Frequently Used Acronyms
in the
New York State Education Department
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AADA |
Adjusted Average Daily Attendance |
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ABI |
Acquired Brain Injury |
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ACCESS |
Adult Centers for Comprehensive Education and Support Services |
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ACE |
American Council on Education |
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ACT< |
American College Testing |
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ACTE |
Association of Career and Technical Education |
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ACTFL |
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
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ADA |
Average Daily Attendance |
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ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
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ADDA |
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association |
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ADHD |
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
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ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
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ADP |
Average Daily Participation |
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AEA |
Adult Education Act |
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AED |
Automated External Defibrillators |
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AFAE |
Adult, Family, and Alternative Education Team |
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AFT |
American Federation of Teachers |
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AHSEPP |
Alternative High School Equivalency Preparation Program |
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AI/DP |
Attendance Improvement/Dropout Prevention |
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AIA |
American Institute of Architects |
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AIS |
Academic Intervention Services |
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ALE |
Adult Literacy Program |
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ALG |
Administrative Leadership Group (NYS Education Department) |
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AMTNYS |
Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State |
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AP |
Advanced Placement |
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APE |
Adaptive Physical Education |
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API |
Alternate Performance Indicators |
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APSE |
Association of Persons in Supported Employment |
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APT |
Archives Preservation Trust |
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ASBO |
Association of School Business Officials |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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ASFSA |
American School Food Service Association |
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ASID |
American Society of Interior Designers |
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AT |
Assistive Technology |
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ATMNYC |
Association of the Teachers of Mathematics of New York City |
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AVE |
Adolescent Vocational Exploration |
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AVL |
Automated Verification Listing |
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AYP |
Adequate Yearly Progress |
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BAN |
Bond Anticipation Notes |
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BEDS |
Basic Educational Data System |
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BESARS |
Bilingual/ESL Staff Academy for Raising Standards |
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BETAC |
Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center |
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BIG 5 |
Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers |
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BOCES |
Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
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BOE |
Board of Education |
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BOE |
Board of Examiners |
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CAMS |
Case Management System |
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CAP |
Commissioner's Advisory Panel (NYS Education Department) |
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CAP |
Client Assistance Program (VESID) |
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CAR |
Comprehensive Assessment Report |
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CBVH |
Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped |
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CCF |
Council on Children and Families |
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CCLC |
21st Century Community Learning Center |
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CCSI |
Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative |
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CCSSO |
Council of Chief State School Officers |
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CDC |
Centers for Disease Control (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) |
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CDEP |
Comprehensive District Education Plan |
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CDOS |
Career Development and Occupational Studies |
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CDRC |
Community Dispute Resolution Center |
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CD-ROM |
Compact Disc – Read Only Memory |
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CEC |
Cultural Education Center (NYS Education Department) |
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CFR |
Codes of Federal Regulations |
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CFR |
Consolidated Fiscal Report |
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CHADD |
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
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CHAPS |
Comprehensive Health and Pupil Services (NYS Education Department) |
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CIA |
Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (NYS Education Department) |
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CI&IT
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Curriculum, Instruction, and Instructional Technology (NYS Education Department) |
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CIMS |
Comprehensive Instructional Management System |
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CLARB |
Council of Landscape Architectural Boards |
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CNP |
Child Nutrition Program (NYS Education Department) |
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COIL |
Coalition for Independent Living |
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CPRC |
Community Parent Resource Centers |
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CPSE |
Committee on Preschool Education |
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CQC |
Commission on Quality Care (for the Mentally Retarded) |
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CRE |
Coordinated Review Effort |
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CREATE |
Computer Recycling for Education and Technology Enhancement |
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CRP |
Community Rehabilitation Provider |
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CSD |
Central, Common or City School District |
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CSE |
Committee on Special Education |
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CSEA |
Civil Service Employees Association |
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CSHN |
Coordinated School Health Network |
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CSI |
Charter Schools Institute (State University of New York) |
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CSPD |
Comprehensive System of Personnel Development |
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CSRD |
Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration |
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CSS |
Customer Support System |
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CSSS |
Council of State Science Supervisors |
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CSTEP |
Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program |
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CTB |
CTB/McGraw-Hill |
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CTE |
Career and Technical Education |
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CTEPP |
CTE Program Plan |
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CUNY |
City University of New York |
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CWR |
Combined Wealth Ratio |
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DANTES |
Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support |
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DAR |
Daughters of the American Revolution |
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DARE |
Drug Abuse Resistance Education |
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DASH |
Division of Adolescent and School Health (Centers for Disease Control) |
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DBQ |
Document-Based Question |
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DD |
Developmental Disabilities |
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DDPC |
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council |
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DDSO |
Developmental Disabilities Service Office (local office of
OMRDD) |
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DECA |
Distributive Education Clubs of America |
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DLD |
Division of Library Development |
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DO |
District Office |
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DOCS |
Department of Correctional Services |
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DOH |
Department of Health (NewYork State) |
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DOL |
Department of Labor (NewYork State) |
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DOM |
District Office Manager |
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DS |
District Superintendent |
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EB |
Education Building, Albany (NYS Education Department) |
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EBA |
Education Building Annex, Albany (NYS Education Department) |
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ECDC |
Early Childhood Direction Centers |
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ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
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EDGE |
Education for Gainful Employment |
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EDZ |
Economic Development Zone |
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EERI |
Early Education and Reading Initiatives |
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EFA |
Educational Framework for Interscholastic Athletics |
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EIEP |
Emergency Immigrant Education Program |
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ELA |
English Language Arts |
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ELL |
English Language Learner |
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EMSC |
Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education (NYS Education Department) |
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EOP |
Education Opportunity Programs |
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EPE |
Employment Preparation Education |
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E-RATE |
E-Rate Universal Discount Program |
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ERIC |
Educational Resources Information Center (U.S. Department of Education) |
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ERS |
Employees' Retirement System |
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ERSS |
Educationally Related Support Services |
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ES |
Even Start |
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ESEA |
Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
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ESFLP |
Even Start Family Literacy Partnership |
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ESL |
English as a Second Language |
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ESOL |
English as a Second/Other Language |
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ESPIRS |
Even Start Family Literacy Partnership |
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ESY |
Extended School Year |
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FACS |
Family and Consumer Sciences |
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FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
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FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
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FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
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FDA |
Food and Drug Administration (U.S.) |
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FERPA |
Federal Educational Rights Privacy Act |
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FICC |
Federal Information Coordination Council |
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FMIS |
Office of Facilities, Management and Information Services (NYS Education Department) |
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FOC |
Federal Occupational Category |
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FS-10 |
Budget Form |
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FY |
Fiscal Year |
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GAO |
General Accounting Office (U.S.) |
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GASB |
Governmental Accounting Standards Board |
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GED |
General Educational Development |
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GILS |
Government Information Locator Service |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GMAT |
Graduate Management Admission Test |
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GRE |
Graduate Record Examinations General Test |
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HACU |
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities |
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HCBS |
Home and Community-Based Services |
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HDI |
Historic Document Inventory |
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HEDS |
Higher Education Data System |
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HEOP |
Higher Education Opportunity Program |
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HPEFCS |
Health, Physical Education and Family & Consumer Sciences |
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HQT |
Highly Qualified Teachers |
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HSEPP |
High School Equivalency Preparation Program |
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HTML |
HyperText Mark-up Language |
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HVAC |
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning |
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