"Edubabble" - Sometimes
don't you get the feeling you are swimming in alphabet soup with
terms like IEP, LRS, and BEDS??? When I went to the NYSUT (more letters!)
summer leadership training I came across some some useful literature
and thought I'd pass it on to you! If you have some you want
to add email them to me and I'll be glad to include them.
- Lorry
Keeping
up with the acronyms and jargon
| Acronym | Explanation |
| AAA |
American
Arbitration Association |
| ADA |
Americans
with Disabilities Act |
| AFL-CIO |
American
Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations |
| AFT |
American
Federation of Teachers |
| AFTCA |
AFT
Communications Association |
| AIS |
Academic
Intervention Services |
| ALJ |
Administrative
Law Judge |
| APPR |
Annual
Professional Performance Review |
| BEDS |
Basic
Educational Data Systems |
| BOCES |
Board
of Cooperative Educational Services |
| CEJ |
Coalition
for Economic Justice |
| COLA |
Cost
of Living Adjustment |
| CPI |
Consumer
Price Index |
| CSE |
Committee
on Special Education |
| CSEA |
Civil
Service Employees' Association |
| CSL |
Civil
Service Law |
| CST |
Child
Study Team |
| CWA |
Communication
Workers of America |
| DFR |
Duty
of Fair Representation |
| DHR |
Division
of Human Rights |
| DOL |
Department
of Labor |
| DTR |
Dues
Transmittal Report |
| EAP |
Employee
Assistance Program |
| ED |
Election
District |
| EEOC |
Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission |
| ERS |
Employees'
Retirement System |
| ETP |
Effective
Teaching Program |
| FMCS |
Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service |
| FMLA |
Family
Medical Leave Act |
| FOIL |
Freedom
of Information Law |
| IEP |
Individualized
Education Program |
| IP |
Improper
Practice |
| LAP |
Local
Action Project |
| LRS |
Labor
Relations Specialist |
| LSA |
Legal
Staff Association |
| MOA |
Memorandum
of Understanding |
| NEA |
National
Education Association |
| NLRB |
National
Labor Relations Board |
| NYCRR |
New
York Codes Rules & Regulations |
| NYSTA |
New
York State Teachers Association |
| NYSTRS |
New
York State Teachers Retirement System |
| NYSUT |
New
York State Unite Teachers |
| OMRDD |
Office
of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities |
| OSHA |
Occupational
Safety and Health Act/Administration |
| PAC |
Political
Action Committee |
| PDP |
Professional
Development Plan |
| PEF |
Public
Employees Federation |
| PERB |
Public
Employment Relations Board |
| PESH |
Public
Employees Safety & Health |
| PSA | Professional Staff Association |
| PSC | Professional Staff Congress |
| RA | Representative Assembly |
| RC | Retiree Council |
| RSD | Regional Staff Director |
| SED | State Education Department |
| SERB | State Employment Relations Board |
| SRP | School Related Professional |
| T/O | Tear-Off |
| TR | Travel Request |
| TRC | Teacher Resource Center |
| TRS | Teachers' Retirement System |
| UFT | United Federation of Teachers |
| ULP | Unfair Labor Practice |
| USDOE | US Department of Education |
| UTNY | United Teachers of New York |
| UUP | United University Professions |
| VOTE/COPE | Voice of Teachers in Education/Committee on Political Education |
| WNYPAC | Western New York Political Action Committee |
| The following acronyms apply to NO Child Left Behind only: | |
| AMO | Annual Measurable Objective |
| AYP | Adequate Yearly Progress |
| EFIG | Educational Finance Incentive Grants |
| ESEA | Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
| LAP | Local Assistance Plans |
| LEA | Local Educational Agencies |
| LEP | Limited English Proficient |
| NAEP | National Assessment of Educational Progress |
| NCLB | No Child Left Behind |
| SAPI | School Accountability Performance Index |
| SASS | System of Accountability for Student Success |
| SEA | State Education Agencies |
| SES | Supplemental Educational Services |
| SURR | School Under Registration Review |
| My personal favorite: | |
| TGIF | Thank Goodness it's Friday! |
