| CCSS | Common Core State Standards |
| CCR | College and Career Readiness |
| CCSSO | Council of Chief State School Officers |
| CCTV | Closed Circuit Television |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDS | Center on Disability Studies (University of Hawaii) |
| CE | Community Education (Adult Education) |
| CEIS | Coordinated Early Intervening Services |
| CEP | Character Education Partnerships |
| CEP | Coaches Education Program |
| CERT | Civilian Emergency Response Team |
| CEU | Continuing Education Unit |
| CFDA | Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance |
| CH | Short for Chapter (e.g. Chapter 34) |
| CHAP | Collaborative Human Resources Automation Project |
| CIB | Curriculum and Instruction Branch |
| CIMIP | Continuous Integrated Monitoring and Improvement Process |
| CIP | Capital Improvement Program or Capital Improvement Project |
| CIR | Complaint Investigative Report |
| CIR | Computerized Information Retrieval |
| CIS | Communities in Schools (formerly Cities in Schools) |
| CJIS | Criminal Justice Information System |
| CLIP | Core Learning Improvement Plan |
| CLMS | Centralized Library Management System |
| CM | Case Manager |
| CMI | Computer Managed Instruction |
| CMO | Charter Management Organization |
| CMP | Concussion Management Program |
| CMP | Complaints Management Program |
| CMP | Connected Math Program |
| CMS | Certified Mobility Specialist |
| CNA | Certified Nurse Aide |
| CNA | Comprehensive Needs Assessment |
| CNCS | Corporation for National and Community Service |
| CNS | Corporation for National Service |
| COE | College of Education |
| CoP | Community of Practice |
| CORE | Curriculum on Reading Excellence |
| COTA | Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| COW | Committee on Weights (Act 51, Weighted Student Formula) |
| CP | Cerebral Palsy |
| CPAR | Computer Purchase Approval Request |
| CPC | Centralized Processing Center (Public Library) |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CPR | Cultural Personnel Resources |
| CPS | Child Protective Services (obsolete see: CWS) |
| CPSS | Continuum of Proactive Student Supports |
| CRADLE | Center for Research and Development in Law-Related Education |
| CRAFT | Community Reinforcement Approach & Family Training |
| CRCO | Civil Rights Compliance Office |
| CRDC | U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection |
| CRDG | Curriculum Research and Development Group |
| CRE | Coordinated Review Effort |
| CRES | Consortium on Reading Excellence Schools |
| CRU | Crime Reduction Unit |
| CS&CS | Child Study & Consultation Service |
| CSA | Community School for Adults |
| CSAG | Classified/SSP Allocation Guidelines |
| CSAO | Charter School Administrative Office |
| CSAP | Comprehensive School Alienation Program (obsolete see: PSSAS) |
| CSD | Centralized Service Desk |
| CSGTF | Charter School Governance, Accountability, and Authority Task Force |
| CSHP | Coordinated School Health Program |
| CSL | Chancery Software Ltd. |
| CSLC | Charter Schools Leadership Council |
| CSMHA | Center for School Mental Health Assistance |
| CSP | Charter School Program |
| CSP | Coordinated Service Plan |
| CSPD | Comprehensive System of Professional Development |
| CSPR | Consolidated State Performance Report |
| CSR | Coordinated Services Review / Comprehensive School Reform |
| CSRP | Charter School Review Panel |
| CSSSS | Comprehensive Student Support Services Section (OCISS) |
| CSSS | Comprehensive Student Support System |
| CTAPS | Consortium for Teaching Asia and the Pacific in the Schools |
| CTBS | Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills |
| CTCI | Classroom Teacher Computer Initiative |
| CTE | Career and Technical Education |
| CTEAC | Career & Technical Education Coordination Advisory Council |
| CTSO | Career and Technical Student Organization |
| CWS | Child Welfare Services |
| D | |
| DAGS | Department of Accounting and General Services (Hawaii State) |
| DAI | Directory of Army Instruction |
| DAP | Developmentally Appropriate Practices |
| DARE | Drug Abuse Resistance Education |
| DASH | Development Approach in Science and Health |
| DBE | Development Bilingual Education |
| DBEDT | Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (Hawaii State) |
| D-B | Deaf-Blindness |
| DBL | Deaf-Blind |
| DC | Deferred Compensation |
| DC | Department Chairperson |
| DCAB | Disability and Communication Access Board |
| DCAPS | Dual-Credit Articulated Program of Study |
| DD | Developmental Delay (formerly ECLI-Early Childhood Learning Impairment) |
| DDC | Developmental Disabilities Council |
| DE | Driver Education |
| DEAR | Drop Everything and Read |
| DECA | Distributive Education Clubs of America |
| DELLS | Database for English Language Learners |
| DES | District Educational Specialist |
| DF | Deaf |
| DGO | Data Governance Office |
| DH | Department Head |
| DHRD | Department of Human Resources Development (Hawaii State) |
| DHS | Department of Human Services (Hawaii State) |
| DI | Direct Instruction |
| DIP | Detailed Implementation Plan |
| DIBELS | Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills |
| DL | Digital Literacy |
| DLIR | Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (Hawaii State) |
