- Cama-i, quyana tailuci!
- (Central Yup’ik)
- "Greetings, thank you for coming!"
Commonly Used Acronyms
A
- 1003a
- Title I funding to serve struggling schools
- 21st CCLC
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers
- AACTE
- Alaska Association for Career and Technical Education
- AADM
- Adjusted Average Daily Membership
- AAESP
- Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals
- AASB
- Alaska Association of School Boards
B
- BAG
- School Broadband Assistance Grants
- BCE
- Basic Competency Exam
- BHS
- Behavioral Health Specialist
- BIA
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- BIE
- Bureau of Indian Education
- BIP
- Behavior Intervention Plan
- BRGR
- Bond Reimbursement & Grant Review Committee
- BSA
- Base Student Allocation
C
- CACFP
- Child and Adult Care Food Program
- CAEP
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
- CARES Act
- Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act
- CBO
- Community Based Organization
- CCSSO
- Chief Council of State School Officers
- CDVSA
- Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- CEU
- Continuing Education Unit
- CFDA
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
D
- DD
- Developmental Disabilities; Developmentally Delayed
- DEED
- Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
- DCF
- District Cost Factor
- DIASA
- Data Interactive Student Assessment
- DIBELS
- Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
- DLM
- Dynamic Learning Maps
- DRC
- Data Recognition Corporation
- DSM
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (for Mental Disorders)
- DVR
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
E
- EANS
- Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools
- EDEN
- Education Data Exchange Network
- EED
- Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
- EEP
- Early Education Program
- EL
- An English learner previously referred to as a Limited English Proficient (LEP) student or English Language Learner (ELL) is an individual whose first language is not English or is an American Indian Alaska Native or native resident who comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the individual’s level of English language proficiency [4 AAC 34.090(a)(2)].
- ELA
- English Language Arts
- ELL
- English Language Learner
- ESEA
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- ESSA
- Every Students Succeeds Act
- ESSER
- Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
- ETA
- Employment and Training Administration
F
- FAFSA
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- FAPE
- Free Appropriate Public Education
- FBO
- Faith Based Organization
- FEA
- Future Educators of Alaska
- FERPA
- Family Educational Rights to Privacy Act (aka the Buckley Amendment)
- FFVP
- Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
- FSS
- Division of Finance and Support Services
- FTE
- Full-Time Equivalent
- FTS
- Farm to School Program
G
- GED
- General Education Diploma
- GEER
- Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund
- GEPA
- General Education Provision Act
- GIA
- Museum Grant-in-Aid
- GMS
- Grant Management System
- GPA
- Grade Point Average
- GPRA
- Government Performance and Result Act
H to K
- HQIM
- High Quality Instructional Materials
- IEE
- Division of Innovation and Education Excellence
- IEP
- Individualized Education Program
- IHS
- Indian Health Service
- ILC
- Inter-Library Cooperation Grant
- ILP
- Individual Learning Plan; Infant Learning Program
- IRIP
- Individual Reading Intervention Plan
- IMLS
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- ISER
- University of Alaska Institute for Social and Economic Research
L to N
- LAM
- Division of Libraries Archives and Museums
- LEA
- Local Educational Agency (individual school districts)
- LHH
- Live Homework Help
- MAP
- Measure of Academic Progress
- MASST
- Mature Alaskans Seeking Skills Training
- MEHS
- Mt. Edgecumbe High School
- MEP
- Migrant Education Program (Title I-C)
- MIC3
- Military Institute Children’s Compact Commission
- MOE
- Maintenance of Effort
- MOEquity
- Maintenance of Equity
- MSIX
- Migrant Student Information Exchange
- MTSS
- Multi-Tiered System of Support
- NAEP
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
- NASDTEC
- National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education & Certification
- NCATE
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
- NCLB; NCLBA
- No Child Left Behind Act
- NCSF
- National Council on School Facilities
- NEA
- National Endowment for the Arts
- NEA-AK
- National Education Association--Alaska
- NIEA
- National Indian Education Association
- NSLP
- National School Lunch Program
O
- OASIS
- Online Alaska School Information System
- OCR
- Office of Civil Rights
- ODM
- Office of Data Management
- OESE
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education US Dept. of Education
- OME
- Office of Migrant Education US Dept. of Education
- OSEP
- Office of Special Education Programs US Dept. of Education
- OWL
- Online with Libraries
P
- PBIS
- Positive Behavior Intervention Supports
- PEAKS
- Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s Schools
- P-EBT
- Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer
- PEF
- Public Education Fund
- PERS
- Public Employee Retirement System
- PLA
- Public Library Assistance Grant
- PM
- Preventive Maintenance
- PPE
- Per Pupil Expenditure
- PRE-K
- Pre-Kindergarten
- PSTF
- Public School Trust Fund
- PTI
- Parent Training Initiative
- PTPC
- Professional Teaching Practices Committee
R
- R16CC
- Region 16 Comprehensive Center
- RAEL
- Recently Arrived English Learner
- REAA
- Regional Educational Attendance Area
- REAP
- Rural Education Achievement Program
- RIMS
- Records & Information Management Service
- RLC
- Required Local Contribution
- RTCs
- Regional Training Centers
- RTI
- Response to Intervention
S
- SAMHSA
- Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration
- SAT
- Scholastic Aptitude Test
- SBE; SBOE
- State Board of Education
- SBP
- School Breakfast Program
- SEA
- State Educational Agency
- SEAP
- State Education Advisory Panel
- SECTION 504
- Part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- SEL
- Social and Emotional Learning
- SERRC
- South East Regional Resource Center
- SESA
- Special Education Service Agency
- SFSP
- Summer Food Service Program
- SIG
- State Improvement Grant
- SIP
- School Improvement Plan
- SJM
- Sheldon Jackson Museum
- SLED
- Statewide Library Electronic Doorway
- SLP
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- SLPA
- Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
- SMP
- Special Milk Program
- SPED
- Special Education
- SRS
- School Recognition and Support
- SSIP
- State Systemic Improvement Plan
- SSA
- Student and School Achievement
- SSOS
- State System of Support
- SSP
- State submission plan
- SSPC
- Statewide Suicide Prevention Council
- STEP
- State Training and Employment Program
- STEPP
- Steps Towards Educational Progress and Partnership
T
- TAC
- Technical Advisory Committee
- TANF
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- TCM
- Test Coordinator’s Manual
- TEDNA
- Tribal Education Departments National Assembly
- TEFAP
- Emergency Food Assistance Program
- TELL
- Teachers of English Language Learners
- TERO
- Tribal Employment Rights Office
- TESOL
- Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- TRR
- Teacher Recruitment and Retention
- TRS
- Teacher Retirement System
- TSI
- Targeted Support and Improvement
- TVEP
- Technical and Vocational Education Program
U
- UGG
- Uniform Grant Guidance
- USDA
- United States Department of Agriculture
- US ED/US-Ed
- United States Department of Education
V
W
- WIA
- Workforce Investment Act
X
Y
- YRBS
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Z
- ZPD
- Zone of Proximal Development