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Educational Data Glossary.
| ACRONYM |
TERM |
DEFINITION |
| AB |
Assembly Bill |
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| ACLC |
Alameda Community Learning Center |
formerly known as Arthur Andersen Learning Center |
| ACOE |
Alameda County Office of Education |
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| ACSA |
Association of California School Administrators |
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| ACT |
American College Testing |
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| ADA |
Average Daily Attendance |
Formula of student attendance |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
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| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
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| AD/HD |
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactity Disorder |
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| AE |
Alternative Education |
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| AEA |
Alameda Education Association |
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| AEF |
Alameda Education Foundation |
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| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
Defunct (see TANF) |
| AFT |
American Federation of Teachers |
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| AIA |
Alternatives in Action |
Parent organization for BASE |
| AMAO |
Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives |
Annual targets for No Child Left Behind to insure 100% proficiency by 2014. |
| APC |
Alameda Point Collaborative |
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| API |
Academic Performance Index |
School site achievement indicator |
| APR |
Accountability Progress Report |
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| AR |
Adminstrative Regulation |
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| ASES |
After School Education and Safety Program |
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| ASSET |
Alameda Safe Schools Enforcement Team |
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| ASTI |
Alameda Science & Technology Institute |
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| AVID |
Advanced Via Individual Determination |
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| AYP |
Annual Yearly Progress |
Targets established by No Child Left Behind to measure compliance on 44 dimensions. |
| B |
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| BASE |
Bay Area School of Enterprise |
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| BB |
Below Basic |
One of the five bands for measuring student performance (Far Below Basic, Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced) |
| BCLAD |
Bilingual Cross Cultural and Academic Development |
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| BIP |
Behavioral Intervention Plan |
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| BP |
Board Policy |
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| BRL |
Base Revenue Limit |
See Revenue Limit |
| BTSA |
Beginning Teacher Support and Assistance |
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| BTTP |
Bilingual Teacher Training Program |
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| C |
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Categorical Aid |
Funds for specialized programs regulated by federal or state
law or regulation. Examples include: special education, School Improvement
Program and transportation. |
| CABE |
California Association of Bilingual Education |
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| CAHSEE |
California High School Exit Exam |
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| Cal SAFE |
California School Age Families Education |
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| CALPADS |
California Longitudinal Pupil Achivement Data System |
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| CALTIDES |
California Longitudinal Teacher Intgrated Data Education System |
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| CalWORKS |
California Work Opportunity and Responsiblity to Kids |
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| CAPA |
California Alternative Performance Assessment |
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| CASBO |
California Association of School Budget Officers |
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| CASCWA |
California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance |
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| CAT6 |
California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition |
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| CBEDS |
California Basic Education Data System |
Collects enrollment, staffing and salary data from all
school districts on a designated day each October. |
| CBEST |
California Basic Educations Skills Test |
Required of anyone seeking certification as a teacher. |
| CBEST |
California Basic Education Skills Test |
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| CBET |
Community based English Tutoring |
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| CCAE |
California Council for Adult Education |
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| CD |
Child Development |
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| CDE |
California Department of Education |
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| CDS |
County/District/School code |
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| CELDT |
California English Language Language Test |
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| CER |
Content Enhance Routine |
A technique used in SIM. |
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Certificated Personnel |
Credentialed employees such as teachers,
librarians, counselors and most administrators. |
| CFT |
California Federation of Teachers |
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|
Chapter 1 |
Federal financial assistance to meet educational
needs of certain class of students. Funding allocation being redefined in
No Child Left Behind. |
| CHKS |
California Healthy Kids Survey |
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| CHSPE |
California High School Proficiency Exam |
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| CIF |
California Interscholastic Federation |
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| CLAD |
Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development |
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Classified Employees |
Non-credentialed personnel such as office mangers, aides, custodians, etc. |
| CMA |
California Modification Assessment |
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| CNN |
California Nutrition Network |
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| COI |
Cycle of Inquiry |
A practice used by school sites to examine assessment data and instructional practices. |
| COLA |
Cost-of-Living Adjustment |
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| COP |
Certificate of Participation |
A funding vehicle for capital improvement. |
| CPM |
Categorical Program Monitoring |
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| CPS |
Child Protective Services |
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| CSBA |
California School Boards Association |
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| CSEA |
California School Employees Association |
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| CSIS |
California School Information System |
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| CSR |
Class Size Reduction |
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| CST |
California Standard Tests |
Tests administered each Spring. |
| CTA |
California Teachers Association |
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| CTAP |
California Technology Assistance Program |
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| CTC |
Commision on Teacher Credentialing |
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| CTE |
Careet Technical Education |
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| CTEL |
California Teachers of English Language examination |
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| CUE |
Computer-Using Educators |
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| CWA |
Child Welfare and Attendance |
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| CyA |
California Youth Authority |
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| D/E |
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| DARE |
Drug Abuse Resistance Education |
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| DECA |
Distributive Education Clubs of America |
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| DELAC |
District English Learner Advisory Committee |
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| DGS |
Department of General Services |
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| EAP |
Early Assessment Program |
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| EC |
Education Code |
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| ECE |
Early Childhood Education |
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| EETT |
Enhancing Education Through Technology |
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| EIA |
Economic Impact Aid |
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| EL |
English Learner |
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| ELA |
English Language Arts |
