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An acronym is a word that is formed from the first letters of multiple words. The use of acronyms is common in many fields, including special education. Acronyms change often and families should feel comfortable asking for explanation of terms they are not familiar with.
SBEC – State Board for Educator Certification
SBOE – State Board of Education
SDAA – State-Developed Alternative Assessment
SHARS – Student Health & Related Services
SI – Speech or Language Impairment
SIFA – Schools Interoperability Framework Association
SPP – State Performance PlanSSA – Shared Services
TAC – Texas Administrative Code
TA&D Centers – Technical Assistance & Dissemination Centers
TAKS – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
TAKS-A – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Accommodated
TAKS-Alt – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Alternate
TAKS-M – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Modified
TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
TBSI – Texas Behavior Supports Initiative
TCASE – Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education
TCIP – Texas Continuous Improvement Process
TCRLA – Vaughn Gross Texas Reading & Language Arts Center
TELPAS – TX English Language Proficiency Assessment System
TEC – Texas Education Code
TEA - Texas Education Agency
TEKS – Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TETN – Texas Education Telecommunications Network
TMHP Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership
TSBVI – Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired
TSD – Texas School for the Deaf
TYC – Texas Youth Commission
USDE – United States Department of Education
VI – Visual impairment
VR –Vocational rehabilitation
WSD – Windham School District
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