AcronymsAA - Afirmative Action
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act ADD/ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder/ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder AFT - American Federation of Teachers ARS - At Risk Students AT - Assistive Technology AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress BD - Behavioral Disability BEA - Basic Education Act CACFP - Child and Adult Care Food Program CNA - Comprehensive Needs Assessment CNP - Child Nutrition Program CY - Calendar Year - January-December DD - Developmentally Delayed DOE/ED - US Department of Education EBD - Emotionally/Behaviorally Disorder ELL - English Language Learner ESL - English as a Second Language ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages ESY - Extended School Year FY - Fiscal Year - June-July GPA - Grade Point Average HD - Health Department HFL - Health and Family Life IASA - Improving America's School's Act IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act KSA - Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities LD - Learning Disability LRE - Least Restrictive Environment MCE - Mulit-Cultural Education NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress NBPTS - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards NCLB - No Child Left Behind PGP - Professional Growth Plan PSE - Public School Employee PTA - Parent-Teacher Association PTO - Parent-Teacher Organization R2R - Right to Read SD - School District SIP - School Improvement Plan SLE - Supportive Learning Enviornment SPED - Special Education TA - Teacher Assistant URRD - Urban, Rural, Racial, Disadvantaged WUF - Word Use Fluency |
Education DefinitionsAbility Grouping - When you assign students with similar abilities/skills into a learning group
Absence - Any part of a day when a student is not in school/where they should be Achievement Tests- Tests given to measure how much a student has learned in various school subjects After School Programs - Programs run by the school where a child gets to stay after Alternative Assessment- Any form of measuring knowledge other than traditional testing Assessment - Tests made by teachers, standardized, or by some sort of company used to measure a child's skills or knowledge Benchmark - Level of performance students should show by a certain point in their education Bilingual Education – School program where two languages are used to teach the curriculum so that students gain knowledge of both languages Calendar Day - All days of the week, including holidays Classroom Management - The way a classroom is organized Cognitive Development - The changes in a way a child thinks, processes information, and learn as they grow up Comprehension - A child's understanding Core Academic Subjects - Academic subjects required at all schools (math, reading, writing, etc.) Curriculum - The subject matter that is to be learned Discipline - All forms of corrective action or punishment used on students Expulsion - Removal of a child from school, class, or sometimes district property for indefinite about of time Fine Motor - Skills like writing or typing which require tiny muscle movements Gender Bias - Idea where one gender is short-changed by school practices and expectations Gifted & Talented Program - Program offerring advanced coursework to students thought to be academically gifted Gross Motor - functions requiring large muscle movements Illiteracy - lack of reading and/or writing skills Immersion - teaching students to speak/read/write in another language by instructing them in that language Learning Disability - Condition that interferes with a student's ability to learn Learning Styles - Differences in the way students learn through hearing, seeing, or doing the learning task Looping - When a teacher moves up the grade level with their students McKinney-Vento Act - Schools must allow homeless students with an education Parent-Teacher Conference - A meeting where the parents of a student and the teacher discuss that particular student's progress Pupil - a student Report Card - Record of student attendence and grades over a designated period of time and the whole year School Board - Directors and members that set goals and policies, hire and supervise the superintendent, and manage funds of a school district School Day - Any day, including partial, when students attend school Special Education - Instruction provided for students with disabilities Standardized Testing - a test provided in the same format for everyone that takes it Student Teacher - Teacher in training Substitute Teacher - Certified teacher who teaches classes when the regular teacher is absent Tenure - Legal provision that people in certain positions may only be fired for specific cause Zero Tolerance - School district policy that describes defines specific punishment for specific rules students break |