Acronym

Stands For

A.C.E.

Academic Camp for Enrichment

A.I.M.S.

Activities that Integrate Math & Science

AASA

American Association of School Administrators

ABLE

Alcoholic Beverage Laws & Enforcement (Commission)

ACES

After Care Education for Students

ACT

American College Testing

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

AESOP

Automated Educational Substitute Operator

AHERA

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act

AIM-HI

Applications in Mathematics for High Schools

AKA

Also Known As

Alpha Theta

God First; a student Christian organization

AM

Ante Meridiem (before noon)

AP

Advanced Placement

APWA

American Public Works Association

ARC

Academic Resource Center

ASBO

Association of School Business Officials (International)

ASC

American Spirit Championships

ASP

Active Server Pages (Microsoft)

ASQC

American Society for Quality Control

ASVAB

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

ATM

Adobe Type Manager or Automated Teller Machine

AVA

American Vocational Association

AYP

Adequate Yearly Progress

B.C.E.

Before the Common Era (formerly BC)

B.E.S.T.

Business Enriching Student Training

BA

Broken Arrow

BIA

Bureau of Indian Affairs

BPA

Business Professionals of America

C.E.

the Common Era (formerly AD)

CAFR

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

CC

Character Counts

CC

Carbon Copy

CCOSA

Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration

CCRL

College and Careers Reference Library

CDIB

Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

CGI

Computer Generated Images

CITA

Commission on International and Trans-regional Accreditation

CLC

Continuous Learning Calendar

CLEP

Comprehensive Local Education Plan

CN

Certified Nurse

COD

Collect On Delivery; Cash On Delivery

COE

Cooperative Office Education

COPE

Curriculum Offerings Programs Evaluation

CORE

Center of Redskin Energy (Union Spirit Club)

CPR

Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation

CRT

Criterion-Referenced Tests

D.A.R.E.

Drug Awareness Resistance Education

DAR

Daughters of the American Revolution

DECA

Distributive Education Clubs of America

D-FY

Drug-Free Youth

E2

Effort + Excellence (Renaissance awards)

E-Lab

Environmental Learning At Boevers

ELL

English Language Learner (K-12) adopted 2002-2003 SY

ER1

Level 1 Educational Resource, which defines the level of curriculum a student is in

ER2

Level 2 Educational Resource, which defines the level of curriculum a student is in

ER3

Level 3 Educational Resource, which defines the level of curriculum a student is in

ESC

Education Service Center

ESL

English as a Second Language (Adult Education)

ETA

Estimated Time (of) Arrival

F.A.S.T.

Families And Schools Together

FAFSA

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

FARR

First Aid Response and Release

FCA

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

FCCLA

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (Big Family)

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

FYI

For Your Information

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GALA

Get A Life Advisor

GAO

General Accounting Office (Investigative arm of Congress)

GED

General Education Development

GFOA

Government Finance Officers Association (of the United States and Canada)

GOP

Grand Old Party (Republican)

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HMO

Health Maintenance Organization

HOBY

Hugh O'Brien Foundation

HOSA

Health Occupations Students of America

HPER

Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

HTML

HyperText Markup Language

IAP

Individual Accommodation Plan (for students with disabilities)

idk

i don’t know (e-mail slang)

ie

Id Est (Latin: that is)

IEP

Individual Education Plan (for students with disabilities)

IQ

IQ is a data warehouse that stores CrossPointe or student data, as well as data staff uploads (ie. test scores). 

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

JBBAA

Just being bored as always (e-mail slang)

JOM

Johnson O'Malley

JROTC

Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

LAN

Local Area Network

LEA

Local Education Agency

LEP

Limited English Proficient

LOL

Laughing Out Loud

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

LYL

Love you lots (e-mail slang)

MTEN

Metropolitan Telecommunications Electronic Network

Mu Alpha Theta

National math honor society for HS & Jr. college students

NAESP

National Association of Elementary School Principals

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASSP

National Association of Secondary School Principals

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NCA

National Cheerleading Association

NCA

North Central Association (of Colleges and Schools)

NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

NCACASI

North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement

NCCJ

National Conference for Community and Justice

NCLB

No Child Left Behind

NCTE

National Council of Teachers of English

NCTM

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

NEA

National Education Association

NMSQT

National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

NSU

Northeastern State University

OAEA

Oklahoma Arts Education Association

OAESP

Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals

OAHPERD

Oklahoma Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance teachers

OAPT

Oklahoma Association for Pupil Transportation

OARSA

Oklahoma Association of Retired School Administrators

OASA

Oklahoma Association of School Administrators

OASIS

Oklahoma Areawide Service Information System

OASIS

Oklahoma Areawide Services Information System

OASSP

Oklahoma Association of Secondary School Principals

OBA

Oklahoma Bandmaster's Association

OCDA

Oklahoma Choral Directors Association

OCEA

Oklahoma Commission on Educational Administration, Inc.

