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504 Plan

A legal document that outlines obligated school supports and services…

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AAMA

The Office of African American Male Achievement…

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Adverse Educational Impact

How, and to what extent, the student’s disability affects the…

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ALE

Alternative Learning Experience occurs in whole or in part independent…

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Annual Average FTE

School districts report to the Office of Superintendent of Public…

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AP

The Advanced Placement program allows students to take rigorous college-level…

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Applied Behavior Analysis

Behavior analysis focuses on the principles that explain how learning…

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ASB

Associated Student Body (ASB)…

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Assignment Address

The basis for admission and assignment in Seattle Public Schools…

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Assignment Inquiry

Assignment inquiries are designed to correct any choice application errors…

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Assistive Technology

Any item, piece of equipment, or product system, that is…

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Attendance Area School

Elementary, middle, and high school students are assigned to a…

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Attrition

Attrition is the loss of students between two points of…

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Audiologist

A health care professional who is trained to evaluate hearing…

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Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Refers to communication methods that help or replace speaking or…

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

One of the 14 IDEA categories of disability. A developmental…

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Aversive Intervention

The use of isolation or restraint practices to discourage undesirable…

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Aversive Intervention Plan

A plan within a student IEP that describes the systematic…

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Behavior Intervention Plan

A plan for reducing problem behaviors while increasing desired behaviors…

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Behavior Support Team

This is a provider in the Puget Sound area. Provides…

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BEX

Building Excellence Capital Levy provides resources for school construction, renovations,…

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Bilingual Education Act

Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of…

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Bilingual Instructional Assistant

A school employee who works under the supervision of teachers…

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Bilingual Orientation Center

Bilingual Orientation Centers provide intensive English language learner instruction to…

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Birth-to-K ratio

The Washington State Department of Health provides Seattle Public Schools…

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Birth-to-three transition coordinator

The school district personnel responsible for facilitating a student’s transition…

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Board Certified Behavior Analyst

A graduate-level certification in behavior analysis. Professionals who are certified…

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Boundaries

All attendance area schools have a geographic boundary which defines…

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BRIDGES

A Seattle Public Schools post-secondary program that supports students with…

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BTA

Building Renovations, Technology and Academic/Athletics Levy provides resources for seismic…

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Building Administrator

The Seattle Public Schools personnel responsible for administering a specific…

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CAI

Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction Department, a team within the division…

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Capital Projects

District capital assets through construction and remodeling projects.

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Capital Projects Fund

A fund used to account for all moneys and resources…

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Capture Rate

Capture rate reflects the number of school-age Seattle residents that…

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CBA

Collective Bargaining Agreement…

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Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss

The Washington State Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss…

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Center for Parent Information and Resources

The Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR) serves as…

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Central Office Compliance Team

An administrative team that reviews IEPs and other documents to…

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Central Office Out of District Team

An administrative team that handles situations where students with disabilities…

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Child Find

The process used to locate, evaluate and identify youth, age…

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Common Core State Standards

Drafted by experts and teachers from across the United States,…

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Community Based Instruction

An instructional method for teaching, in real-life settings and under…

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Continuation Assignments

Students will automatically get a continuing assignment to the same…

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Crisis Prevention and Intervention

Nonviolent crisis intervention.

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CSIP

Continuous School Improvement Plan, the plan for improvement for each…

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CTE

Career and Technical Education programs provide academic and technical skills…

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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

Referring to a group of people who represent multiple cultures…

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Culturally Responsive Teaching

Culturally responsive teaching requires an active and on-going process of…

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Databased Individualization

Process for individualizing and intensifying interventions through the systematic use…

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