| DLNR | Department of Land and Natural Resources (Hawaii State) |
| DLT | Distance Learning Technology |
| DNS | Domain Name Server |
| DOE | Department of Education |
| DOH | Department of Health (Hawaii State) |
| DOK | Depth of Knowledge |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DP | Data Processing |
| DPAC | District Parent Advisory Council (Title 1) |
| DPS | Department of Public Safety (Hawaii State) |
| DPSA | Data Processing Systems Analyst |
| DQC | Data Quality Campaign |
| DRT | District Resource Teacher |
| DSI | Data for School Improvement |
| DSM-IV | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV |
| DTOY | District Teacher of the Year |
| DVR | Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (federal) |
| E | |
| E-Academy | Magnet Electronic Academy |
| E-School | Electronic School |
| EA | Educational Assistant |
| EAG | Enhanced Assessment Grant |
| EAP | Emergency Action Plan |
| EB | Employee Benefits |
| EBA | Emotional Behavioral Assessment |
| EBC | Employee Background Check |
| ECE | Early Childhood Education |
| ECETF | Early Childhood Education Task Force |
| ECLI | Early Childhood Learning Impairment (currently Developmental Delay) |
| ECOS | Education and Career Opportunities System |
| ECS | Education Commission of the States |
| ECSE | Early Childhood Special Education |
| eCSSS | Electronic Comprehensive Student Support System |
| ED | Emotional Disability |
| EDEN | Educational Data Exchange Network |
| EDF | Electronic Data File |
| EDFacts | U.S. Department of Education Electronic data management system |
| EDGAR | Education Department General Administrative Regulations |
| EDN | short for Education; Budget Program Structure Designation for the Department of Education |
| EDP | Educational Data Processing |
| EE | Environmental Education |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EETT | Enhancing Education Through Technology |
| EFF | Equipped for the Future |
| EFIG | Education Finance Incentive Grants |
| EFL | English as a Foreign Language |
| EGO | Equal Goals in Occupations |
| EI | Educational Interpreter |
| EIEP | Emergency Immigrant Education Program (formerly Emergency Immigrant Education Act) |
| EIS | Early Intervention Section (State Department of Health) |
| EISP | Enrichment in Science Program |
| ELA | English Language Arts |
| ELC | Early Learning Council |
| ELC | Educational Leadership Conference |
| ELL | English Language Learner |
| ELO | Extended Learning Opportunities |
| ELOSS | Extended Learning Opportunities & Student Support |
| ELP | English Language Proficiency |
| EM/E-Mail | Electronic Mail |
| EMO | Educational Management Organization |
| EO | Educational Officer |
| EOC | End of Course |
| EOY | Employee of the Year |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency (federal) |
| EPT | English Proficiency Test |
| ERIC | Educational Resources Information Center |
| ERS | Employees' Retirement System |
| ES | Educational Specialist |
| ESAA | Emergency School Aid Act |
| ESAP | Elementary School Attendance Program |
| ESEA | Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
| eSIS | Electronic Student Information System |
| ESL | English as a Second Language (obsolete see: ELL) |
| ESLL | English for Second Language Learners (obsolete see: ELL) |
| ESLRs | Expected Schoolwide Learning Results |
| ESOL | English for Speakers of Other Languag |
| ESU | Environmental Services Unit |
| ESY | Extended School Year |
| ETA | Education Trend Analyzer |
| ETAL | Effective Teaching and Learning Project |
| ETC | Educational Technology Center |
| ETC | Employment Training Center |
| ETO | Employment Training Opportunities |
| ETS | Educational Testing Service |
| ETV | Educational Television |
| EUTF | Employer Union Trust Fund |
| EVAL | Evaluation |
| EXCELL | Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners |
| EXIT | English and Cross (X) Cultural Improvement in Testing (Bilingual Education Project) |
| F | |
| FA | Formative Assessment |
| FAMIS | Financial Accounting and Management Information System |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FAST | Foundational Approach in Science Teaching |
| FAY | Full Academic Year |
| FB | Fiscal Biennium |
| FBA | Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FBLA | Future Business Leaders of America |
| FCCLA | Family Career and Community Leaders of America |
| FCPMO | Federal Compliance & Project Management Office |
| FDB | Facilities Develoment Branch |
| FEA | Future Educators of America |
| FEP | Fluent (or Fully) English Proficient |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FES | Fluent English Speaker |
| FFA | Future Farmers of America |
| FFR | Families for Resources and Early Access to Learning |
| FGC | Family Guidance Center |
| FHA | Future Homemakers of America |
| FIN | House Committee on Finance (Hawaii State) |
| FIFO | First In First Out |
| FL | Facilitative Leadership |
| FLES | Foreign Language in Elementary Schools |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMB | Facilities Maintenance Branch |
| FMLA | Family Medical Leave Act |
| FMS | Financial Management System |
| FOL | Focus on Learning (School Accreditation) |
