Your Career ABCs: Demystifying Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms and abbreviations are not just for texting. Long before cellphones and twitter, professional jargon has made communicating faster, but also more difficult for the uninitiated. Education, like all professions, has a specialized vocabulary. To help you wade through the alphabet soup, OEA’s Collective Bargaining Department has compiled a list of frequently used education-related acronyms and abbreviations.
Click here for a printable PDF.
For a glossary of educational terms in everyday language see ASCD’s online Lexicon of Learning.
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item |
stands for |
note |
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AAA |
American Arbitration Association |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm |
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AFL-CIO |
American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations |
www.aflcio.org |
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AFSCME |
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees |
www.afscme.org |
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AFT |
America Federation of Teachers |
www.aft.org |
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AYP |
adequate yearly progress |
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BASA |
Buckeye Association of School Administrators |
www.basa-ohio.org |
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BATNA |
best alternative to a negotiated agreement |
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BR |
building representative |
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COD |
Committee on Organizational Development |
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CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm |
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CTU |
Cleveland Teachers Union |
www.ctu1.com/ |
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EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
www.eeoc.gov/ |
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ERIP |
early retirement incentive program |
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ESEA |
Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
http://esea.ohea.org |
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ESP |
Education Support Professional |
www.nea.org/esphome/ |
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FCPE |
Fund for Children and Public Education |
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FMCS |
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service |
www.fmcs.gov |
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GFA |
General Fund Analysis |
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HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
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HMO |
health maintenance organization |
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HQT |
Highly Qualified Teacher |
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IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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LEA |
Local Educational Agency |
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MAD |
mutually agreed-to dispute settlement procedure |
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NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
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NEA |
National Education Association |
www.nea.org |
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NEOEA |
North Eastern Ohio Education Association |
www.neoea.org |
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OAPSE |
Ohio Association of Public School Employees |
www.oapse.org |
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OASBO |
Ohio Association of School Business Officials |
www.oasbo-ohio.org |
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ODE |
Ohio Department of Education |
www.ode.state.oh.us |
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OEA |
Ohio Education Association |
www.ohea.org |
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OFT |
Ohio Federation of Teachers |
www.oft-aft.org/ |
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ORC |
Ohio Revised Code |
www.legislature.state.oh.us/laws.cfm |
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OSBA |
Ohio School Boards Association |
www.osba-ohio.org |
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PPO |
preferred provider organization |
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PSAC |
President’s Service Advisory Council |
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PSLRA |
Public Sector Labor Relations Association |
www.csuohio.edu/cba/centers/lmrc_programs.htm |
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PTA |
Parent Teacher Association |
www.ohiopta.org |
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PTO |
parent-teacher organization |
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RIF |
reduction in force |
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RPDC |
Regional Professional Development Center |
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SCOPE |
State Council of Professional Educators |
www.aboutscope.ohea.us |
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SERB |
State Employment Relations Board |
www.serb.state.oh.us |
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SSP |
school support personnel |
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TA |
tentative agreement |
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TPA |
third party administrator |
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UCR |
usual, customary, and reasonable charges |
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UEP |
United Education Profession |
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USED |
United States Education Department |
www.ed.gov |
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UTP |
United Teaching Profession |
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