Glossary and Acronyms Listing
21st CCLC – 21st Century Community Learning Centers
AAA – Alabama Alternate Assessment
ACCESS – Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide
ACCESS for ELLs– English Language Proficiency Assessment
ADAW – Alabama Direct Assessments of Writing
AHSGE – AlabamaHigh School Graduation Exam
ALA – AlabamaLeadershipAcademy
ALEX – Alabama Learning Exchange
AMAO – Annual Measurable Academic Objectives
AMSI – AlabamaMiddle School Initiative
AMSTI – Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative
AMSTEC – Alabama Math, Science and Technology Education Coalition
APLA – Adequate Progress in Language Acquisition
ARFI – Alabama Reading First Initiative
ARI – Alabama Reading Initiative
ARIPAL – Alabama Reading Initiative Project for Adolescent Literacy
ARI Regional Partner – work with the ARI
(formerly regional Principal Coaches)
ARI Regional Reading Coach –work with the ARI
(formerly Reading Coach Trainers and Technical Assistance Coaches)
ARMT – AlabamaReadingand Mathematics Test
ART – Accountability Roundtable
ASA – Alabama Science Assessment
ASAP – Alabama Student Assistance Plan
ATM – Alabama Teacher Mentoring Program
AYP – Adequate Yearly Progress
BBSST – Building Based Student Support Team
BIC – Business/Industry Certification
CAASL – Committee for Accountability and Accelerating Student Learning
CCDs–Curriculum Correlation Documents
CI – Classroom Improvement
CIP – Continuous Improvement Plan
CIRP – Continuous Improvement Residency Program
COS – Course of Study
CTE – Career Technical Education
DIBELS – Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
DPA – Dropout Prevention Advisor Pilot Program
eGAP – Electronic Grant Application Process
ELL – English Language Learners
ELP – English Language Proficiency
ESL – English as a Second Language
(program for English Language Learners)
ESR – Evaluation Summary Report
(Professional Education Personnel Evaluation)
FERPA – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FLEP – Student tested proficient in ELP and no longer monitored
FLEP1 – Student tested proficient in ELP yet in year 1 of monitoring
FLEP2 – Student tested proficient in ELP yet in year 2 of monitoring
IEP – Individual Education Plan
L1 – First Language
L2 – Second Language
LEA – Local Education Agency
LEA Peer Mentor – LEA appointed persons who participate in the Continuous Improvement Residency Program (CIRP)
LEP – Limited English Proficiency
LIP – LEA Improvement Plan
MMGW-Making Middle Grades Work
N&D – Neglected and Delinquent
NAEP – National Assessment of Educational Progress
NOMPHLOTE – National Origin Minority Primary or Home Language Other than English
OTI – Office of Technology Initiatives
PASS – Preparing Alabama Students for Success Initiative
PBS – Positive Behavior Supports
PDP – Professional Development Plan
PEPE – Professional Education Personnel Evaluation
PLC – Professional Learning Community
PM – Peer Mentor
RIC – Regional Inservice Center
RPC – Regional Principal Coach (ARI)
RSIC – RegionalSchool Improvement Coach
RtI – Response to Intervention
SAM – School Assistance Meetings (professional development for School Improvement Specialists)
SAT -10 –DO NOT USE THIS TERM! Say “Stanford 10”
SECC – SoutheastComprehensiveCenter (grant from U.S. Department of Education, administered through SEDL)
SEDL – formerly Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (Oct 1, 2007 official name will be SEDL)
SERVE – Southeast Regional Vision for Education
SE-REL – Southeast Regional Education Lab
SES – Supplemental Education Services
SI – School Improvement
SIL – School Improvement Leader (North and South)
SIOP – Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
SIR – School Incident Report
SIS – School Improvement Specialist (local district)
SIG/SPDIG – State Improvement Grant/State Personnel Development Grant (under Special Education)
SST – State Support Team
TA – Technical Assistance
TLN – Teacher Leader Network
WIDA – World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (for ELLs)