| FOP | Framework Observation Program |
| FP | Financial Plan |
| FRC | Federal Resource Center |
| FRP | Felix Response Plan |
| FRS | Financial Reporting System |
| FSC | Fully self–contained |
| FSS | Family Support Services |
| FTE | Full -time Equivalency |
| FX | Foreign Exchange |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| G | |
| GCOC | Governor's Committee on Crime |
| GE | Geographic Exception |
| GE/ACT | General Education/Article VI Classroom Teacher |
| GEAR UP | Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs |
| GED | General Educational Development (Test) |
| GEPA | General Education Provisions Act |
| GF | General Fund |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GLC | Grade Level Chairperson |
| GLO | General Learner Outcomes |
| GPA | Grade Point Average |
| GSC | Graded Symption Checklist |
| GRG | Grandparents Raising Grandchildren |
| GSEG | General Supervision Enhancement Grant |
| GSS | General Supervision and Support |
| GT or G/T | Gifted and Talented |
| GT or GTF | Gastrostomy Tube or Gastrostomy Tube Feeding |
| H | |
| H1N1 | Novel Influenza |
| H-KISS | Hawaii Keiki Information Service System |
| HAAE | Hawaii Alliance of Arts Education |
| HAAPAE | Hawaii Association for Asian and Pacific American Education |
| HACS | Hawaii Association of Charter Schools |
| HAEP | Hawaii Arts Education Partnership |
| HAESP | Hawaii Assoc. of Elementary School Principals (elementary through middle) |
| HAEYC | Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children |
| HAIS | Hawaii Association of Independent Schools |
| HAMS | Hawaii Association of Middle Schools |
| HAP | Hawaii Assessment Program |
| HAPA | Hawaiian Aligned Portfolio Assessment |
| HAR | Hawaii Administrative Rules |
| HASCD | Hawaii Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development |
| HASL | Hawaii Association for School Librarians |
| HASP | Hawaii Association of School Psychologists |
| HASSA | Hawaii Association of Secondary School Administrators |
| HATA | Hawaii Athletic Trainers Association |
| HBEA | Hawaii Business Education Association |
| HCAP | Honolulu Community Action Program |
| HCEOC | Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council |
| HCIDS | Hawaii Career Information Delivery System |
| HCJDC | Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center |
| HCL | Homeless Concerns Liaison |
| HCO | Homeless Concerns Office |
| HCPS III | Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III |
| HCRC | Hawaii Civil Rights Commission |
| HCSN | Hawaii Charter Schools Network |
| HCTE | Hawaii Council of Teachers of English |
| HEA | Hawaii Education Association |
| HEAP | Health Education Assessment Project |
| HENC | Hawaii Education Network Consortium |
| HEP | Hawaii English Program |
| HEPC | Hawaii Educational Policy Center |
| HEPS | Hawaiian Education Programs Section (OCISS) |
| HERA | Hawaii Educational Research Association |
| HETP | Hawaii Educational Technology Plan |
| HFAA | Hawaii Families as Allies |
| HFT | Hawaii Federation of Teachers |
| HGEA | Hawaii Government Employees Association |
| HH | Hard of Hearing |
| HHA | Hawaii Housing Authority |
| HHI | Healthy Hawaii Initiative |
| HHI | Home/Hospital Instruction |
| HHSAA | Hawaii High School Athletic Association |
| HI | Hearing Impairment |
| HIDOE | Hawaii Department of Education |
| HIDA | Hawaii Dyslexia Association |
| HIMAG | Hawaii Institute for Management and Analysis Government |
| HIOSH | Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIRE | Help Through Industry Retraining and Employment |
| HIS | Hawaii Interpreting Services |
| HITS | Hawaii Interactive Television System |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HLIP | Hawaiian Language Immersion Program |
| HLP | Hawaii Learning Progression |
| HLRB | Hawaii Labor Relations Board |
| HMSU | Hawaii Medical Services Unit |
| HNLC | Hawaii Networked Learning Communities |
| HOSA | Health Occupations Students of America |
| HOST | Help One Student to Succeed |
| HPA | Hawaii Principal Academy |
| HPEA | Hawaii Pacific Evaluation Association |
| HPERB | Hawaii Public Employment Relations Board |
| HQT | Highly Qualified Teacher |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HRS | Hawaii Revised Statutes |
| HSA | Hawaii State Assessment |
| HSAA | Hawaii State Alternate Assessment |
| HSAC | Hawaii School Advisory Council |
| HSCA | Hawaii School Counselors Association |
| HSDB | Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind |
| HSEOA | Hawaii State Educational Officers' Association |
| HSHA | Hawaii Speech-Language Hearing Association |
| HSOICC | Hawaii State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee |
| HSP | Hawaiian Studies Program |
| HSPLS | Hawaii State Public Library System |
| HSSC | Hawaii State Student Council |
| HSSRA | Hawaii State School Readiness Assessment |
| HSTA | Hawaii Science Teachers Association |
| HSTA | Hawaii State Teachers Association |
| HSTW | High Schools That Work |
| HTEA | Hawaii Technology Education Association |
| HTIRE | Help Through Industry Retraining and Employment |
| HTSB | Hawaii Teacher Standards Board |
| HVLN | Hawaii Virtual Learning Network |
