| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| ADA | Americans with Disability Act (P.L. 101-336) |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| CA | Chronological Age |
| CBI | Community Based Instruction |
| DD | Development Disability |
| ESD | Educational Service District |
| ECE&FS | Early Childhood Education & Family Services |
| ECSE | Early Childhood Special Education |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (P.L. 93-390) |
| FTE | Full Time Equivalency |
| HH | Homebound and/or Hospitalized |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| IEP | Individualized Education Program (document) |
| IEPT | Individualized Educational Program Team |
| IFSP | Individualized Family Service Plan |
| IQ | Intelligence Quotient |
| LEA | Local Education Agency (local school district) |
| LRE | Restrictive Environment |
| MAP | Mandated Activities Project |
| MDE | Michigan Department of Education |
| MET | Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team |
| MICC | Michigan Interagency Collaborative Council |
| OSE-EIS | Office of Special Education-Early Intervention Services |
| OT | Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy |
| PAC | Parent Advisory Committee |
| PO | Performance Objective |
| PT | Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy |
| SEAC | State Special Education Advisory Committee |
| Section 504 | The “nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap portion of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended) |
| SSW | School Social Worker |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TC | Teacher Consultant |
| TMI | Trainable Mentally Impaired |
| TSLI | Teacher of the Speech and Language Impaired |
