Acronymn TERMS NOTES
ACPS Albemarle County Public Schools
ARC Albemarle Resource Center
 meeting place & storage facility for shared materials; Rose Hill Drive
AYP Adequate Yearly Progress
 an expectation of the "No Child Left Behind" act
CAI Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction
 areas of focus in ACPS; the basis of a summer institute begun in 02-03
COB
COB South
 County Office Building
County Office Building South
 located at 401 McIntire Rd

on the corner of Old Lynchburg Rd/5th St
CRISS
 CReating Independence through Student-owned Strategies
 Philosophy of CRISS
CTIP Curriculum & Technology Integration Partner
 staff person at each school who serves as a curriculum and technology resource
CWT Classroom Walkthrough
 a brief, focused classroom visit followed by a reflection
DOE Department of Education
 http://www.pen.k12.va.us/
DSA
 Developmental Spelling Assessment
 formative assessment for Word Study
EDEP Extended Day Enrichment Programs
County-based after school enrichment program
ERC Electronic Report Card
 http://gems.k12albemarle.org/erc/grades/grades.cfm
(intranet only)
ESD Effective Schoolwide Discipline

ESOL English as a Second or Other Language
ESS Educational Support Staff
 employees of Region Ten who support up to six identified students
ETF Elementary Task Force
FQL Framework for Quality Learning
rigorous expectations for how students learn, analyze information, and communicate, leading to increased student engagement, content mastery, and higher-order thinking
GRT Gifted Resource Teacher
LEP Limited English Proficiency
LLLS Lifelong Learner Standards
LMS Library Media Specialists
MI Multiple Intelligences
Information on Garner's eight different intelligences, with articles on how to recognize and use in the classroom
MRT Media, Research, & Technology
 technology curriculum for ACPS; currently being revised
NCLB No Child Left Behind
 federal law enacted in 2001 to improve public schools in America
NETS National Educational Technology Standards
 Standards that go beyond TSIP; available for students, teachers and administrators
NTTI National Teacher Training Institute
 sponsored by Public TV, designed to help teachers use classroom technology
PALS Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening
Phonological screening for primary students
PDRP
 Professional Development Reimbursement Program
 Program to reimburse staff for conferences and courses. Applications must be submitted prior to the start of the course or conference
PLC Professional Learning Community
Teachers work in teams to improve student learning.
QAr
 Question and Answer Relationship
 Overview and teaching strategies
QRI Qualitative Reading Inventory
 an assessment used to determine a reader's competence with word recognition in isolation and in context, fluency, and comprehension
RRR Rigor, Relevance, Relationships
 part of the mission of ACPS
SBIT School-Based Intervention Team
SOL Standards of Learning

SPBQ Student Performance By Question
 one way to analyze student test data
T/TAC Training/Technical Assistance Center
 specialty DOE centers charged with improving educational opportunities and contributing to the success of children and youth with disabilities
TNE Teachers for a New Era
 initiative designed to strengthen K-12 teaching by developing state-of-the-art programs at schools of education
TPA Teacher Performance Appraisal
 a systematic structure for ensuring professional growth for teachers
TSIP Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel
 a set of eight standards that all instructional personnel are required by the state to meet
VGLA Virginia Grade Level Assessment
 for students in grades 3-8, teachers can use a body of evidence to demonstrate student proficiency on VA SOL for a given course or content area
VSTE
 Virginia Society for Technology Education
 professional organization; free membership
WPC Web Page Coordinator
 person in each school responsible for maintaining school web site