AE Alternative Education
AECT Association for Educational Communications & Technology
AED Academy for Educational Development
AEL Appalachia Educational Laboratory
AFDC Aide to Families with Dependent Children
AFT American Federation of Teachers
AGCs Achievement Gap Coordinators
AHEC Area Health Education Council
AIKCU Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities
AITC Agriculture in the Classroom
ALA American Library Association
AP Advanced Placement Class/Exam given by Educational Testing Service
APR Annual Performance Report
AR Annual Report
ARC Admissions & Release Committee
ARCC Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center
ASCA American School Counselor Association
ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASHA American School Health Association
ASL Association of School Librarians
ASLER Alliance for Service Learning in Educational Reform
ASME Advanced Systems in Measurement and Evaluation
ASSET Assessment Simplification System for Elementary Teachers
ATC Alternative Teacher Certification
ATC Area Technical Center
ATOD Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs
AUCD Association of University Centers on Disabilities
AVEC Area Vocational Education Center
AVID Advancement Via Individual Determination
AYP Adequate Yearly Progress
AYP All Your Parents
B Boys
BAC Building Assessment Coordinator
BBS Bulletin Board Service
BELL Building Educated Leaders for Life
BIP Behavior Intervention Plan, required under IDEA
BLS US Bureau of Labor Statistics
BP Best Practices
BRC Badgett Regional Cooperative
BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
CAC Content Advisory Committee
CAC Commissioner’s Advisory Council
CACFP Child and Adult Care Food Program
CAL Center for Applied Linguistics
CAN Combined Application Notice
CAP College Access Program (handled by KHEAA)
CAPS Community Access Partnership with Schools Program (Larue County)
CARE Community Action Reachout Effort
CASE Citizenship and Service Education
CAST Center for Applied Science Technology
CATS Commonwealth Accountability Testing System
CBO Community Based Organizations
CCA Core Content for Assessment
CCDF Child Care Development Funds
CCH Coaches
CCITL Commonwealth Center for Instructional Technology
CCLC 21st Century Community Learning Centers
CCLD Collaborative Center for Literacy Development
CCPC Community Collaboration for Protection of Children
CCPH Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
CCR&R Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
CCS Computer Center Software (the MUNIS vendor)
CCSHCN Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
CCSSO Council of Chief State School Officers
CDA Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program
ECE Early Childhood Education
ECHO Effective Community Help Organization
ECIA Educational Consolidation & Improvement Act 10-1-81 (originally Title I,1965)
ECS Education Commission of the States
EDC Education Development Center
EDGAR Education Department General Administrative Regulations
EDMS Electronic Data Management System
ED/PMS Education Department/Payment Management System
EDRS ERIC Document Reproduction Service
EIAC Educational Improvement Advisory Committee
EILA Effective Instructional Leadership Act EIN Employer Identification Number
EL Elementary (school)
ELDC Educational Leadership Development Collaborative
ELL English Language Learner
ELO Extended Learning Opportunities
ELP English Language Proficiency
EOCAs End of Course Assessments
EPSB Education Professional Standards Board
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
ERT Elementary Resource Teacher
ESAP Elementary School Assistance Plan
ESCORT Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training
ESEA Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965
ESL English as a Second Language
ESMT Elementary School Matrix Team
ESS Extended School Services
ESY Extended School Year
ETAC Education Technology Assistance Center
ETLO Education Technology Leaders Online
ETO Efforts To Outcomes
ETR Education, Training & Research Associates
ETS Educational Testing Service
FACE Family and Child Education
FACES Faith and Communities Engaged in Service
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAPRS Federal Assistance Programs Retrieval System
FBA Functional Behavioral Assessment (required under IDEA)
FBA Future Business Association
FBLA Future Business Leaders of America
FBO Faith Based Organizations
FCCLA Family, Career & Community Leaders of America
FCD Facilitating Career Development
FCS Family & Consumer Science
FEA Future Education Association
FEA Future Educators of America
FEDWIRE/EFT Federal Electronic Funds Transfer
FFA Future Farmers of America
FFTL Federally Funded Time Limited
FGDM Family Group Discussion Meetings
FIRST Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teachers
FLIP Families Learning through Interaction Program
FMD Functional Mental Disability
FMM Financial & Materials Management
FMM Financial Management Manual
FPSP Future Problem Solving Program
FRC Family Resource Center
FRCA Family Resource Coalition of America
FRYSC Family Resource and Youth Services Centers
FSC Family Services Center
FSPK Facilities Support Program of Kentucky
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FWL Far West Lab
FWS Federal Work Study
FY Fiscal Year
G Girls
GAC Gifted Advisory Council
GAIN Global Appraisal of Individual Needs
GAIN-Q Global Appraisal of Individual Needs-Quick
GAIN-SS Global Appraisal of Individual Needs-Short Screener
GED General Educational Development (handled by CPE)
GEPA General Education Provision Act 7-29-82 (1969)
GIS Geographic Information System
GLABSE Greater Louisville Alliance of Black School Educators
GOA Government Accountability Office
GOPM Governor’s Office for Policy and Management
GOT Governor’s Office of Technology
GPRA Government Performing & Reporting Act
GPS Global Positioning System
GRADE Group Reading Assessment Diagnostic Evaluation
GREC Green River Educational Cooperative
GSSP Gifted Student Services Plan
HEW Health Education & Welfare
HFRP Harvard Family Research Project
H/H Home Hospital
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HOPE Harnessing Optimism & Potential Through Education
HOPE (Project HOPE) Helping Others by Providing Equality (Larue County)
HOPE Helping Our Poor Exist (Pike County)
HOSA Health Occupations Students of America
HOSTS Help One Student To Succeed
HOTS Higher Order Thinking Skills
HPSE Health Promotion Schools of Excellence
HR Human Resources
HS High School
HSE Highly Skilled Educators
HSR High School Restructuring
HSTW High Schools That Work
I&R Identification and Recruitment
IA Instructional Assistant
IAP Integrated Academic Portfolio
IAPPW International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers
IC Infinite Campus
ICDM Improved Career Decision Making
ICEA International Community Education Association
ICSQCC International Convention for Students’ Quality Control Circles
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDP Instructional Discipline Program
IDRA Intercultural Development Research Association
IDS Internet Delivery System
IECE Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
IEP Individual Education Program
IES Institute of Education Sciences
IFSP Individual Family Service Plan
IG Office of the Inspector General in the USDE
IGP Individual Graduation Plan
IHDI Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute
IHE Institutes of Higher Education
I&I Implementation & Impact
ILP Individual Learning Plan
ILT Instructional Leadership Team
IM Instructional Materials
INS Institute of Education Sciences (USDE)
INTASC Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium
IRA International Reading Association
IRCA Immigration Reform & Control Act
ISLLC Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium
ISLP Inclusive Service Learning Partnership
ISN Instructional Support Network
ISS Individual Service Strategy
IT Information Technology
ITEA International Technology Education Association
ITEG Integrated Technology in Education Group
JAG Jobs for America’s Graduates
JCPS Jefferson County Public Schools
JHS Junior High School
JKG Jobs for Kentucky’s Graduates
JTPA Job Training Partnership Act
KAA Kentucky Academic Association
KAA Kentucky Athletic Association
KAAC Kentucky Association for Academic Competition
KAACE Kentucky Association for Adult and Continuing Education
KAAE Kentucky Alliance for Arts Education
KABSE Kentucky Alliance of Black School Educators
KAC Kentucky Arts Council
KACI Kentucky Advisory Council for Internship
KACTE Kentucky Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
KAEA Kentucky Art Educators Association
KAEE Kentucky Association for Environmental Education
KAES Kentucky Association of Educational Supervisors
KAECE Kentucky Association of Early Childhood Education
KAESP Kentucky Association for Elementary School Principals
KAGC Kentucky Association of Governmental Communicators
KAGE Kentucky Association for Gifted Education
KAHPERD Kentucky Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
KAPE Kentucky Association of Professional Educators
KAPS Kentucky Association for Psychology in the Schools
KAPT Kentucky Association for Pupil Transportation
KAPT Kentucky’s Affordable Prepaid Tuition (handled by KHEAA)
KAR Kentucky Administrative Regulation
KASA Kentucky Association of School Administrators
KASBO Kentucky Association of School Business Officials
KASC Kentucky Association for School Councils
