• Portland Public Schools Acronyms

     

     

     

     

    Acronym

    Definition
     

    AD

    Athletic Director
     

    AP

    Assistant Principal
     

    ASD

    Area Senior Director
     

    ASERT

    Attendance Support and Engagement Response Team
     

    AVID

    Advancement Via Individual Determination
     

    BESC

    Blanchard Education Service Center (former name of the District Office)
     

    BrB

    Breaks are Better
     

    CHAMPS

    Conversation, Help, Activity, Movement, Participation and Success
     

    CICO

    Check In Check Out
     

    CIP

    Continuous Improvement Plan (used to be CAP)
     

    DDP

    Disparity, Disproportionality, Predictability
     

    DLI

    Dual Language Instruction
     

    EBBL

    Equity Based Balanced Literacy

     

    ECCP

    Effective Classroom Practices Plan
     

    ELPA

    English Language Proficiency Assessment

     

    ES

    Elementary School
     

    FAPE

    Free Appropriate Public Education
     

    FIA

    Fidelity Integrity Assessment

     

    FIT

    Fidelity of Implementation Tool
     

    GVC

    Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum

     

    HS

    High School
     

    ILT

    Instructional Leadership Team
     

    LEP

    Limited English Proficiency
     

    LiPS

    Linda (Mood) Phonemic Sequencing
     

    MAP

    Measures of Academic Progress
     

    MS

    Middle School
     

    MTSS

    Multi-Tiered System of Support
     

    NIC

    Networked Improvement Community
     

    ODR

    Office Discipline Referral
     

    OSP

    Office of School Performance

     

    OTL

    Office of Teaching and Learning
     

    PBIS

    Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports
     

    PEC

    Profit Education Center (District main office)
     

    PLC

    Professional Learning Community
     

    PM

    Progress Monitor  
     

    PPS

    Portland Public Schools
     

    QMHP

    Qualified Mental Health Professional
     

    RESJ

    Racial Equity and Social Justice
     

    RFP

    Request for Proposal

     

    RJ

    Restorative Justice
     

    RtI

    Response to Intervention
     

    SCS

    School Climate Specialist
     

    SES

    Socio-economic Status
     

    SIFE

    Students with Interrupted Formal Education
     

    SLP

    Speech Language Pathologist

     

    SMART Goals

    Strategic, specific Measurable, Attainable, Results oriented, Time bound
     

    SpEd

    Special Education
     

    SPP

    System Planning and Performance
     

    SSI

    Site Support Instructor
     

    STOIC

    Structure and Organize your room for Success,Teach Expectations and Rules, Observe and Monitor, Interact Positively, Correct Misbehavior Fluently
     

    SWIS

    School Wide Information System

     

    SWPBIS

    School Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports 
     

    TFI

    Tiered Fidelity Inventory
     

    TOSA

    Teacher on Special Assignment
     

    TSPC

    Teacher Standards and Practice Commission
     

    UDL

    Universal Design for Learning
     

    UbD

    Understanding by Design
     

    VAPA

    Visual and Performing Arts
     

    VDP

    Venerable Decision Points
     

    VP

    Vice Principal
     

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