Beach Park District 3

11315 W. Wadsworth Rd.

Beach Park Il, 60099

Beach Park Acronyms

Index of Acronyms

AC - Administrative Cabinet

ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AESOP - Automated Educational Substitute Operater

AFR - Annual Financial Report

ASBO - Association of School Business Officials

AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress

BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan

BLT - Building Leadership Team

BOE - Board of Education

BPAC – Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee

BPMS – Beach Park Middles School

CBA - Collective Bargaining Agreement

CCSS - Common Core State Standards

CHAMPS - Conversations, Help, Activity, Movement, Participation, Success (Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management)

CogAT - Cognitive Abilities Test

COW - Cart on Wheels

DI - Differential Instruction

DLC - District Leadership Committee

EAV - Equalized Assessed Valuation

EC Program - Early Childhood Program

ECC - Executive Curriculum Committee

ELA - English Language Arts

EL – English Learner

ESL - English as a Second Language

ESY - Extended School Year

F & R - Free and Reduced Lunch

FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education

FAQ - Frequently Asked Question

FBA - Functional Behavioral Assessment

FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FOIA - Freedom of Information Act

FSA - Flexible Spending Account

FY - Fiscal Year

GATA - Grant Accountability and Transparency Act 

GE - General Educator

GOTR - Girls on the Run

HW – Howe Elementary School

IAA - Illinois Alternate Assessment

IASA - Illinois Association of School Administrators

IASB - Illinois Association of School Boards

IASBO - Illinois Association of School Business Officials

IC - Instructional Coaches

IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEA - Illinois Education Association

IEP - Individualized Education Plan

IESA - Illinois Elementary School Association

IIRC - Illinois Interactive Report Card

IMRF - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

IPA - Illinois Principals Association

IRC - Illinois Resource Center

ISBE - Illinois State Board of Education

ISC - Intermediate Service Center

ISIC - Illinois School Insurance Cooperative

IT - Intervention Time

IWAS - ISBE Web Application Security System

KM – Kenneth Murphy Elementary School

LC – Leadership Committee

LEA - Local Educational Agency (local school district)

LEP - Limited English Proficiency

LoS - Levels of Services

LRE - Least Restrictive Environment

MAP Testing - Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA)

MOU - Memo of Understanding

MTSS - Multi Tier System of Support

MVA - McKinney Vinto Homeless Assistance

NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress

NAGC - National Association of Gifted Children

NASBE - National Association of School Boards of Education

NCLB - No Child Left Behind

NEA - National Education Association

NGSS - Next Generation Science Standards

NNAT - Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test

NP – Newport Elementary School

NSLP - National School Lunch Program

NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association

NV - Normandy Villa/District Office

OC – Oak Crest Elementary School

OCR - Office of Civil Rights

ODE - Outdoor Education

OHI - Other Health Impairment

OT - Occupational Therapy

PARCC - Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

PBIS - Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

PD/PL - Professional Development/Professional Learning

PERA - Performance Evaluation Reform Act

PLC - Professional Learning Community

PLOEP – Present Level of Educational Performance

PLuDT - Personalized Learning using Digital Tools

PO - Purchase Orders

PT – Physical Therapy

PTAB - Property Tax Appeal Board

PTELL - Property Tax Extension Limitation Law

PTO - Parent Teacher Organization

RFP - Request for Proposal

RJ – Restorative Justice (SB 100)

RiT - Rasch Unit

RtI - Response to Intervention

SAPSI - Self Assessment of Problem Solving Implementation

SB – Senate Bill

SD - School District

SEDOL - Special Education District of Lake County

SES - Supplemental Educational Services

SET - Student Enrichment Time

SIP - School Improvement Plan

SLD - Specific Learning Disability

SLO – Student Learning Outcome

SLP - Speech-Language Pathologist

SMART Goals - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely

SPED - Special Education

SW – Social Worker

TA - Technology Assistant (paraprofessional)

TBE - Transitional Bilingual English

TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury

TIF - Tax Increment Financing

TPI - Transitional Program of Instruction

TRS - Teachers’ Retirement System

VDI - Virtual Desktop Imaging

WIDA - World Class Instructional Design Assessment (ACCESS Test)