Acronyms and Abbreviations
Common acronyms and abbreviations that you may encounter while working with credentialing issues.
| Term | Definition |
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| 41-4 | Application for Credential Authorizing Public School Service form. |
| 41-CIC | Application for Character and identification Clearance form |
| 41-LS | Request for Livescan Service _ Applicant Submission form |
| 41-REN | Renewal and Reissuance Application |
| AACTE | American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education |
| AAM | Administrator's Assignment Manual |
| AB | Assembly Bill |
| ACEI | Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute |
| ACSA | Association of California School Administrators |
| AERA | American Educational Research Association |
| AERC | American Education Research Corporation |
| AICCU | Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities |
| AIR | American Institutes for Research |
| APE | Adapted Physical Education |
| API | Academic Performance Index |
| APIEI | Academic & Professional International Evaluations, Inc. |
| ASL | American Sign Language |
| AT | Assistive Technology |
| AYP | Adequate Yearly Progress |
| BCAC | Bilingual Certificate of Assessment Competence |
| BCC | Bilingual Certificate of Competence |
| BCLAD | Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language & Academic Development |
| BCP | Budget Change Proposal |
| BECA | Bilingual Educational Credential Assistance |
| BRC | Bias Review Committee |
| BTSA | Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment |
| BTTP | Bilingual Teacher Training Programs |
| C of C |
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| CABE |
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| CACTE | California Association of Colleges of Teacher Education |
| CAHSEE | California High School Exit Examination |
| Cal Council | California Council on the Education of Teachers |
| Cal TPA | California Teaching Performance Assessment |
| CalSTRS | California Teachers' Retirement System |
| CAPA | Content Area Performance Assessment |
| CAPEA | California Association of Professors of Educational Administration |
| CAPS | Commission Automated Phone System |
| CAPSE | California Association of Professors in Special Education |
| CAS | Credential Automation System |
| CASE | Credential Automation System Enterprise |
| CATE | California Association of Teachers of English |
| CAW | Certification, Assignment & Waivers- A division at the Commission |
| CAWD | Certification, Assignment and Waivers Division (formerly Licensing) |
| CBEDS | California Basic Educational Data System |
| CBEST | California Basic Educational Skills Test (exam) |
| CCAC | Credential Counselors & Analysts of California |
| CCR |
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| CCSESA | California County Superintendents Educational Services Association |
| CCSSO | Council of Chief State School Officers |
| CDE | California Department of Education |
| CDP | Child Development Permit |
| CDS | County-District-School Coding System |
| CE | Certificate of Eligibility |
| CELDT | California English Language Development Test |
| CERT | Certification Division |
| CFASST | California Formative Assessment & Support System for Teachers |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulation |
| CFT | California Federation of Teachers |
| CH | Communication Handicapped |
| CIA | Credential Information Alert |
| CIC | Character Identification Clearance |
| CIG | Credential Information Guide |
| CLAD | Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development |
| CLEP | College-Level Examination Program |
| COA | Committee on Assignments |
| COC | Certificate of Clearance |
| COE | County Office of Education |
| CPACE | California Preliminary Administrative Credential Examination |
| CPC | California Penal Code |
| CPEC | California Postsecondary Education Commission |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CPS | Cooperative Personnel Services |
| CRS | Clinical Rehabilitative Services (Special Education term) |
| CSBA | California School Boards Association |
| CSEA | California School Employees Association |
| CSET | California Subject Examinations for Teachers (exam) |
| CSMP | California Subject Matter Projects |
| CSR | California class size reduction |
| CSTP | California Standards for the Teaching Profession |
| CSU | California State University |
| CTA | California Teachers Association |
| CTAP | California Technology Assistance Project |
| CTC | Commission on Teacher Credentialing |
| CTEL | California Teacher of English Learners (exam) |
| CTPL | Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing |
| DANTES | Defense Activity for Non-traditional Education Support |
| DGS | Department of General Services |
| DHH | Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Special Education term) |
| DOE | US Department of Education |
| DOF | Department of Finance |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DON | Declaration of Need |
| DPP | Division of Professional Practices |
| DPP | Division Of Professional Practices (Formerly LPSD & PSB) - A division at the Commission |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
| EC | Education Code |
| ECE | Early Childhood Education |
| ECE, Inc. | Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. |