| HYCF | Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility |
| HYTS | Hawaii Youth Tobacco Survey |
| I | |
| i3 Fund | Investing in Innovation Grant Funds |
| IAES | Interim Alternative Educational Setting |
| IAPS | Identification, Assessment, and Programming System |
| IASA | Improving America's School Act |
| IB | International Baccalaureate Program |
| IBR | Institute for Beginning Reading |
| IBS | Intensive Basic Skills |
| ICAA | Index Complex Area Allocation |
| ICSD | Information and Communication Services Division |
| ID | Intellectual Disability |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDEIA 2004 | Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 |
| IDM | Instructional Development Model |
| IEP | Individualized Education Program |
| IFB | Invitation for Bid |
| IFSP | Individualized Family Service Plan |
| IHE | Institution of Higher Education |
| IISC | Intensive Instructional Services Consultant |
| ILC | Intensive Learning Center |
| ILH | Interscholastic League of Honolulu |
| ILI | Initial Line of Inquiry |
| ILSB | Interim Local School Board |
| IMA | Information Management Architecture |
| IMP | Interactive Mathematics Program |
| ImPACT | Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Post Cognitive Testing |
| IP | Intellectual Property |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IP | Issue Paper |
| IPP | Individually Prescribed Program |
| IPS | Introductory to Physical Science |
| IPSC | Information Privacy and Security Council |
| IRA | Instructional Resource Augmentation |
| IRA | International Reading Association |
| IRC | Interservice Recruitment Council |
| IRM | Information Resource Management |
| IRMB | Information Resource Management Branch |
| ISAP | Interim School Administrator Program |
| ISC | Integrated Self Contained |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISS | In-School Suspension |
| ISSB | Information System Services Branch |
| ISTS | Information Systems Training Section |
| ISTE | International Society for Technology in Education |
| ITAC | In-Service Training Advisory Council |
| ITBS | Iowa Test of Basic Skills |
| ITC | Information Technology Centers |
| ITP | Individualized Transition Program |
| ITV | Instructional Television |
| IWB | Interactive Whiteboard |
| IWG | Interagency Work Group (on Act 51 delinking) |
| J | |
| JAG | Jobs for America's Graduates |
| JCPD | Juvenile Crime Prevention Division |
| JJIS | Juvenile Justice Information System |
| JPO | Junior Police Officer |
| JR-K | Junior Kindergarten |
| JROTC | Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps |
| JTPA | Job Training Partnership Act |
| JV | Junior Varsity |
| JVEF | Joint Venture Education Forum (Military/Schools partnership program) |
| K | |
| KEEP | Kamehameha Early Education Program |
| KIF | Kauai Interscholastic Federation |
| KOEC | Keakealani Outdoor Education Center |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| KS | Kamehameha Schools |
| L | |
| L1 | First Acquired Language |
| L2 | Second Acquired Language-English |
| LA | Languages |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LAS | Language Assessment Scales |
| LC | Learning Center |
| LDAH | Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii |
| LDS | Longitudinal Data System |
| LEA | Local Education Agency (federal) |
| LEAA | Law Enforcement Assistance Agency |
| LEMDT | Lower Extremity Motor Development Test |
| LEP | Limited English Proficiency |
| LES | Limited English Speakers |
| LET | Language Experience Thinking |
| LET | Leadership Education and Training |
| LG | Lieutenant Governor |
| LI | Learning Impaired (preschool) |
| LINCS | Literacy Information National Communications System |
| LITPRO | Literacy Pro |
| LN | Lotus Notes |
| LP | Learning Progression |
| LPDC | Learning Progression Development Cadre |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| LR | Labor Relations |
| LRB | Legislative Reference Bureau |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| LRE | Law Related Education |
| LTA | Limited Term Appointment |
| LWOP | Leave Without Pay |
| M | |
| MAB | Merit Appeals Board |
| MAC School | Macintosh-based Student Information System |
| MAT | Metropolitan Achievement Test |
| MAT | Miller Analogies Test |
| MBE | Maintenance Bilingual Education |
| MBL | Microcomputer Based Laboratory |
| MD | Multiple Disability |
| MEA | Magnet E-Academy |
| MEES | Migrant Education Even Start |
| MEP | Migrant Education Program |
| MF | Medically Fragile |
| MFS | Maintenance of Financial Support |
| MFSS | Maui Family Support Services |
| MH | Mental Health |
| MHPCC | Maui High Performance Computing Center |
| MHTSIG | Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant |
| MI | Marine Instructor |
| MIC | Mathematics in Context |
| MIL | Maui Interscholastic League |
| MIPC | Military Impacted Principals Council |
| MISA | Military Impacted Schools Association |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOE | Maintenance of Effort |
| MOF | Means of Financing or Method of Funding |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MOVE | Mililani/Oceanic Video Exploration |
| MP | Modification Plan |
| MPA | Mark Point Average |
| MPS | Military Property Specialist |
