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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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