Educational Acronyms
There are many educational opportunities available to students at the local level. To help parents better understand what they are and how they are implemented in the Madison County School District, we have compiled a list of names, terms, and acronyms used in education.
| ADA | American Disabilities Act |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyper-Activity Disorder |
| AFL | Assessment for Learning |
| ACCESS | Assessing Comprehension & Communication in English State-to-State for ELL's |
| AMO | Annual Measurable Objective |
| AP | Advanced Placement |
| ASP | After School Program |
| AYP | Adequate Yearly Progress |
| BOE | Board of Education |
| BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan Local Intervention & Support |
| BRCCA | Broad River College and Career Academy |
| CCSS | Common Core State Standards |
| CCRPI | College & Career Readiness Performance Index (NCLB Waiver) |
| CRCT | Criterion Referenced Competency Test |
| CTAE | Career Technical Agriculture Education |
| DNM | Does Not Meet |
| EBD | Emotional Behavior Disability |
| ED | Economically Disadvantaged |
| EIP | Early Intervention Program |
| EOC | End of Course |
| EOG | End of Grade |
| EL | English Learners |
| EL-m | English Learner monitored |
| ESOL | English as a Second Language GADOE Resource |
| ESSA | Every Student Succeeds Act |
| EXC | Exceeds |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Education |
| FAY | Full Academic Year |
| FBA | Functional Behavior Assessment (Spanish) |
| FLP | Flexible Learning Plan |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| GAA | GA Alternate Assessment |
| GKIDS | GA Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills |
| GHSA | GA High School Association |
| GoFar | GA Online Formative Assessment Bank |
| GPS | GA Performance Standards |
| GSE | GA Standards of Excellence (formally CCGPS) |
| IAP | Individual Accommodation Plan |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Act |
| IEP | Individual Education Plan (Spanish) |
| LAPS | Leader Assessment on Performance Standards |
| LDS | Longitudinal Data System |
| LEA | Local Education Agency |
| LKES | Leader Keys Evaluation System |
| LOR | Learning Objective Repository |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| LTP | Language Transition Program |
| MI | Mild Intellectual Ability |
| MoID | Moderate Intellectual Disability |
| MPI | Model Performance Indicator (Language Indicators) |
| MTSS | Multi-Tiered System of Support (RTI) |
| NCLB | No Child Left Behind |
| OHI | Other Health Impaired |
| PBIS | Positive Behavior Interventions & Support |
| PL | Professional Learning |
| QBE | Quality Basic Education |
| RTI | Response To Intervention |
| RT3 | Race to the Top |
| SEA | State Education Agency |
| SED | Socio-Economically Disadvantaged |
| SIP | School Improvement Plan |
| SIS | Student Information System |
| SGP | Student Growth Percentile |
| SLD | Specific Learning Disability |
| SLDS | State Longitudinal Data System |
| SLO | Student Learning Objective |
| SMART | Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-oriented, Time-bound |
| SPED | Special Education A Parent's Guide |
| SPOTY | Support Person of the Year |
| SRC | State Required Code |
| SRO | School Resource Officer |
| SST | Student Support Team |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| SWD | Students With Disabilities |
| TAPS | Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards |
| TEM | Teacher Effectiveness Measure |
| TKES | Teacher Keys Evaluation System |
| TOTY | Teacher of the Year |
| WAPT | WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test |
| WIDA | Worldclass Instruction Design & Assessment |
Dr. Jody Goodroe
Asst. Supt., Curriculum & Instruction
(706) 791-2191 x1426