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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.
SAAH – Student Attendance and Accounting Handbook
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
SLD – Specific Learning Disability
SPEARS – Special Education Ad Hoc Reporting System
SPEDTex – Texas Special Education Information Center - 1-855-SPEDTEX (1-855-773-3839).
SPP – State Performance Plan
SSA – Shared Services Arrangement
STAAR - State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
STAAR-Alt – State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness-Alternate
STAAR-EOC – End of Course State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
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 (Obsolete)
TAKS-M – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Modified
TASB – Texas Association of School Boards
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
TxCEDS – Texas Collaborative for Emotional Development in Schools
TYC – Texas Youth Commission
USDE – United States Department of Education
VI – Visual impairment
VR –Vocational rehabilitation
WSD – Windham School District