| MQ | Minimum Qualifications |
| MQR | Minimum Qualification Requirements |
| MR | Mental Retardation |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant staphlococcus aureus |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MSL | Multi-sensory Structured Learning |
| MSP | Math and Science Partnership |
| MTYRE | Multi-Track Year-Round Education |
| MV | McKinney-Vento |
| N | |
| NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
| NAAPAE | National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education |
| NABE | National Association for Bilingual Education |
| NACSA | National Association of Charter School Authorizers |
| NAEP | National Assessment of Educational Progress |
| NAESP | National Association of Elementary School Principals |
| NAFIS | National Association of Federally Impacted Schools |
| NAGC | National Association for Gifted Children |
| NAPCS | National Alliance for Public Charter Schools |
| NAPT | National Association for Pupil Transportation |
| NASBE | National Association of State Boards of Education |
| NASC | National Association of Student Councils |
| NASDSE | National Association of State Directors of Special Education |
| NASDTEC | National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification |
| NASP | National Association of School Psychologists |
| NASSP | National Association of Secondary School Principals |
| NATA | National Athletic Trainers' Association |
| NAYRE | National Association for Year-Round Education |
| NBPTS | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
| NCAA | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| NCCPCS | New Century Conversion Public Charter School |
| NCE | Normal Curve Equivalency |
| NCES | National Center for Education Statistics |
| NCEE | National Center for the Education and the Economy |
| NCEO | National Center on Educational Outcomes |
| NCFL | National Center for Family Literacy |
| NCI | Non-violent Crisis Intervention |
| NCIEA | National Center for Improvement of Educational Assessment |
| NCLB | No Child Left Behind Act |
| NCPCS | New Century Public Charter School |
| NCSS | National Council for the Social Studies |
| NCTE | National Council of Teachers of English |
| NCTM | National Council of Teachers of Math |
| NEA | National Education Association |
| NEP | Non-English Proficient |
| NES | Non-English Speakers |
| NetPrep | (A 3Com Program) Computer Data Networking Preparation |
| NETS | National Educational Technology Standards |
| NFHS | National Federation of State High School Associations |
| NFSC | Navy Family Service Center |
| NGA | National Governors' Association |
| NHEA | Native Hawaii Education in Art |
| NICHCY | National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities |
| NIFDI | National Institute for Direct Instruction |
| NIFL | National Institute For Literacy |
| NII | National Information Infrastructure |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (EPA) |
| NJC | Neighborhood Justice Center |
| NLP | Native Language Proficiency |
| NMSQT | National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOD | National Origin Desegregation |
| NPA | New Principal Academy |
| NPEP | Navy Personal Excellence Program |
| NRS | National Reporting System (Adult Education) |
| NSBA | National School Boards Association |
| NSI | Naval Science Instructor |
| NSLP | National School Lunch Program |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSF-RSI | National Science Foundation – Rural Systemic Initiative |
| NSSB | Network Support Services Branch |
| NTE | National Teacher Examination |
| NTE | Not To Exceed |
| NWREL | Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory |
| O | |
| OBEMLA | Office for Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs |
| OCB | Office of Collective Bargaining |
| OCISS | Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support |
| OCR | Office for Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education) |
| OD | Orthopedic Disability |
| ODD | Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| OEC | Official Enrollment Count |
| OELA | Office of English Language Acquisition |
| OEQC | Office of Environmental Quality Control |
| OFS | Office of Fiscal Services |
| OHA | Office of Hawaiian Affairs |
| OHCNP | Office of Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs |
| OHD | Other Health Disability |
| OHI | Other Health Impaired |
| OHR | Office of Human Resources |
| OI | Orthopedic Impairment |
| OIA | Oahu Interscholastic Association |
| OIG | Office of Inspector General |
| OIP | Office of Information Practices |
| OITS | Office of Information Technology Services |
| O&M | Orientation & Mobility |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OME | Office of Migrant Education |
| OMS | Operation & Maintenance Section/FSSB |
| OPAC | OnLine Public Access Catalog (State Library) |
| OS | Occupational Skills |
| OSDVE | Office of State Director of Vocational Education |
| OSEP | Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. Department of Education) |
| OSERS | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
| OSFSS | Office of School Facilities and Support Services |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Act (federal) |