OCIC

Oklahoma Curriculum Improvement Commission

OEA

Oklahoma Education Association

OECTA

Oklahoma Early Childhood Teachers' Association

OJA

Office of Juvenile Affairs

OKAEE

Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education

OKSPRA

Oklahoma School Public Relations Association

OMEA

Oklahoma Music Educators Association

OMET

Oklahoma Marketing Education Teachers

OPAT

Oklahoma Parents As Teachers

OPIN

Oklahoma Public Information Network

OSDH

Oklahoma State Department of Health

OSDTDA

Oklahoma State Dance Team Directors Association

OSSAA

Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association

OSSM

Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics

OSTP

Oklahoma School Testing Program

OSU

Oklahoma State University

OU

University of Oklahoma

OVA

Oklahoma Vocational Association

P.A.S.S.

Priority Academic Student Skills

P.T.A.

Parent Teacher Association

PACE

Programs Advancing Citizenship Education

PAT

Parents As Teachers

PBP

Proficiency Based Promotion

PDC

Professional Development Center

PDF

Portable Document Format

PEDI

Plan of Educational Development and Improvement

PhD

Philosophiae Doctor (Doctor of Philosophy)

PLAN test

PLAN is not an acronym - formerly the Pre-ACT to PLAN or prepare for the ACT test

PM

Post Meridiem (Latin for after noon)

PPRN

Principals Public Relations Network

PRISM

People Raising Interest, Support and Motivation (ARC parents group)

PSAT

Pre-Scholastic Aptitude Test

PTSA

Parent Teacher Student Association

R.E.A.D.

Reading for Enthusiasm and Academic Development

REA tax

Rural Electric Administration

RIF

Reduction in Force

RIF

Reduction in Force

ROTC

Reserve Officer Training Corps

ROTUS

Reaching Out To Union Students

RSA

Reading Sufficiency Act

RSVP

Retired Seniors Volunteers Program

RSVP

Respondez s'il vous plait

S.T.A.Y.

Students Teaching AIDS to Youth (peer education program)

SASI

School Administrative Student Information (The XP means the program will work across different computer platforms.)

SAT

Scholastic Assessment Tests (commonly refers to SAT I: Reasoning Test) changed from "Aptitude" in 1995

SCIT

Sister Cities International of Tulsa

SCUBA

Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

SDE

State Department of Education

SNOO

School Nurse Organization of Oklahoma

SPICE

Special Preservice and Inservice Courses for Educators

STAR

Students Taking Action for Recognition (FHA program)

STAR

Student Training And Reentry (vocational program)

STUCO

Student Council

T.O.Y.

Teacher of the Year

TARS

TeenAge Republicans

TAUW

Tulsa Area United Way

TCASA

Tulsa County Association of School Administrators

TCC

Tulsa Community College

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TEAMS

Tests of Engineering, Applied Mathematics, and Science

TGIF

Thank Goodness, It's Friday

TLC

Traditional Learning Calendar

TPS

Tulsa Public Schools

Tri-M

Modern Music Masters (music honor society)

TSA

Technology Students Association

TU

University of Tulsa

UCA

Universal Cheerleading Association

UCAA

Union Cheerleading Activities Association

UCAP

Union Career Action Planning

UDA

Universal Dance Association

UMAP

Union Math Assessment Program

URAP

Union Reading Assessment Program

URL

Uniform Resource Locator

USEF

Union Schools Education Foundation

USSA

United Suburban Schools Association

UTO

Union Technology Organizers

VHS

Video Home System (VCR)

VICA

Vocational Industrial Clubs of America

VOD

Voice of Democracy

VSO

Vocational Student Organizations

WAN

Wide-Area Network

WIC

Women, Infants and Children (nutrition program)