Glossary of Terms
Below is a list of common abbreviations used within the private special education community in Virginia.
- ADHD
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ASD
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- CAPE
- Council for American Private Education
- CARF
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
- COA
- Council on Accreditation
- CPMT
- Community Policy Management Team
- CSA
- Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families
- DBHDS
- (Virginia) Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
- DD
- Developmental Delay
- ED
- Emotional Disability
- ESEA
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- FAPT
- Family Assessment Planning Team
- ID
- Intellectual Disability
- IDA
- International Dyslexia Association
- IDEA
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IEP
- Individual Education Plan
- LD
- Learning Disabled
- LDSS
- Local Department of Social Services
- LEA
- Local Education Agency/Authority
- MATY
- Medication Administration Training for Youth
- MD
- Multiple Disabilities
- NAIS
- National Association of Independent Schools
- NAPSEC
- National Association of Private Special Education Centers
- NCASES
- National Commission for the Accreditation of Special Education Services
- OCS
- Office of Comprehensive Services
- OHI
- Other Health Impaired
- OT
- Occupational Therapy
- PT
- Physical Therapy
- PTSD
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- SEA
- State Education Agency/Authority
- SEC
- State Executive Council
- SLAT
- State and Local Advisory Team
- SLI
- Speech/Language Impairment
- USDOE
- United States Department of Education
- VAIS
- Virginia Association of Independent Schools
- VCASE
- Virginia Council of Administrators of Special Education
- VCOPPA
- Virginia Coalition of Private Provider Associations
- VCPE
- Virginia Council for Private Education
- VDOE
- Virginia Department of Education
- VDSS
- Virginia Department of Social Services