Education Acronyms Glossary
(see also: PISD's Commonly Used Special Education Acronyms)
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder |
| ARD | Admission/Review/Dismissal Meeting (Special Ed) |
| CMIT | Campus Monitoring and Intervention Team |
| DBIC | District Based Improvement Committee |
| ED | Emotionally Disturbed |
| ELL | English Language Learner |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| GT | Gifted & Talented |
| IC | Integrated Curriculum (Science, History, Health) |
| IEP | Individual Education Plan (Special Education) |
| IRI | Individual Reading Inventory |
| LD | Learning Disabled |
| LEP | Limited English Proficient |
| LPAC | Language Proficiency Assessment Committee |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| NEA | National Education Association |
| OHI | Other Health Impaired |
| OLPT | Oral Language Proficiency Test |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| PACE | Plano's Academic and Creative Education (Gifted) |
| PAR | Plano Accelerated Reading Program (1st, 2nd, 3rd)/td> |
| PPCD | Pre-School Program for Children with Disabilities |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| TEA | Texas Education Agency |
| TEKS | Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills |
| TPRI | Texas Primary Reading Inventory (K-2 reading test) |
| 504 | Federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against public school students with disabilities. That includes students with learning and attention issues who meet certain criteria. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. |
