| AASA |
American Association of School Administrators |
| ACE |
Alternative Cooperative (Career) Education |
| ACT |
American College Test (an 11th grade assessment) |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ALP |
Accelerated Learning Plan for gifted students |
| AYP |
Adequate Yearly Progress |
| BOCES |
Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
| CASB |
Colorado Association of School Boards |
| CASE |
Colorado Association of School Executives |
| CBI |
Colorado Bureau of Investigation |
| CCC |
Colorado Children’s Campaign |
| CCHE |
Colorado Commission on Higher Education |
| CDE |
Colorado Department of Education |
| CEA |
Colorado Education Association |
| CHSAA |
Colorado High School Activities Association |
| CIC |
Computer Information Concepts (Infinite Campus host) |
| CMA |
Construction Monitoring Advisory Committee |
| COSA |
Colorado Organization of Superintendent's Assistants |
| COSPRA |
Colorado Schools Public Relations Association |
| CPP |
Colorado Preschool Program |
| CPS |
Child Protective Services |
| CPSP |
Collaborative Problem Solving Process |
| CRS |
Colorado Revised Statute |
| CSAP |
Colorado Student Assessment Program |
| CSAPA |
Colorado Student Assessment Program Alternative |
| CSDB |
Colorado School for Deaf and Blind |
| DASSC |
Denver Area School Superintendent's Council |
| DAC |
District Accountability Committee |
| DAR |
District Accountability Report |
| DCES |
Deer Creek Elementary School |
| DIP |
District Improvement Plan |
| ECEA |
Exceptional Children’s Education Act |
| EIP |
Educational Improvement Plan |
| ELL |
English Language Learner |
| ELP |
English Language Proficiency |
| ELPA |
English Language Proficiency Act |
| EPYCS |
El Pomar Youth in Community Service |
| ETIL |
Education Technology Information Literacy |
| FBLA |
Future Business Leaders of America |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMLA |
Family Medical Leave Act |
| FMS |
Fitzsimmons Middle School |
| FPC |
Facilities Planning Committee |
| GASB 34 |
Governmental Accounting Standards Board – Bulletin 34 |
| GIS |
Group Information Sheets (CSAP) |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP |
Individual Educational Program |
| ILP |
Individual Literacy Plan |
| ILT |
Instructional Leadership Team |
| IRIS |
Immediate Response Information System |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficient |
| NAESP |
National Association of Elementary School Principals |
| NASSP |
National Association of Secondary School Principals |
| NCAA |
North Central Accreditation Association |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
| NEA |
National Education Association |
| NEP |
Non English Proficient |
| NMSA |
National Middle School Association |
| NSBA |
National School Board Association |
| PACK |
Positive, Achievement-oriented, Competitive, Kind (PCHS motto) |
| PBS |
Positive Behavior Support |
| PCHS |
Platte Canyon High School |
| PGP |
Professional Growth Plan |
| PIP |
Professional Improvement Plan |
| PLAN |
10th Grade Assessment |
| PPOR |
Per Pupil Operating Revenue |
| PRIDE |
Positive Attitude, Respect, Integrity, Determination, Excellence (FMS motto) |
| PTO |
Parent/Teacher Organization |
| RtI |
Response to Intervention |
| S/L |
Speech/Language Disability |
| SAC |
School Advisory Council |
| SAR |
School Accountability Report |
| SASID |
State Assigned Student ID |
| SAT |
Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| SBE |
Standards Based Education |
| SIP |
School Improvement Plan |
| SOAR |
Scholarly, Organized, Accepting, Respectful (DCES motto) |
| SWAP |
School Work Alliance Program |
| TTE |
Temporary Teaching Endorsement |
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