| OSR | Office of Strategic Reform |
| OSR | On-site Review |
| OT | Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapist |
| OTE | Onward to Excellence |
| OVAE | Office of Vocational and Adult Education (U.S. Department of Education) |
| OYC | Olomana Youth Center |
| OYS | Office of Youth Services |
| P | |
| P&R | Parks and Recreation (counties) |
| P-20 | Pre-School through 20 (grades); the P-20 Initiative |
| P/C Days | Planning/Collaboration Days |
| PA | Positive Action |
| PA | Practical Arts |
| PAAC | Pacific and Asian Affairs Council |
| PAC | Project Advisory Committee or Parent Advisory Council |
| PACER | Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights |
| PACOM | Pacific Command (United States) |
| PACT | Parents and Children Together |
| PAEMST | Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching |
| PAFA | Presidential Academic Fitness Awards |
| PALC | Performing Arts Learning Center |
| PAS | Performance Appraisal System (for Classified/Support Services Personnel) |
| PASP | Program Accessible School Plan |
| PATH | Program for Assessing Teaching in Hawaii |
| PATL | Positive Attitudes Toward Learning (Program) |
| PBD | Personnel Development Branch |
| PBDMI | Performance-Based Data Management Initiative |
| PBIS | Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports |
| PBS | Positive Behavioral Support |
| PBS | Public Broadcasting System |
| PCB | Procurement & Contracts Branch |
| PCCS | Public Charter Conversion School |
| PCNC | Parent-Community Networking Center |
| PCNC DF | Parent-Community Networking Center (District Facilitator) |
| PCNC PF | Parent-Community Networking Center (parent-school level facilitator) |
| PCOC | Parent Community Outreach Coordinator |
| PCS | Public Charter School |
| PCSPO | Public Charter Schools Program Office |
| PD | Position Description |
| PD | Professional Development |
| PDB | Personnel Development Branch |
| PDCA | Plan-To-Check-Act |
| PD-Credit | Professional Development Credit |
| PDERI | Professional Development and Educational Research Institute |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PDMS | Peabody Developmental Motor Scale |
| PE | Performance Expectations |
| PE | Physical Education |
| PE | Physical Examination |
| PEMAH | Professional Employee Management Association of Hawaii |
| PEP | Peer Education Program |
| PEP-SL | Professional Evaluation Program for School Leaders |
| PEP-T | Professional Evaluation Program for Teachers |
| PERT | Program Evaluation Review Technique |
| PERT | Physical Education Resource Teacher |
| PHN | Public Health Nurse |
| PI | Parent Involvement |
| PIA | Parent Involvement Assistant |
| PIDF | Partners in Development Foundation |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| PILWOP | Professional Improvement Leave Without Pay |
| PILWP | Professional Improvement Leave With Pay |
| PIM | Parent Involvement Model |
| PINS | Primary Instructional Needs (for middle/intermediate) Schools |
| PIP | Performance Improvement Program |
| PLC | Professional Learning Community |
| PLD | Performance Level Descriptor |
| PLEP | Present Levels of Educational Performance |
| PLT | Principles of Learning and Testing (test for teachers) |
| PO | Purchase Order |
| POMS | Preschool Outcomes Measurement System |
| POPS | Power of Positive Students |
| POS | Programs of Study |
| P&P | Policies and Procedures |
| PPBS | Program Planning Budgeting System |
| PPI | Primary Prevention/Intervention |
| PRO | Personnel Regional Officer |
| PPOP | Pre-Placement Orientation Program |
| PPST | Pre-Professional Assessments for Teachers |
| PPT | Paraprofessional Tutors |
| PPT | Pregnant Parenting |
| PRAXIS | Series of Professional Assessments for Teachers |
| PREK | Pre-Kindergarten |
| PREL | Pacific Resources for Education and Learning |
| PS | Partially Sighted |
| PSAP | Primary School Adjustment Project |
| PSAT | Preliminary SAT (College Board test) |
| PSC | Public School Choice |
| PSD | Program Support & Development |
| PSHF | Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation |
| PSN | Procedural Safeguards Notice |
| PSP | Professional Services Provider |
| PSPP | Private School Participation Project |
| PSRC | Performance Standards Review Commission |
| PSSAS | Programs and Services for Secondary Alienated/At-Risk Students |
| PSSC | Physical Science Study Committee |
| PT | Physical Therapist |
| PTA | Parent Teacher Association |
| PTA | Physical Therapist Assistant |
| PTG | Parent Teacher Group |
| PTI | Parent Training & Information Center |
| PTP | Personal Transition Plan (cmasutomi070723) |
| PTSA | Parent Teacher Student Association |
| PTSO | Parent Teacher Student Organization |
| PTT | Part-Time Temporary Teacher |
| PVS Net | Pro Value Services Net |
| PW | Public Works Division (State DAGS) |
| PWN | Prior Written Notice |
| Q | |
| QSS | Quality Student Support |
| R | |
| RCUH | Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii |
| REA | Reading Excellence Act |
| REACH | Reinventing Education Act for the Children of Hawaii (2004) |
| RF | Reading First |
| RFA | Request for Assistance |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RIF | Reduction in Force |
