Tool Search: Special Ed Documents
Common Special Education Acronyms
The following list describes acronyms sometimes used in Special Education:
| Acronym | Description | Document Type |
|---|---|---|
| IEP | Individualized Education Plan | Plan |
| PLP | Personal Learning Plan | Plan |
| GT | Gifted and Talented | Plan |
| OMP | Outcome Measures Plan | Plan |
| SOP | Summary of Performance Plan | Plan |
| IIIP | Individual Interagency Intervention Plan (Part C) | Plan |
| IFSP | Individualized Family Service Plan (Part C) | Plan |
| PSP | Personal Service Plan | Plan |
| SP | Service Plan | Plan |
| ISP | Individualized Service Plan | Plan |
| PPN | Parental Prior Written Notice | Plan |
| PWN | Prior Written Notice | Plan |
| ILP | Individualized Literacy Plan | Plan |
| PLAAFP | Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance | Plan |
| PBSP | Positive Behavior Support Plan | Plan |
| BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan | Plan |
| FBA | Functional Behavior Assessment | Plan |
| SDI | Specially Designed Instruction | Plan |
| ESY | Extended School Year | Plan |
| ESR | Evaluation Summary Report | Evaluation |
| Eval | Evaluation | Evaluation |
| ETR | Evaluation Team Report | Evaluation |
| CSR | Conference Summary Report | Evaluation |
| MDTE | Multi-Disciplinary Team Evaluation | Evaluation |
Special Education Documents Types
The following table lists types of special education documents that are available for Campus users as complex, editor-based documents, depending on state needs. Other documents described in the table above may be available as Custom Forms.
The content of documents varies widely based on state regulations.
| Document Type | Acronym | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conference Summary | CSR | The Conference Summary Referral - Initial is used to document the referral or initial ARC meeting. The Conference Summary applies to all other purposes of an ARC meeting. |
| Evaluation | ESR, Eval, ETR | Evaluations are conducted after a student has been referred to special education. The goal of an evaluation is to determine if the student is eligible to receive special education services based on a disability that interferes with participation in regular education. |
| Individualized Education Plan | IEP | An IEP often results from an Evaluation in which the student was determined to have a disability that in some way interferes with the student's educational progress. Plans usually summarize the accommodations and modifications made to the student's education, services provided to the student related to special education, and goals reached with the student and parents' input regarding the student's progress and post-secondary plans. |
| Individualized Family Service Plan | IFSP | An IFSP describes the special services provided to young children, usually under 3 years of age, who have developmental delays. Such plans often describe the child's current level of development, details of services provided to the child and family, and the goals of the service. IFSPs differ from IEPs because services are not centralized in an educational institution, but in the family. |
| Multi-Disciplinary Team Evaluation | MDTE | An MDTE extends the scope of a traditional evaluation to consider other factors of the student's experience, such as health and behavioral issues. |
| Outcome Measures Plan | OMP | An OMP functions in conjunction with a plan and measures incremental progress towards plan goals. |
| Personal Service Plan | PSP, SP, ISP | Services Plans are plans for private schools and are not state reported. |
Other Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 504 Plan | A 504 plan is used to record accommodations made for a student who was determined to not require Special Education services. |
| Part B | Plans designated as Part B are typically used for students in grades K-12, although some states use them for 3-5 year olds. |
| Part C | Plans designated as Part C are typically used for students ages 3-5, considered Early Childhood. Some states use these forms for those aged birth-2 years. |
