The University of the State of New York
Frequently Used Acronyms in the New York State Education Department
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| Q | |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
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| R | |
| RA | Registered Architect |
| RA | Regional Associate |
| RAC | Records/Regional Advisory Committee |
| RAO | Regional Advisory Officer (State Archives) |
| RASP | Recruitment and Selection Process |
| RCCI | Residential Child Care Institution |
| RCM | Reimbursement Cost Manual |
| RCOLS | Regents Commission on Library Services |
| RCT | Regents Competency Test |
| RDA | Record Disposition Authorization |
| REA | Reading Excellence Act |
| RF | Reading First |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RIC | Regional Information Center |
| RMO | Records Management Officer |
| RSA | Rehabilitation Services Administration (U.S. Department of Education) |
| RSCS | Office of Regional School and Community Services (NYS Education Department) |
| RSS | Really Simple Syndication |
| RSSC | Regional School Support Center |
| RtI | Response to Intervention |
| RTTT | Race to the Top |
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| S | |
| S/CDN | Staff/Curriculum Development Network |
| SAANYS | School Administrators Association of New York State |
| SAE | Scholarship for Academic Excellence |
| SAG | State Attorney General (New York State) |
| SARA | Society of American Registered Architects |
| SAS | Supplementary Aids and Services |
| SASS | System of Accountability for Student Success |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| SAT-9 | Stanford Achievement Test - 9th Edition |
| SAVE | Safe Schools Against Violence in Education |
| SBP | School Breakfast Program |
| SBR | Scientifically-based research |
| SBST | School Based Support Team |
| SCA | School in Corrective Action |
| SCDN | Staff and Curriculum Development Network |
| SDFSCA | Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Act |
| SEA | State Education Agency |
| SEC | Supported Employment Consortia |
| SED | State Education Department (New York State) |
| SEDCAR | Strategic Evaluation Data Collection Analysis and Reporting |
| SEDDAS | State Education Department Delegated Account System |
| SEDREF | State Education Department Reference File |
| SEQA | Special Education Quality Assurance |
| SERI | Special Education Resources on the Internet |
| SETRC | Special Education Training and Resource Center |
| SFA | School Food Authority |
| SFSP | Summer Food Service Program |
| SHIFT | Statewide School Health Infrastructure Team |
| SHRAB | State Historical Records Advisory Board |
| SIFEPP | States' Impact on Federal Education Policy Project |
| SIG | State Improvement Grant |
| SINI | School in Need of Improvement |
| SLP | Speech Language Pathologist |
| SMI | School Meals Initiative |
| SQRI | School Quality Review Initiative |
| SRC | State Records Center |
| SRC | State Rehabilitation Council |
| SRO | State Review Officer |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Income |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| ST-3 | School District Annual Financial Report |
| STAC | System for Tracking and Accounting for Children |
| STAR | School Tax Relief |
| STEP | Science and Technology Entry Program |
| STW | School-to-Work |
| SUNY | State University of New York |
| SURR | Schools Under Registration Review |
| SWIB | State Workforce Investment Board |
| SWP | Schoolwide Program |
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| T | |
| TAB | Technical Assistance Briefs |
| TABE | Test of Adult Basic Education |
| TADA | Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance to Needy Familities |
| TAPU | Total Aidable Pupil Unit |
| TAS | Targeted Assistance |
| TBBL | Talking Book and Braille Library |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TEACH | TEACH Online Services System (Office of Teaching Initiatives) |
| TIFF | Tagged Image File Format |
| TIMSS | Third International Mathematics and Science Study |
| TLCF | Technology Literacy Challenge Fund |
| TLQP | Teacher/Leader Quality Partnerships |
| TMCU | Teacher Moral Character Unit |
| TOC | Teacher Opportunity Corp |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| TOEIC | Test of English for International Communication |
| TONYSS | Tests of New York State Standards |
| TOT | Teachers of Tomorrow |
| TRAID | Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities |
| TRE | Technology Resources for Education Center |
| TRS | Teachers' Retirement System |
| TVI | Teacher of the Visually Impaired |
| TWPU | Total Weighted Pupil Unit |
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| U | |
| UCP-NYS | United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State |
| UFSD | Union Free School District |
| UFT | United Federation of Teachers |
| UPCSTEP | Upstate Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program |
| UPK | Universal Prekindergarten |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USDOE | United States Department of Education |
| USNY | University of the State of New York |
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| V | |
| VATEA | Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technical Education Act |
| VESID | Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (NYS Education Department) |
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |
| VRC | Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor |
| VTEA | Vocational and Technical Education Act |
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| W | |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WEP | Work Experience Program |
| WETC | Workers with Disabilities Employment Tax Credit Program |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act |
| WOTC | Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program |
| WPCE | Office of Workforce Preparation and Continuing Education (NYS Education Department) |
| WTO | Work Try Out |
| WTW | Welfare to Work |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| W-2-W | Welfare to Work |
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| Y | |
| YRBS | Youth Risk Behavior Survey |
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| Z | |
| ZEA | Zone Equivalent Area |
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| 504 | Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-112, Section 504) |
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Last Updated:
May 10, 2011