| R&M | Repair and Maintenance |
| ROFEC | Regional Operations for Facilities Engineering & Construction |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| ROM | Range of Motion |
| RPN | Registered Professional Nurse |
| RRC | Regional Resource Center |
| RS | Reprographic Section |
| RSI | Rural Systemic Initiatives |
| RT | Resource Teacher |
| RT | Regular Classroom Teacher |
| RTI | Response to Intervention |
| RTP | Return to Activity Plan |
| RTTT | Race to the Top |
| S | |
| SAC | Standard Assessment of Concussion |
| SAC | Student Advisory Council (Emergency School Aid Act) |
| SAC | Student Activities Coordinator |
| SACVE | State Advisory Council on Vocational Education |
| SAI | Senior Army Instructor |
| SAIP | Special Alternative Instructional Programs |
| SAO | Systems Accountability Office |
| SAP | School Accountability Program |
| SAP | School Attendance Procedure |
| SAR | Service Activity Report |
| SAR | Superintendent's Annual Report |
| SARSA | School Administrator Recruitment, Selection, and Appointment |
| SAS | Special Analytic Study, Student Assessment Section |
| SASA | School Administrative Services Assistant |
| SASI | Senior Aerospace Science Instructor |
| SAT | College Board's exam formerly known as Scholastic Assessment Test, now just SAT |
| SAT | Stanford Achievement Test |
| SATE | State Approved Teacher Education |
| SATP | School Administrator Training Program |
| SBAC | Smarter BALANCED Assessment Consortium |
| SBBH | School-Based Behavioral Health |
| SBCOTA | School-Based Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| SBE | Standards-Based Education |
| SBPTA | School-Based Physical Therapist Aide |
| SBPTA | School-Based Physical Therapist Assistant |
| SBRC | Standards-Based Report Card |
| SBRR | Scientifically-Based Reading Research |
| SBS | School-Based Services |
| SCASS | State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards |
| SCBM | School/Community-Based Management |
| SCC | School Community Council |
| SCIC | School Climate Improvement Committee |
| SCIS | Science Curriculum Improvement Study |
| SCS | Student-Centered Schools |
| SD | Staff Development |
| SDFSC | Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities |
| SDO | School Documents Online |
| SEA | State Education Agency |
| SEAC | Special Education Advisory Council |
| SEBD | Severe Emotional Behavioral Disturbance |
| SEC | School Evaluation Committee |
| SEFI | State Educational Facilities Improvement |
| SEPS | Senior Exit Plans Survey |
| SERS | System Evaluation Reporting Section |
| SERT | Special Education Resource Teacher |
| SES | Special Education Section |
| SES | Supplemental Educational Services |
| SESAT | School Early Stanford Achievement Test |
| SETC | State Employment and Training Council |
| SEVR | Special Education Vocational Rehabilitation |
| SFA | Success for All |
| SFCA | State Foundation on Culture and the Arts |
| SFSB | School Food Services Branch |
| SFSF | State Fiscal Stabilization Fund |
| SFSM | School Food Services Manager |
| SHA | School Health Aide |
| SHA | School Home Assistant |
| SI | School Improvement |
| SI | Sensory Integration |
| SID | Standards Implementation Design |
| SIE | Statewide Inservice Education |
| SIECUS | Sex Information and Education Council of the US |
| SIG | State Improvement Grant |
| SIMS | School Improvement Management System |
| SIMS | Sports Injury Management System |
| SINSP | School Inspection Program |
| SIOP | Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol |
| SIP | Strategic Implementation Plan |
| SIPMS | Student Information and Program Management System |
| SIS | Student Information Services/Systems |
| SLD | Specific Learning Disability |
| SLDS | State Longitudinal Data System |
| SLE | Schoolwide Learning Expectations (See ESLRs) |
| SLEP | Students of Limited English Proficiency |
| SLI | Speech/Language Impaired |
| SLO | School Liaison Officer |
| SLP | Speech Language Pathologist |
| SLS | School Library Services (OCISS) |
| SLW | Student Leadership Workshop |
| SMC | Special Motivation Class |
| SMI | School Meals Initiative |
| SMI | Senior Marine Instructor |
| SMP | Special Motivation Program |
| SNS | Skilled Nursing Services |
| SNSI | Senior Naval Science Instructor |
| Sol | Speech or Language Disability |
| SOP | Standards of Practice |
| SP | Standard Practices |
| SPAC | School Parent Advisory Council (Chapter 1) |
| SPACE | Strengthening Pacific Area Concentration in Education |
| SPEBE | Summer Program for the Enhancement of Basic Education |
| SPED | Special Education |
| SPIN | Special Parent Information Network |
| SPIS | System Planning & Improvement Section |
| SPMS | Special Programs Management Section (OCISS) |
| SPO | State Procurement Office |
| SPP | State Performance Plan |
| SQS | School Quality Survey |
| SR | Salary Range |
| SRA | Scholastic Reading Assessment |
| SRI | Selection Research, Inc. |
| SRI | Scholastic Reading Inventory |
| SRP | Self Report of Personality |
| SRRS | School Renewal and Redesign Section (OCISS) |
| SRS | School Renewal Specialist |
| SSAS | Student Services Application Section |
| SSB | Student Support Branch |
| SSC | Student Services Coordinator |