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| ELD |
English Language Development |
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| ELL |
English Language Learner |
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| EO |
English Only |
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Encroachment |
The spending of general purpose funds when categorical
program is not full funded. |
| ESL |
English as a Second Langauge |
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| ESLRs |
Expected Schoolwide Learning Results |
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| F |
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| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
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| FBB |
Far Below Basic |
One of the five bands for measuring student performance (Far Below Basic, Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced) |
| FEP |
Fluent-English-Proficient |
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| FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
The ratio of time expended in a part-time
position to that of a full-time position. |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
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| G |
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| GATE |
Gifted and Talented Education |
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| GED |
General Educational Development |
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| GED |
General Education Diploma |
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| Grade level study teams |
. |
| GPA |
Grade Point Average |
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| GSE |
Golden State Exams |
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| H/I |
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| HLS |
Home Language Survey |
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| HMR |
Houghton Mifflin Reading |
The textbook series adopted for English Language Arts for elementary schools. |
| HSEE |
High School Exit Examination |
Also known as CAHSEE or California High School Exit Exam. |
| HSS |
History Social Science |
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| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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| IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
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| II/USP |
Immediate Intervention /Under performing Schools
Program |
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| IS |
Independent Study |
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| ISBN |
International Standards Book Number |
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| J/K/L/M |
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| JPA |
Joint Powers Agreement |
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| LD |
Learning Disabled |
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| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
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| LEAP |
Local Education Agency Plan |
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| LEP |
Limited English Proficient |
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| LGBT |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered |
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| MAA |
Medi-Cal Administrative Activities |
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Mandated Costs |
Mandates imposed by federal or state laws,
courts or regulations. |
| MHAA |
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act |
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| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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| N |
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| NAEP |
National Assessment of Educational Progress |
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| NCBT |
National Board Certified Teacher |
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| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
Federal legislation passed in 2002. |
| NCLC |
Nea Community Learning Center |
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| NEA |
National Education Association |
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| NOA |
Notice of Action |
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| NPA |
Non-Public Agency |
Typically associated services provided to special needs children. |
| NPS |
Non-Public School |
Typically associated services provided to special needs children. |
| NRT |
Norm referenced test |
Results from test are compared to group results
rather than a pre-defined standard. |
| NSBA |
National School Boards Association |
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| O/P |
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| O & M |
Orientation and Mobility |
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| OCR |
Office of Civil Rights |
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| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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| PAR |
Peer Assistance Review |
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| PARI |
Promotion, Accleration, Retention, Intervention |
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| PERB |
Public Employment Relations Board |
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| PERS |
Public Employees Retirement System |
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| PI |
Program Improvement |
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| PSAA |
Public Schools Accountability Act |
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| PSAT |
Preliminary Scholastic Ashievement Test |
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| PTA |
Parent Teacher Association |
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| PTSA |
Parent Teacher Student Association |
PTAs at the high schools. |
| R |
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| R-FEP |
Re-designated Fluent English Proficient |
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| R30-LC |
Language Census |
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Revenue Limit |
General purpose dollars received from the State
based on a basic education amount per unit of ADA. |
| ROP |
Regional Occupation Program |
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| RSP |
Resource Specialist Program |
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| S |
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| SACS |
Standardized Accounting Code Structure |
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| SAIT |
School Assistance Intervention Team |
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| SARB |
School Attendance Review Board |
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| SARC |
School Accountability Report Card |
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| SAT |
Scholastic Achievement Test |
A college entrance exam. |
| SAT-9 |
Stanford Achievement Test |
A NRT being replaced with CA
standards tests. |
| SB |
Senate Bill |
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| SBCP |
School-Based Coordinated Programs |
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| SDAIE |
Specificall Designed Academic Instruction in English |
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| SDC |
Special Day Class |
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| SED |
Socio-Economically Disadvantaged |
A group of students similar to ethnic groupings used for assessment purposes. |
| SELPA |
Special Education Local Plan Area |
Mutliple school district join to provided Special Education services. |
| SIM |
Strategic Instruction Model |
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| SIP |
School Improvement Program |
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| SIOP |
Sheltered Instruction Observation Model |
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| SME |
Success Maker Enterprise |
A educational tool for elementary schools. |
| SNOR |
Student National Origin Report |
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| SPEDLEP |
Engligh Learner of LEP Students in Special Education |
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| SS |
Summer School |
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| SSC |
School Site Council |
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| SST |
Student Success Teams |
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| STAR |
Standardized Testing and Reporting |
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| STC |
School to Career |
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| STRS |
State Teacher Retirement System |
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| T/U/V |
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| TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
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| TSA |
Teacher on Special Assignment |
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| TUPE |
Tobacco-Use Prevention Education |
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| UCP |
Uniform Complaint Procedures |
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| VAPA |
Visual and Performing Arts |
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| W/X/Y/Z |
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| WCDC |
Woodstock Child Development Center |
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| WASC |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
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