Special Education at NNPS
Vivian Vitullo
Director of Special Education
(757) 283-7850
Acronym Guide
504 | Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
ADA | American with Disabilities Act |
ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
APE | Adapted Physical Education |
ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
ASL | American Sign Language |
AT | Assistive Technology |
ATSP | Assistive Technology Service Provider |
AUT | Autism |
BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan |
CTE | Career and Technical Education |
DD | Developmentally Delayed |
DORA | Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment |
DRA | Developmental Reading Assessment |
EC | Eligibility Committee |
ED | Emotional Disabilities |
ELL | English Language Learners |
EPP | Enhancing Professional Practice Mentoring Program |
eSIS | Electronic Student Information System |
ESL | English for Speakers of Other Languages |
ESY | Extended School Year |
FABT | Family Assessment Planning Team |
FAPE | Free and Appropriate Public Education |
FBA | Functional Behavior Assessment |
FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
HI | Hearing Impaired |
ID | Intellectual Disabilities |
IATP | Integrated Assistive Technology Plan |
IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation |
IEP | Individual Education Plan |
IPOP | Inclusive Placement Opportunities for Preschoolers |
ITC | Instructional Technology Coach |
ITP | Individual Transition Plan |
LD | Learning Disabled |
LDR | Learning Disabled Resource |
LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
MD | Mental Disabilities |
MID | Mild Intellectual Disabilities |
MOID | Moderate Intellectual Disabilities |
MUL | Multiple Disabilities |
NCLB | No Child Left Behind |
OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
ODD | Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
OHI | Other Hearing Impairments |
OI | Orthopedically Impaired |
OT | Occupational Therapy |
PALS | Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening |
PEEP | Program for Educating Exceptional Preschoolers |
PERC | Parent Educator Resource Center |
PLOP | Present Level of Performance |
PO | Probation Officer |
PT | Physical Therapy |
PWN | Prior Written Notice |
RTI | Response to Intervention |
SES | Supplemental Educational Services |
SLP | Speech/Language Pathologist |
SOA | Standards of Accreditation |
SOL | Standards of Learning |
SOQ | Standards of Quality |
SPED | Special Education |
SPD | Severe and Profound Disabilities |
SRO | School Resource Officer |
TA | Teacher Assistant |
T/TAC | Training and Technical Assistance Center |
TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
TSS | Technical Support Specialist |
UbD | Understanding by Design |
VAAP | Virginia Alternative Assessment Program |
VCLA | Virginia Communications & Literacy Assessment (teachers) |
VDOE | Virginia Dept. of Education |
VEA | Virginia Education Association |
VGLA | Virginia Grade Level Alternative Assessment |
VI | Visually Impaired |
VRA | Virginia Reading Assessment |