AAIDD American Association for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities ABA Applied Behavior Analysis ADD Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD                Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADL Activities of Daily Living ADS         Adult Day Services ADT  Adult Development Training AE           Administrative Entity AP Advanced Placement APS         Approved Private School AS Asperger Syndrome ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder ASL  American Sign Language AT Assistive Technology ATF Adult Training AVTS    Area Vocational Technical School AYP Adequate Yearly Progress BEC Basic Education Circular BHA Bureau of Hearings and Appeals BHRS Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services BICS Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills BIP Behavior Intervention Plan BSE Bureau of Special Education CAAC County Administrators Advisory Committee CALP Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency CAO County Assistance Office CART Computer Aided Real-time Translation CASSP Child & Adolescent Service System Program CAVP   Corrective Action Verification Plan CBA Curriculum-Based Assessment CDS College of Direct Support CERC    Corrections Education Records Center CFR   Code of Federal Regulations CLA Community Living Arrangement CLD Cultural and Linguistic Diversity CLM  Competent Learner Model CMS    Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services COP  Communities of Practice CTC  Career and Technical Education Center DD   Developmental Disability or Dual Diagnosis DIBELS Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills DPW   Department of Public Welfare DRN Disability Rights Network ED           Emotional Disturbance EDL Everyday Lives EI Early Intervention EIPA Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment EITA Early Intervention Technical Assistance ELL  English Language Learners EPSDT      Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment ER Evaluation Report ESL English as a Second Language ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages ESY  Extended School Year FAPE        Free Appropriate Public Education FBA  Functional Behavior Assessment or Analysis FERPA   Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act GF/CF  Gluten (wheat) and casein (dairy) free GIEP  Gifted Individualized Education Program GMDE Gifted Multidisciplinary Evaluation GMDT Gifted Multidisciplinary Team GWR        Gifted Written Report  IAES      Interim Alternative Educational Setting ICC Interagency Coordinating Council IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IEE Independent Educational Evaluation IEP Individualized Education Program IFSP Individualized Family Service Plan IGDI Individual Growth and Development Indicators ITP Individual Transition Plan IU Intermediate Unit IWAR Integrated Written Assessment Report IQ  Intelligence Quotient LEA Local Educational Agency LEP   Limited English Proficiency LD Learning Disabled LICC   Local Interagency Coordinating Council LMS Learning Management System LOC  Level of Care LRE          Least Restrictive Environment LTCC  Local Transition Coordinating Council LFT      Local Task Force MA Medical Assistance MAWA Mutually Agreed Upon Written Arrangement MCI Master Client Index MCIU Montgomery County Intermediate Unit MD     Multiple Disabilities MDE   Multidisciplinary Evaluation MDT Multidisciplinary Team MH/MR     Mental Health/Mental Retardation MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPI Master Provider Index MR Mental Retardation NCLB No Child Left Behind NOREP  Notice of Recommended Education Placement OA Operating Agreement O & M Orientation and Mobility OCD     Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCDEL     Office of Child Development and Early Learning OCR Office for Civil Rights OCS  Office of Developmental Programs Consulting System OCYF    Office of Children, Youth and Families ODD    Oppositional Defiant Disorder ODP  Office of Development Programs ODR Office of Dispute Resolution OHI   Other Health Impairment OI Orthopedic Impairment OLTL   Office of Long Term Living (formerly Office of Social Programs) OMAP Office of Medical Assistance Programs OMHSAS   Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services OSEP Office of Special Education Programs OT Occupational Therapy OVR        Office of Vocational Rehabilitation P/FDS      Person/Family Directed Support Waiver PA Plus     Supplemental questions of Pennsylvania that accompany the SIS PAC         Planning and Advisory Committee (to the Office of Developmental Programs) PASA       Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment PaTTAN    Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network PCBH Person Care Boarding Home PCA Personal Care Assistant PCP   Person Centered Planning PDD         Pervasive Developmental Disorder PDD-NOS  Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified PDE         Pennsylvania Department of Education PLF          Private Licensed Facility (Interim Care) PPRT Positive Practices Resource Team PROMISe  Provider Reimbursement and Operation Management Information System PSSA       Pennsylvania System of School Assessment PT           Physical Therapy PVAAS     Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System PUNS       Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services QU or QM Quality Initiative or Quality Management QMRP    Qualified Mental Retardation Professional RAST       Regional Assessment and Support Team Rtl Response to Intervention SAS Supplementary Aids and Services SBBH School Based Behavioral Health SC Supports Coordinator SDI Specially Designed Instruction SEA State Educational Agency SEAP Special Education Advisory Panel SEES        Social/Emotional/Environmental Support Plan SEP Supported Employment Program SICC        State Interagency Coordinating Council SIS Supports Intensity Scale SLD Specific Learning Disability SSA Social Security Administration SSD   Services and Supports Directory SSDI        Social Security Disability Income SSI Supplemental Security Income STL Short-Term Loan SWPBIS  Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support  TBI   Traumatic Brain Injury TDD  Telecommunication Device for the Deaf TEACCH Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication – Handicapped Children TSM  Targeted Service Management TSS    Therapeutic Staff Support TTY Teletypewriter UDL Universal Design for Learning VB           Verbal Behavior VF/EA      Vendor Fiscal/Employer Agent Fiscal Management Services VI  Visual Impairment WAIS       Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale WIAT Wechsler Individual Achievement Test WISC-III   Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 3rd Edition WJ-III Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery,  3rd Edition WPPSI Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence