Acronyms and Initialisms

Common acronyms and initialisms used by the California Department of Education (CDE).

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A

Acronym	Description
AB	Assembly Bill
ACE	American Council on Education (Outside Source)
ACIA	Academic and Career Integral Assessments in Career Education
ACR	Assembly Concurrent Resolution
ACSA	Association of California School Administrators (Outside Source)
ACT	American College Testing (Outside Source)
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act (Outside Source)
ADA	average daily attendance
ADAD	Assessment Development and Administration Division
AID	Audits and Investigations Division
AIDS	acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIECE	American Indian Early Childhood Education
AMAOs	Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives
AMARD	Analysis, Measurement, and Accountability Reporting Division
AP	Advanced Placement
API	Academic Performance Index
APR	Accountability Progress Reporting
ASAM	Alternative Schools Accountability Model
ASD	After School Division
ASES	After School Education and Safety Program
ASRA	Administrative Support and Regulations Adoption
AVID	Advancement Via Individual Determination
AYP	Adequate Yearly Progress

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B

Acronym	Description
BPPVE	Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (Outside Source)
BTSA	Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (Outside Source)
BTTP	Bilingual Teacher Training Program

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C

Acronym	Description
C.A.S.H.	Coalition for Adequate School Housing (Outside Source)
CAASFEP	California Association of Administrators of State and Federal Education Programs (Outside Source)
CABE	California Association of Bilingual Education (Outside Source)
CACE	California Association for Compensatory Education (Outside Source)
CACFP	Child and Adult Care Food Program
CADS	Consolidated Application Data System
CAHSEE	California High School Exit Examination
Cal-SAFE	California School Age Families Education
CALPADS	California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System
CalSTRS	California State Teachers' Retirement System (Outside Source)
CALTIDES	California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System
CalWORKS	California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
CaMSP	California Mathematics and Science Partnership
CAPA	California Alternate Performance Assessment
CASBO	California Association of School Business Officials (Outside Source)
CASEMIS	California Special Education Management Information System
CAT/6	California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition
CBE	competency-based education
CBEDS	California Basic Educational Data System
CBEST	California Basic Educational Skills Test (Outside Source)
CBET	community-based English tutoring
CBR	California Business Roundtable (Outside Source)
CCAE	California Council for Adult Education
CCC	California Community Colleges (Outside Source)
CCDA	California Career Development Association
CCDAA	California Child Development Administrators Association
CCDBG	Child Care and Development Block Grant
CCDF	Child Care and Development Fund
CCEI	California Counsel of Electronics Instructors
CCFRF	Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund
CCIS	California Consortium for Independent Study
CCLDHN	California Conference of Local Health Department Nutritionists (Outside Source)
CCR	coordinated compliance review
CCR	California Code of Regulations
CCSESA	California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (Outside Source)
CCSS	Common Core State Standards
CCSSO	Council of Chief State School Officers (Outside Source)
CCTD	Career and College Transition Division
CD	Communications Division
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Outside Source)
CDD	Child Development Division
CDE	California Department of Education
CDFS	Child Development Fiscal Services
CDHS	California Department of Health Services (Outside Source)
CDPAC	Child Development Policy Advisory Committee
CDS	Community Day Schools
CDS	county/district/school code
CDSMC	Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission
CDTC	California Drafting Technology Consortium
CEEB	College Entrance Examination Board (Outside Source)
CELDT	California English Language Development Test
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CFT	California Federation of Teachers (Outside Source)
CHADD	Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Outside Source)
CHDP	Children's Health and Disability Prevention
Children Now	Children Now (Outside Source)
CHKRC	California Healthy Kids Resource Center (Outside Source)
CHKS	California Healthy Kids Survey
CHSA	California Head Start Association
CHSPE	California High School Proficiency Examination
CHSSCO	California Head Start-State Collaboration Office
CIF	California Interscholastic Federation (Outside Source)
CITEA	California Industrial and Technology Education Association
CLAD	Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (Outside Source)
CLHS	California League of High Schools (Outside Source)
CLLS	California Library Literacy Services (Outside Source)
CLMS	California League of Middle Schools
CLRN	California Learning Resource Network
CMA	California Modified Assessment
CMAS	California Multiple Award Schedule
CMD	Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents
CMR	contract monitoring review
CNAC	Child Nutrition Advisory Council
CNIPS	Child Nutrition Information Payment System
COABE	Commission on Adult Basic Education (Outside Source)
COCCC	Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges
COE	county office of education
COICC	California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
CPA	California Partnership Academies
CPCM	Categorical Programs Complaints Management
CPDI	California Professional Development Institutes (Governor's Institutes)
CPEC	California Postsecondary Education Commission (Outside Source)
CPPP	College Preparation Partnership Program
CPS	Child Protection Services
CRESST	Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
CRL	California Reading List
CRLP	California Reading and Literacy Project
CRP	Content Review Panel
CSAM	California School Accounting Manual
CSB	California School for the Blind
CSBA	California School Boards Association (Outside Source)
CSD	California School for the Deaf
CSD	Charter Schools Division
CSEA	California School Employees Association (Outside Source)
CSEA	California State Employees Association (Outside Source)
CSECC	California State Employees Charitable Campaign (Outside Source)
CSEY	Classified School Employee of the Year
CSFP	Commodity Supplemental Food Program
CSFSA	California Schools Food Service Association
CSIS	California School Information Services
CSLA	California School Library Association
CSMP	California Subject Matter Projects
CSMT	Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Translations
CSNO	California School Nurses Organization (Outside Source)
CSPD	Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
CSR	Comprehensive School Reform
CSRP	California School Recognition Program
CSS	Comprehensive Student Support
CSSA	California Safe Schools Assessment
CSSAED	Coordinated Student Support and Adult Education Division
CST	California Standards Tests
CSU	California State University (Outside Source)
CTA	California Teachers Association (Outside Source)
CTAP	California Technology Assistance Project
CTC	California Transportation Commission (Outside Source)
CTC	Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Outside Source)
CTE	career technical education
CTEI	Comprehensive Teacher Education Institute
CYA	California Youth Authority (Outside Source)

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D

Acronym	Description
DAC	District Advisory Committee
DAIT	District Assistance and Intervention Team
DEAM	Department of Education Administrative Manual
DGS	Department of General Services (Outside Source)
DOF	Department of Finance (Outside Source)
DOL	U.S. Department of Labor (Outside Source)
DPA	Department of Personnel Administration (Outside Source)
DSIB	District, School, and Innovation Support Branch
DSS	Department of Social Services (Outside Source)

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E

Acronym	Description
EAP	Early Assessment Program
EC	Education Code (Outside Source)
ED	U.S. Department of Education (Outside Source)
EDGAR	Education Department General Administrative Regulations (Outside Source)
EDMD	Educational Data Management Division
EETT	Enhancing Education Through Technology
EIA	Economic Impact Aid
EL	English learner
ELA	English-language arts
ELAP	English Language Acquisition Program
ELD	English-language development
ELSD	English Learner Support Division
ESEA	Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Outside Source)
ETS	Educational Testing Service (Outside Source)

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F

Acronym	Description
FAQ	frequently asked question
FASD	Fiscal and Administrative Services Division
FERPA	Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (Outside Source)
FFA	Future Farmers of America (Outside Source)
FPD	Fiscal Policy Division
FTE	full-time equivalent
FY	fiscal year
FYS	Foster Youth Services

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G

Acronym	Description
GAD	Government Affairs Division
GATE	Gifted and Talented Education
GED	General Educational Development Test
GPA	grade point average
GSE	Golden State Examination
GSSMD	Golden State Seal Merit Diploma

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H

Acronym	Description
HCE	Health Careers Education
HECT	Home Economics Careers and Technology
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
HOUSSE	High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (Outside Source)
HPSGP	High Priority Schools Grant Program
HTML	hypertext markup language

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I

Acronym	Description
IAD	Improvement and Accountability Division
IASA	Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (Outside Source)
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Outside Source)
IEP	individualized education program
IFSP	individualized family service plan
II/USP	Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program
ILSB	Instruction and Learning Support Branch
IS	independent study

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J

Acronym	Description

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K

Acronym	Description

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L

Acronym	Description
LAC	Legal, Audits, and Compliance Branch
LC	Language Census
LD	Legal Division
LEA	local educational agency
LEP	limited English-proficient
LPCs	Local Child Care and Development Planning Councils
LRDC	Learning Resources Display Centers

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M

Acronym	Description
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MTYRE	multitrack year-round education

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N

Acronym	Description
NABE	National Association for Bilingual Education
NAEP	National Assessment of Educational Progress
NASBE	National Association of State Boards of Education (Outside Source)
NASSP	National Association of Secondary School Principals (Outside Source)
NASTA	National Association of State Textbook Administrators
NASW	National Association of School Social Workers (Outside Source)
NBCT	National Board Certified Teacher
NBPTS	National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
NCBE	National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education
NCDA	National Career Development Association
NCEE	National Center on Education and the Economy (Outside Source)
NCES	National Center for Education Statistics (Outside Source)
NCHSTE	National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education
NCLB	No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
NCSL	National Conference of State Legislatures
NCTE	National Council of Teachers of English
NCTM	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NEA	National Education Association (Outside Source)
NET	Nutrition Education and Training
NGSS	Next Generation Science Standards (Outside Source)
NGSS	Next Generation Science Standards (Outside Source)
NPR	national percentile rank
NSBA	National School Boards Association (Outside Source)
NSD	Nutrition Services Division

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O

Acronym	Description
OCR	Office for Civil Rights (Outside Source)
OEO	Office of Equal Opportunity
OSE	Office of the Secretary of Education (Outside Source)
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Outside Source)