| ECEI | Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. |
| ECSC | Early Childhood Specialist Certificate |
| ECSE | Early Childhood Special Education |
| EH | Educationally Handicapped |
| EL | English Learner Replaces ELL English Language Learner -- which replaced LEP |
| ELD | English Language Development |
| ELL | English Language Learner |
| EMR | Educable Mentally Retarded |
| ERES | Educational Records Evaluation Service |
| ESD | Employing School District |
| ESEA | Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| ETS | Educational Testing Service |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FBS | Fiscal and Business Services- A division at the Commission |
| FTE | Full time equivalent |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GAO | Governmental Affairs Office (federal) |
| HQT | Highly Qualified Teacher |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDEIA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act |
| IEP | Individualized Education Plan (Program) |
| IERFI | International Education Research Foundation, Inc |
| IHE | Institution of Higher Education |
| IICE | Institute for International Credentials Evaluations |
| INTASC | Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium |
| IRA | International Reading Association |
| LDS |
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| LEA | Local Education Agency |
| LEP | Limited English Proficient |
| LH | Learning Handicapped |
| LOTE | Language Other Than English |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| MM | Mild/Moderate Disability (Special Education term) |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MS | Multiple Subject |
| MS | Moderate/Severe Disabilities (Special Education term) |
| MSAT | Multiple Subjects Assessment for Teachers |
| MSD | Moderate/Severe Disability |
| NAEYC | National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| NASDTEC | National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification |
| NBCT | National Board Certified Teacher |
| NCATE | National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Educators |
| NCLB | No Child Left Behind |
| NCME | National Council on Measurement in Education |
| NEA | National Education Association |
| NES | National Evaluation Systems, Inc. |
| NPS/NPA | Non-Public Schools/Non-Public Agency |
| NTE | National Teacher Examination |
| O & M | Orientation and Mobility (Special Education term) |
| OAL | Office of Administrative Law |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
| OGR | Office of Governmental Relations- A division at the Commission |
| OIT | Office of Information Technology |
| OOC/OTUS | Out of Country/Outside the United States |
| OOS | Out-of-State |
| OSE | Office of Secretary of Education--California |
| OYNR | One-Year Nonrenewable |
| P2 | Preliminary credential that is issued for 2 years. |
| P3 | Preliminary credential that is issued for 3 years. |
| P5 | Preliminary credential that is issued for 5 years. |
| PAR | Peer assistance and review program for teachers |
| PASSCo | Personnel Administrative Services Steering Committee |
| PC | Professional Clear |
| PDC | Professional Development Consultant |
| PERS | California Public Employees' Retirement System |
| PH | Physically Handicapped |
| PHI | Physical and Health Impairments (Special Education term) |
| PPS | Pupil Personnel Services |
| PSD | Professional Services Division - A division at the Commission |
| PTA | Parent Teacher Association |
| PTRA | Plan/Teach/Reflect/Apply |
| PTTP | Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RGA | Ryan Grant Appeal |
| RICA | Reading Instruction Competence Assessment |
| RNT | Recruiting New Teachers, Inc. |
| ROP | Regional Occupational Program |
| RSP | Resource Specialist Program |
| SB | Senate Bill |
| SBE | State Board of Education |
| SDAIE | Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English |
| SDC | Special Day Class |
| SELPA | Special Education Local Planning Area |
| SH | Severely Handicapped (Special Education term) |
| SLLA | School Leaders Licensure Assessment (exam) |
| SLMS | State Licensing Match System |
| SMAP | Subject Matter Advisory Panel |
| SS | Single Subject |
| SSAT | Single Subject Assessment for Teachers (exam) |
| STAR | Standardized Testing and Reporting |
| STC |
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| STW | Short-Term Waiver |
| T5 | Title 5 |
| TCC | Temporary County Certificate |
| TCF | Teacher Credentials Fund |
| TCSIP | Teacher Credentialing Service Improvement Project |
| TDAA | Test Development and Administration Account |
| TEAC | Teacher Education Accreditation Council |
| TESOL | Teachers of English to speakers of other languages |
| TFE | Teaching Foundations Examinations |
| Title II | Federal Law |
| Title VII | Title VII for English learners |
| TMR | Trainable Mentally Retarded (preferred term: Developmentally Delayed |
| TPA | Teaching Performance Assessment |
| TPE | Teaching Performance Expectations |
| UC | University of California |
| VEA | Vocational Education Act |
| VH | Visually Handicapped (Special Education term) |
| VI | Visual Impairments (Special Education term) |
| VTW | Variable Term Waiver |
| WASC | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| WES | World Evaluation Services. |
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