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| ADD...................Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD................Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| APE.....................Adapted Physical Education |
| AT.......................Assistive Technology |
| CA.......................Chronological Age |
| CBI......................Community Based Instruction |
| CCS.....................California Children Services |
| DIS......................Designated Instruction Services |
| ED.......................Emotional Disturbance |
| EHA....................Education of the Handicapped Act |
| ESA.....................Education Service Agency |
| ESEA...................Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 |
| FAPE...................Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FEOG..................Full Education Opportunity Goal |
| FERPA................Family Education Rights and Privacy Act |
| IDEA...................Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEE......................Independent Education Evaluation |
| IEP......................Individualized Educational Program |
| IEPT....................Individual Education Program Team |
| IFSP....................Individualized Family Service Plan |
| ITP......................Individual Transition Plan |
| IWEN..................Individuals With Exceptional Needs |
| LCI......................Licensed Care Institution |
| LEA......................Local Education Agency |
| LEP......................Limited English Proficiency |
| LRE.....................Least Restrictive Environment |
| MA......................Mental Age |
| MH......................Multiply Handicapped |
| NPS......................Non-Public School |
| OHI......................Other Health Impairment |
| OI.........................Orthopedic Impaired |
| OT........................Occupational Impaired |
| PDD......................Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PE.........................Physical Education |
| PL.........................Public Law |
| SEA.......................State Educational Agency |
| SELPA..................Special Education Local Plan Area |
| SH.........................Severely Handicapped |
| SST.......................Student Success Team |
| WASC...................Western Association of Schools and Colleges |