| SSCAC | Safe Schools Community Advisory Committee |
| SSEPB | Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness Branch |
| SSIR | School Status and Improvement Report |
| SSIS | Safe School Information System |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| SSP | Support Services Personnel |
| SSSC | Secondary School Student Conference |
| SSSI | Supplemental Social Security Insurance |
| SST | Student Support Team |
| SSW | School Social Worker |
| ST | Skills Trainer |
| STAR | Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading |
| STAR | State Teacher Alternative Route |
| STARS | Science Teachers Aboard Research Ships |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| STEP | Sequential Test of Educational Process |
| STSB | Student Transportation Services Branch |
| STWO | School to Work Opportunities |
| STYRE | Single-Track Year-Round Education |
| SUPT | Superintendent |
| SVM | Service Verification Module |
| SW | School-wide |
| SWV | Summary Warrant Voucher |
| SY | School Year |
| SZ | Seizures |
| T | |
| T&A | Time & Attendance |
| T3 | Technology Training for Teachers |
| TA | Technical Assistance |
| TA | Temporary Assignment |
| TAC | Technical Advisory Committee |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TAOL | Temporary Appointment Outside of List |
| TAP | Technical Assistance Panel |
| TBE | Transitional Bilingual Education |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TC | Technical Coordinator |
| TCE | Temporary Contract Employee |
| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| TDI | Temporary Disability Insurance |
| TDR | Treasury Deposit Receipt |
| TDS | Test Development Section |
| TECC | Teacher Education Coordinating Committee |
| TEPS | Teaching Elementary Physical Science |
| TESOL | Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| TFA | Teach for America |
| TLC | Teacher Learning Community |
| TLCF | Technology Literacy Challenge Fund |
| TOPSPRO | Teaching of Program and Students |
| TOTAL | Transforming Our Teaching And Learning |
| TOY | Teacher of the Year |
| TP | Telecommunication Project |
| TPI | Teacher Perceiver Interview |
| TQL | Total Quality Learning |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| TR | Telecom Request |
| TRA | Teacher Reading Academy |
| TRO | Temporary Restraining Order |
| TRS | Teacher Rating Scales |
| TSA | Tax Sheltered Annuity |
| TSCA | Toxic Substance Control Act (federal) |
| TSD | Text Start Date |
| TSEAS | Teacher Substitute Employee Automated System |
| TSP | Twilight School Program |
| TTA | Temporary Teaching Assignment |
| TTT | Troops to Teachers |
| TVI | Teacher of Visually Impaired |
| U | |
| UAC | Uniform Account Codes |
| UAP | University Affiliated Program |
| UHM | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| UIPA | Uniform Information Practices Act |
| ULWOP | Unauthorized Leave Without Pay |
| UNITAF | Unified Task Force |
| UPLINK | Uniting Peer Learning, Integrating New Knowledge |
| UPW | United Public Workers |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USDOE | United States Department of Education |
| USSR | Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading |
| UST | User Support Technician |
| V | |
| VCC | Video Conference Center |
| VDB | Visual Disability including Blindness |
| VEDS | Vocational Education Data System |
| VI | Visual Impairment |
| VICA | Vocational Industry Clubs of America (now called: SkillsUSA-VICA) |
| VISTA | Volunteers in Service to America (now called: AmeriCorps-VISTA) |
| VO-TECH | Vocational Technical Program |
| VP | Vice Principal |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| W | |
| WAM | Senate Committee on Ways and Means |
| WAN | Wide Area Network (for computers) |
| WASC | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| WATER | Waikiki Tidal Exploration and Research |
| WATS | Wide Area Telephone Service |
| WC | Workers' Compensation |
| WCCC | Western Curriculum Coordination Center Project |
| WCP | Written Complaint Procedure |
| WD | Waiver Day |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act |
| WIDA | World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment |
| WINFMS | Windows-based Financial Management System (FMS) |
| WIN School | Windows-based Student Information System |
| WISC | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| WL | World Languages |
| WPR | Workplace Readiness |
| WRRC | Western Regional Resource Center |
| WSCA | Western States Contracting Alliance |
| WSF | Weighted Student Formula or Weighted Student Funding |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| X | |
| (reserved) | (reserved) |
| Y | |
| YDP | Youth Development Project |
| YEC | Year End Close |
| YET | Year End Transition |
| YETP | Youth Employment and Training Program |
| YGRS | Youth Gang Response System |
| YRE | Year-Round Education |
| YRBS | Youth Risk Behavior Survey |
| YRE/MT | Year-Round Education/Multi-Track |
| YRE/ST | Year-Round Education/Single Track |
| Other | |
| © | Copyright |
| 21st CCLC | 21st Century Community Learning Centers |
| 619 Coordinators | State District Coordinators for Early Childhood Special Education |
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