Education Terms & Acronyms
LIST OF ACRONYMS
ACT American College Test
ACA Alliance Charter Academy
ACFR Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
ADM Average Daily Membership
ADMw Average Daily Weighted Membership
APC Associated Payroll Costs
ARC Annual Required Contributions
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ASB Associated Student Body
ASBO Association of School Business Officials International
AVID Advancement Via Individual Determination
BOLI Bureau of Labor and Industries
CCSS Common Core State Standards
CESD Clackamas Education Service District
COLA Cost of Living Adjustment
CET Construction Excise Tax
CIA Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
CIP Continuous Improvement Plan
COSA Coalition of Oregon School Administrators
CTE Career and Technical Education
ELA English Language Arts
EL English Learners
ESD Education Service District
ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESSER Elementary and Secondary School Education Relief Fund
ESOL English Speakers of Other Languages
ESSA Every Student Succeeds Act
FAPE Free and Appropriate Public Education
FTE Full-Time Equivalency
GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GASB Governmental Accounting Standards Board
GFOA Government Finance Officers Association
GO Bond General Obligation Bond
HR Human Resources (Department)
IA Instructional Assistant
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP Individualized Education Plan
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
NEA National Education Association
NS Nutrition Services
OAR Oregon Administrative Rules
OASBO Oregon Association of School Business Officials
OCCE Oregon City Community Education
OCEA Oregon City Education Association (Teachers’ Union)
OCSF Oregon City Schools Foundation
ODE Oregon Department of Education
OEA Oregon Education Association
OEIB Oregon Education Investment Board
OPEB Other Post-Employment Benefits
OPSRP Oregon Public Service Retirement plan
ORS Oregon Revised Statutes
OSBA Oregon School Boards Association
OSEA Oregon School Employee Asso. (Classified Union)
PEBB Public Employees Benefit Board
PERS Public Employees Retirement System
PBIS Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports
PLC Professional Learning Communities
QEM Quality Education Model
RHIA Retirement Health Insurance Account
SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test
SESS Springwater Environmental Sciences School
SIA Student Investment Account
SPED Special Education
SSA Student Success Act
SSF State School Fund
STAR Standardized Testing and Reporting
T&A Trust and Agency
TAG Talented and Gifted
TOSA Teacher on Special Assignment
TSPC Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
UAAL Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability