AAC&U Association of American Colleges and Universities
ABA Applied Behavior Analysis
ABCTE American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence
ABE Adult Basic Education
ACE America Council on Education
AEL Adult Education and Literacy
AFT America Federation of Teachers
AMP Administrator Mentoring Program
AP Advanced Placement
APR-EPP Annual Performance Report for Educator Preparation Programs
ARC Assessment Resource Center
BMIT Business, Marketing & Information Technology Education
CAEP Council-Accreditation Educator Preparation
CASE Council of Administrators of Special Education
CCCRA Coalition for a College and Career Ready America
CCDFG Child Care Development Fund [Block] Grant
CCQI Common Criteria and Quality Indicator
CDA Child Development Associate Grant
CEC Council for Exceptional Children
CEIS Coordinated Early Intervening Services
CEU Continuing Education Units
CSIP Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
CYY Conference on the Young Years
DD Disability Determination
DECA Distributive Education Clubs of America
DESE Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
DRDP Desired Results Developmental Profile
ELL English Language Learners
eMINTS enhancing Missouri’s Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies
EOC End of Course
ePeGs electronic Planning and electronic Grants System
ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL English as a Second Language
ESSA Every Student Succeeds Act
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education
FBLA Future Business Leaders of America
FCCLA Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
FERPA Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
FFA Future Farmers of America
FFVP Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
FSA Federal Student Aid
FSA Flexible Spending Account (healthcare)
GLEs Grade Level Expectations
HACCP Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point
HHFKA Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act
HiSET High School Equivalency Test
HOSA Health Occupations Students of America: Future Health Professionals
HOUSSE High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation
HSE High School Equivalency
IB International Baccalaureate
ICAP Individual Career and Academic Plan
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP Individualized Education Program
IRC Industry Recognized Credential
ISLLC Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium
JMG Jobs For Missouri Graduates Grants
LEAP Leveraging Education Assistance Program
LEP Limited English Proficient Students
LIFT Literacy Investment for Tomorrow
MABEP Missouri Advisory Board for Educator Preparation
MACCE Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators
MACTE Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
MAESP Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals
MAP Missouri Assessment Program
MARE Missouri Association of Rural Educators
MASA Missouri Association of School Administrators
MASSP Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals
MBEA Missouri Business Education Association
MCCA Missouri Community College Association
MCDS Missouri Comprehensive Data System Portal
MCEA Marketing & Cooperative Education Association
MCTM Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics
MEGA Missouri Education Gateway Assessment
MELL Migrant English Language Learners
MLO Major Learning Outcome
MMAATT Missouri Mathematics Association for the Advancement of Teacher Training
MNEA Missouri National Ed. Association
MoACTE Missouri Association of Career and Technical Education
MoCA Missouri Community Agency
MoGEA Missouri General Education Assessment
MOHELA Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority
MoLEAD Leadership for Excellence, Achievement and Development
MoLPA Missouri Librarians Performance Assessment
MOPLC Missouri Professional Learning Communities
MoPTA Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment
MOREnet Missouri Research and Education Network
MOSERS Missouri State Employee Retirement System
MOSIP Missouri Securities Investment Program
MOSIS Missouri Student Information System
MoSPE Missouri Standards for Professional Educators
MoSPIN Missouri Statewide Parent Involvement Network
MOST Missouri Saving for Tuition
MoTAC Missouri Technical Advisory Committee
MOVIP Missouri Virtual Instruction Program
MPACT Missouri Parents Act
MSHSAA Missouri State High School Activities Association
MSIP Missouri School Improvement Program
MSIX Migrant Student Information Exchange
MSTA Missouri State Teachers Association
MTTA Missouri Trade & Technology Association
NAEP National Assessment of Ed. Progress
NASDTEC National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification
NCATE National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
NCES National Center for Education Statistics
NCLB No Child Left Behind
NISL National Institute for School Leadership
OCR Office for Civil Rights
OJT On-the-Job Training
OSEDA Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis
PAS Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization
PAT Parents as Teachers Program
PBL Project Based Learning
PBS Positive Behavior Support
PEP Physical Education Program
PETS Pre-Employment Transition Services
PLC Professional Learning Community
PLEP Present Level of Educational Performance
PLTW Project Lead the Way
PSRS Public School Retirement System
PTA Parent Teacher Association
REAP Rural Education Achievement Program
RtI Response to Intervention
SBE Student-Based Enterprise
SELS Special Education Listserv
SIS Student Information System
SkillsUSA SkillsUSA
STEM Science Technology Engineering and Math
TEAM Technology Educators Association of Missouri
TSA Technical Skills Attainment assessment
TSA Technology Student Association
VR Vocational Rehabilitation
WBL Work-Based Learning
WIA Workforce Investment Act
WIDA World-class Instructional Design and Assessments
YRBS Youth Risk Behavior Survey