KASE Kentucky Association of School Executives
KASH Kentucky Association of School Health
KASS Kentucky Association of School Superintendents
KASSP Kentucky Association for Secondary School Principals
KASSW Kentucky Association for School Social Workers
KATC Kentucky Association of Technology Coordinators
KATC Kentucky Autism Training Center
KATE Kentucky Association of Teacher Education
KATH Kentucky Association of Teachers of History
KATS Kentucky Assistive Technology Service Net-work
KAYRE Kentucky Association for Year Round Education
KBE Kentucky Board of Education
KCA Kentucky Center for the Arts
KCA Kentucky Counseling Association
KCCA Kentucky Core Content for Assessment
KCCT Kentucky Core Content Test
KCCVS Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service
KCEA Kentucky Community Education Association
KCEE Kentucky Council on Economic Education
KCLS Kentucky Cohesive Leadership System
KCN Kentucky Child Now
KCNAME Kentucky Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education
KCOJO Kentucky Career Outlook and Job Opportunities
KCPE Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
KCPTA Kentucky Congress of Parents and Teachers
KCSS Kentucky Center for School Safety
KCSS Kentucky Council for the Social Studies
KCSVO Kentucky Coalition of School Volunteer Organizations
KCTCS Kentucky Community & Technical College System
KCTELA Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts
KCTM Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics
KDE Kentucky Department of Education
KDFWR Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources
KDLA Kentucky Department of Library & Archives
KDPH Kentucky Department of Public Health
KDTA Kentucky Dance Teachers Association
KEA Kentucky Education Association
KEAP Kentucky Employee Assistance Program
KECA Kentucky Early Childhood Association
KECSAC Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children
KEDC Kentucky Educational Development Corporation
KEEC Kentucky Environmental Education Council
KEES Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (handled by KHEAA)
KELP Kentucky Early Learning Profile
KEMP Kentucky Employee Mediation Program
KEPS Kentucky Educator Placement System
KERA Kentucky Education Reform Act
KERS Kentucky Employees Retirement System
KESAC Kentucky Effective Schools Advisory Council
KESN Kentucky Effective Schools Network
KESPA Kentucky Education Support Professionals Association
KEST Kentucky Essential Skills Test
KET Kentucky Educational Television
KETC Kentucky Education Technology Conference
KETS Kentucky Education Technology System
KEYS Keys to Excellence for Your Schools
KGA Kentucky Geographic Alliance
KHC Kentucky Heritage Council
KHC Kentucky Humanities Council
KHEAA Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
KHS Kentucky Historical Society
KHSA Kentucky Head Start Association
KHSAA Kentucky High School Athletic Association
KHSJA Kentucky High School Journalism Association
KICC Kentucky International Convention Center (Louisville)
KIDP Kentucky Instructional Discipline Program
KIDS Kentucky Instructional Data System
KIDS Kentucky Instructional Discipline Support
KIDS Kentucky Integrated Delivery System
KIDS NOW Kentucky Invests in Developing Success Now
KIER Kentucky Institute for Education Research
KIFL Kentucky Institute for Family Literacy
KIMRC Kentucky Instructional Materials Resource Center
KIP Kentucky Incentive Program
KIRIS Kentucky Instructional Results Information System
KISSED Kentucky Initiative for Social Skills & Emotional Development
KLTPRC Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center
KMEA Kentucky Music Educators Association
KMSA Kentucky Middle School Association
KNPSC Kentucky Non-Public Schools Commission
KOOH Kentucky Occupational Outlook Handbook
KPEDCA Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority
KPFC Kentucky Partnership for Families & Children Inc
KPIP Kentucky Principal Internship Program
KPN Kentucky Principals Network
KPR Kentucky Performance Report
KPTA Kentucky Parent Teacher Association
KRS, Regs Kentucky Revised Statute, Regulations
KRTA Kentucky Retired Teachers Association
KSB Kentucky School for the Blind (Louisville)
KSBA Kentucky School Boards Association
KSCA Kentucky School Counselors Association
KSD Kentucky School for the Deaf (Danville)
KSIS Kentucky Student Information System
KSNA Kentucky School Nurses Association
KSP Kentucky State Police
KSPRA Kentucky School Public Relations Association
KSTA Kentucky Science Teachers Association
KSTC Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation
KSTC Kentucky State Textbook Commission
KTA Kentucky Theatre Association
KTG Kentucky Tuition Grant (handled by KHEAA)
KTIAC Kentucky Testing and Internship Advisory Council