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ACRONYMS AND INITIALS
Georgia Department of Education
The following is a list of acronyms or initials often used when dealing with school systems, state and federal agencies. This list will help you understand the language of the school system and various agencies. For the most up-to-date list, access the Transition Manual at the Georgia Department of Education’s web site at: (Transition Manual) A Framework for the Local District – Revised 2008.
AADD Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children
ABI Acquired Brain Injury
APS Adult Protective Services
ARC Association for Retarded Citizens
AUT Autism
AYP Adequate Yearly Progress
BWE Blind Work Expenses
C & A Child and Adolescent Program
CAC Citizen Advisory Council
CBI Community Based Instruction
CBVI Community Based Vocational Instruction
CBVT Community Based Vocational Training
CDR Continuing Disability Review
CMI Chronically Mentally Ill
CRCT Criterion-Referenced Competency Test(s)
CSB Community Service Board
CTI Career Technical Instruction (the current term for Related Vocational Instruction)
CTR Center
D/B Deaf/Blind
DCM Dedicated Case Management
DCT Diversified Cooperative Training
DD Developmental Disability
DEC Developmental Evaluation Clinic
DES Division for Exceptional Students
DFCS Department of Family and Children’s Services
D/HH Deaf/Hard of Hearing
DHR Department of Human Resources
DJJ Department of Juvenile Justice
DL District Liaison
DMA Department of Medical Assistance
DTAE Department of Technical and Adult Education (As of July 1, 2008, the system
will be known as the Technical College System of Georgia or TCSG.)
EBD Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
EOCT End-of-Course Test(s)
EPE Extended Period of Eligibility- Part of Title II/SSI/SSDAC Benefits
ESP Employment Support Plan
ESY Extended School Year
FAPE Free and Appropriate Public Education
FBR Federal Benefit Rate
FM Focused Monitoring
GAA Georgia Alternate Assessment
GaDOE Georgia Department of Education
GCIMP Georgia’s Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process
GHSGT Georgia High School Graduation Test(s)
GKAP Georgia Kindergarten Assessment Program
GLRS Georgia Learning Resource Systems
GRH Georgia Regional Hospital
ICC Interagency Coordinating Committee for Part C
ID Intellectual Disability
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Act
IEP Individualized Education Program
IPE Individualized Plan for Employment
IRWE Impairment Related Work Expense
ITBS Iowa Tests of Basic Skills
ISP Individual Service Plan
ITA Individual Transition Account
ITP Individual Transition Plan
LB Legally Blind
LD Learning Disability
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
LSS Local School System
MHDDAD Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases
MID Mild Intellectual Disability
MOID Moderate Intellectual Disability
NCLB No Child Left Behind
NI Needs Improvement
OHI Other Health Impairment
OI Orthopedic Impairment
OSA Office of Student Achievement
OSEP Office of Special Education Programs
OT Occupational Therapy
PASS Plan to Achieve Self-Support
PCP Person Centered Planning
PID Profound Intellectual Disability
PLOP Present Levels of Performance
PT Physical Therapy
RESA Regional Educational Service Agencies
RVI Related Vocational Instruction (formerly the term for Career Technical
Instruction)
SDD Significant Developmental Delay(s)
SE Supported Employment
SED Severe Emotional Disturbance
SGA Substantial Gainful Activity- Gross wages of $700 per month
SI Speech/Language Impairment
SID Severe Intellectual Disability
SLD Specific Learning Disability
SSA Social Security Administration
SSDAC Social Security for the Disabled Adult Child
SSDI Social Security Disability Income
SSI Supplemental Security Income
SST Student Support Team
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
TCSG Technical College System of Georgia (prior to July 1, 2008, the Department of
Technical and Adult Education - DTAE)
TWP Trial Work Period- Part of Title II/SSI/SSDAC Benefits
VI Visual Impairment
VR/DOL Vocational Rehabilitation Program- Georgia Department of Labor
WIC Women, Infants, and Children
WIA Workforce Investment Act