A
ACT- American College Testing
ADA- Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD- Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity sDisorder
AP- Advanced Placement
AYP- Adequate Yearly Progress
C
CCISD- Copper Country Intermediate School District
CEPI- Center for Educational Performance and Information
CEU- Continuing Education Unit
CSR- Comprehensive School Reform
CRT- Criterion-Referenced Test
CTE- Career and Technical Education
D
DIISD- Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School
District
DK- Developmental Kindergarten
DOEd- U.S. Department of Education (DOE is Department of Energy)
DSISD- Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District
E
EDGAR- Education Department
General Administrative Regulations
EEO- Equal Employment Opportunity
EEOC- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
ESEA- Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL- English as a Second Language
EUPISD- Eastern U.P. Intermediate School District
F
FAQ- Frequently Asked Questions
FERPA- Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
FOIA- Freedom of Information Act
FTE- Full Time Equivalent (employee)
FY- Fiscal Year
G
GED- General Education Diploma
GOISD- Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District
I
IDEA- Individuals with
Disabilities Act
IDP- Individualized Development Plan
IEP- Individual Education Plan (or Program)
ISD- Intermediate School District
K
K-12- Kindergarten through 12th grade
L
LD- Learning Disabled
LEA- Local Educational Agency
LEP- Limited English Proficiency
M
MACUL- Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning
MAEDS- Michigan Association for Educational
Data Systems
MAERS- Michigan Adult Education Record System
MASA- Michigan Association of School Administrators
MASB- Michigan Association of School Boards
MAISA- Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators
MAPSA- Michigan Association of Public School Academies
MARESA- Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency
MASPA- Michigan Association of School Personnel Administrators
MASSP- Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals
MCISD- Menominee County Intermediate School District
MCL- Michigan Compiled Laws
MCTM- Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics
MDE- Michigan Department of Education
MEA- Michigan Education Association
MEAP- Michigan Educational Assessment Program
MEDS- Migrant Education Database System
MEGS- Michigan Electronic Grant System
MEIS- Michigan Education Information System
MESTA- Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
MI-Plan- School Improvement Planning System in Michigan
MPAAA- Michigan Pupil Accounting and Attendance Association
MSA- Metropolitan Service Area
MSDC- Michigan Staff Development Council
MSTA- Michigan Science Teachers Association
MSBO- Michigan Association of School Business Officials
MTTC- Michigan Test for Teacher Certification
MOU- Memorandum of Understanding
MSTA- Michigan Science Teachers Association
N
NAEP- National Assessment of Educational
Progress
NCLB- No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
NCREL- North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
NSF- National Science Foundation
O
OST- Out-of-School Time
P
PSAT- Preliminary SAT
Pre-K- PrekKindergarten
PSA- Public School Academy (Charter School)
PTO- Parent-Teacher Organization
R
REMC- Regional Educational Media Center
REP- Registry of Educational Personnel
RESA- Regional Educational Service Agency
RFP- Request for Proposal (grant)
S
SAT- Scholastic Aptitude Test
SEA- State Educational Authority
SCM- School Code Master
SDFSCA- Safe and Drug-free Schools and Communities Act
SEA- State Educational Agency
SRSD- Single Record Student Database
STAR- Student Test and Achievement Repository
SWP- School-wide Assistance Program
T
TAS- Targeted Assistance School
U
UIC- Unique Identification Code
UPCED- U.P. Center for Educational Development
UPMSA- U.P. Middle School Association
V
VEDS- Vocational Education Data System
