| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AIS | Academic Intervention Services |
| APE | Adapted Physical Education |
| ASL | American Sign Language |
| BIP | Behavioral Intervention Plan |
| BOCES | Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
| BOE | Board of Education |
| CPSE | Committee on Preschool Special Education |
| CSE | Committee on Special Education |
| DOH | Department of Health |
| ECDC | Early Childhood Direction Center |
| EI | Early Intervention |
| ESY | Extended School Year |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA | Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 |
| IAES | Interim Alternative Educational Setting |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| IEP | Individualized Education Program |
| IST | Instructional Support Team |
| LEP | Limited English Proficient |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| NYSAA | New York State Alternate Assessment |
| NYSED | New York State Education Department |
| OMH | Office of Mental Health |
| OMRDD | Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| PE | Physical Education |
| PSO | Post School Outcome |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| RCT | Regents Competency Test |
| RIC | Regional Information Center |
| RSSC | Regional School Support Center |
| SAVE | Schools Against Violence in Education |
| SED | State Education Department |
| SRO | State Review Officer |
| STAC | System for Tracking and Accounting of Children |
| Sub CSE | Subcommittee on Special Education |
| SWD | Student with a Disability |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| VESID | Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities |