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P

Acronym	Description
PAR	Peer Assistance and Review program for teachers
PASR	Principal Apportionment System Rewrite
PBDMI	Performance Based Data Management Initiative
PCA	Program Cost Account
PD	P-16 Division
PDF	Portable Document Format
PERS	Public Employees Retirement System
PFT	Physical Fitness Testing
PI	Program Improvement
PL	Public Law
PLSD	Professional Learning Support Division
PMP	Pregnant Minors Program
PPIB	P-16 Policy and Information Branch
PPR	Pupil Promotion and Retention
PQR	program quality review
PSAA	Public Schools Accountability Act
PSAT	Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test (Outside Source)
PSD	Personnel Services Division
PTA	Parent Teacher Association (State) (Outside Source)
PTA	Parent Teacher Association (National) (Outside Source)

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Q

Acronym	Description
QAP	quality assurance process
QEIA	Quality Education Investment Act of 2006

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R

Acronym	Description
RDA	Recommended Daily Allowance
RFA	Request for Applications
RFEP	reclassified to fluent English proficient
RFP	Request for Proposals
RLA	Reading/Language Arts
ROCP	Regional Occupational Centers and Programs

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S

Acronym	Description
S4	Statewide System of School Support
SACS	standardized account code structure
SAFTIB	Services for Administration, Finance, Technology, and Infrastructure Branch
SAP	Student Assistance Program
SAPID	School Age Parenting and Infant Development
SARB	School Attendance Review Board
SARC	School Accountability Report Card
SAT	Scholastic Achievement Test
SAT-9	Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (Stanford 9)
SB	Senate Bill
SBCP	School-Based Coordinated Program
SBE	State Board of Education
SBP	School Breakfast Program
SCANS	Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
SCASS	Southern California Association of Science Supervisors
SCASS	State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards-Health Education Assessment Project (Outside Source)
SCCAC	Southern California Comprehensive Assistance Center
SCE	State Compensatory Education
SCFIRD	Standards, Curriculum Frameworks, and Instructional Resources Division
SCO	State Controller's Office
SCOE	Sacramento County Office of Education
SCORE	Schools of California Online Resources for Education
SCR	Senate Concurrent Resolution
SCS	Superintendent's Correspondence System
SDAIE	specially designed academic instruction in English
SDC	special day class
SDFSC	Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
SEA	state educational agency
SED	Special Education Division
SED	socioeconomically disadvantaged
SED	severely emotionally disturbed
SED	Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
SEECAP	Special Education Early Childhood Administrators Project
SEEDS	Supporting Early Education Delivery Systems
SEIDs	Statewide Educator Identifiers
SELPA	special education local plan area
SES	Supplemental Educational Services (Outside Source)
SETA	Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (Outside Source)
SETS	Statewide Education Technology Services
SFSD	School Fiscal Services Division
SFSP	Summer Food Service Program
SFTSD	School Facilities and Transportation Services Division
SHAPE	Shaping Health As Partners in Education
SHC	School Health Connections
SIG	School Improvement Grant
SIO	Superintendent's Initiatives Office
SkillsUSA	SkillsUSA
SNA	School Nutrition Association (Outside Source)
SNE	Society for Nutrition Education (Outside Source)
SNOR	Student National Origin Report
SNP	School Nutrition Program
SPAC	State Parent Advisory Council
SPB	State Personnel Board (Outside Source)
SSID	Statewide Student Indentifer
SSPI	State Superintendent of Public Instruction
SSSSB	Student Support and Special Services Branch
STAR	Standardized Testing and Reporting Program
STDs	Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Outside Source)
STEM	Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
STS	Standards-based tests in Spanish
SWP	Schoolwide programs

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T

Acronym	Description
T5	Title 5, California Code of Regulations
TEROC	Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee (Outside Source)
TICAL	Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership
TSD	Technology Services Division
TUPE	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education
TWBI	Two-Way Bilingual Immersion

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U

Acronym	Description
UC	University of California (Outside Source)
UCOP	University of California Office of the President (Outside Source)
UCP	Uniform Complaint Procedures
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture (Outside Source)

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V

Acronym	Description
VAPA	Visual and Performing Arts
VE	Visiting Educator

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W

Acronym	Description
WASC	Western Association of Schools and Colleges (Outside Source)
WEE	Work Experience Education
WestEd	WestEd (Outside Source)
WIC	Women, Infants, and Children (Outside Source)

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X, Y, Z

Acronym	Description
YOA	Year of Appropriation (Outside Source)
YOB	Year of Budget (Outside Source)
YOC	Year of Completion (Outside Source)
YRBS	Youth Risk Behavior Survey (Outside Source)
YRBSS	Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Outside Source)
YRE	year-round education

Questions: Katina Oliphant | koliphant@cde.ca.gov