| AACTE |
American
Association of Colleges for Teacher Education |
| AASA |
American
Association of School Administrators |
| AAVIM |
American
Association for Vocational Instructional Materials |
| ABE |
Adult Basic
Education |
| ACT |
American College
Testing |
| ACDS |
Apprenticeship
Child Development Specialist |
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ACTE |
Association of Career and Technical Education |
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ADA |
Americans with
Disabilities Act |
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ADA |
Average Daily
Attendance |
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ADD |
Attention Deficit
Disorder |
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ADHD |
Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder |
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ADP |
Average Daily Participation |
| AEL |
Appalachian Educational Laboratory |
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AHI |
Adolescent Health Initiative |
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AP |
Advanced Placement |
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ARSI |
Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative |
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ASBO |
Association of
School Business Officials |
| ASCD |
Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development |
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ASFSA |
American School
Food Service Association |
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ASTHO |
Association of State and
Territorial Health Officers |
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ATE |
Association of Teacher
Educators |
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BD |
Behavioral Disorders |
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BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
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BOE |
Board of Education |
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BPH |
Bureau for
Public Health |
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BS/CE |
Basic Skills Computer
Education |
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| CAD |
Computer-Aided Drafting |
| CATS |
Coordinated and Thematic Science |
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CCSSO |
Council of Chief State School Officers |
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CDC |
Centers
for Disease Control |
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CEA |
Correctional Education Association |
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CEFP |
Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan |
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CHEN |
Comprehensive Health Education Network |
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CNA |
Child Nutrition Act |
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CNP |
Child Nutrition Program |
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CORD |
Center for Occupational Research and Development |
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CPD
|
Center for Professional Development |
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CRE |
Coordinated Review Effort |
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CSBO |
Chief School Business Official |
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CSHP |
Coordinated School Health Program |
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CSRD |
Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration |
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CTRC |
Curriculum Technology Resource Center |
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CTSO |
Career and Technical Student Organizations |
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| DARE |
Drug Abuse
Resistance Education |
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DASH |
Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC) |
| DECA |
Distributive
Education Clubs of America |
| DL
|
Distance Learning |
| DLCC
|
Distance Learning Coordinating Council |
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DOE |
Department of Education |
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DTAES |
Division of Technical and Adult Education Services |
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EBA |
Educational Broadcasting Authority |
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ECE |
Early Childhood Education |
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ECS |
Education Commission of the States |
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EOS |
Economy of Scale |
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EPPAC |
Educational Personnel Preparation Advisory Committee |
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ERIC |
Educational
Resources Information Center |
| ESEA |
Elementary and
Secondary Education Act |
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ESL |
English as a
Second Language |
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| FACS |
Family and
Consumer Sciences |
| FBA |
Functional
Behavioral Assessment |
| FBLA |
Future Business
Leaders of America |
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FCCLA |
Family, Career
and Community Leaders of America |
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GAO |
U. S. General
Accounting Office |
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GASB |
Governmental Accounting Standards
Board |
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GED |
General Educational Development |
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GHA |
Governor's Honors Academy |
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GPFS |
General Purpose
Financial Statements |
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GSA |
Governor's School
for the Arts |
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HOSA |
Health Occupations
Students of America |
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HOST |
Health Occupations
Science Technology |
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HSTW |
High Schools That Work |
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HVAC |
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning |
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| IASA |
Improving
America's Schools Act |
| IDEA |
Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act |
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IEP |
Individualized
Education Program |
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IGOs |
Instructional Goals and Objectives |
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ISS |
In-School
Suspension |
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ISTE |
International Society for Technology in Education |
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ITBS |
Iowa Tests of
Basic Skills |
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ITV |
Instructional
Television |
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| JROTC |
Junior Reserve
Officer Training Corps |
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JTPA |
Job Training
Partnership Act |
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LAN |
Local Area
Network |
|
LAP |
Licensure Appeal Panel |
| LD |
Learning
Disability |
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LEA |
Local Educational
Agency |
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LOCEA |
Legislative Oversight Commission on Education
Accountability |
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LSIC |
Local School Improvement Council |
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LST |
Life Skills Training |
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MCVC |
Multi-County Vocational Center |
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MERIT |
Mathematics Education Reform Initiative for Teachers |
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MMGM |
Making Middle Grades Matter |
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MSW |
Making Schools Work |
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NAEP |
National Assessment of Educational Progress |
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NAESP |
National Association of Elementary School Principals |
| NAPT
|
National Association of Pupil Transportation |
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NASBE |
National Association of State Boards of Education |
| NASDSE |
National
Association of State Directors of Special Education |
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NASDTEC |
National
Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification |
| NASSP |
National
Association of Secondary School Principals |
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NASTA |
National Association of State
Textbook Administrators |
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NBEA |
National Business Education Association |
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NBPTS |
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
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NCA |
North Central Association |
|
NCATE |
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher
Education |
| NCES |
National Center for Education Statistics |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
| NCRVE |
National Center
for Research in Vocational Education |
| NCS |
National Computer
Systems |
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NEA |
National Education Association |
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NETS |
National Educational Technology Standards |
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NGA |
National Governors'
Association |
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NOAPPP |
National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy and
Parenting Prevention |
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NSBA |
National School Boards Association |
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NSDC |
National Staff Development Council |
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NSF |
National Science Foundation |
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NSLP |
National School Lunch Program |
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NSTA |
National Science Teachers Association |
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NSTA |
National School Transportation Association |
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OEPA |
Office of Education Performance Audits |
| OERI |
Office of
Educational Research and Improvement |
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OMB |
U.S. Office of Management and
Budget |
|
OMCFH |
Office of Maternal, Child and
Family Health |
| OSEP |
Office of Special
Education Programs (US Dept. of Ed.) |
| OT |
Occupational
Therapy |
| OTIS |
Office of Technology and Information Systems |
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PBL |
Phi Beta Lambda |
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PBS |
Positive Behavior Support |
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PDK |
Phi Delta Kappa |
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PERC |
Parent-Educator Resource Center |
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PPFT |
President's Physical Fitness Test |
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PPST |
Pre-Professional Skills Tests (Praxis I) |
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PRB |
Program Review Board |
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| PSAT |
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test |
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| PT |
Physical Therapy |
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| PT3 |
Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology |
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| PTA |
Parent Teacher
Association |
| PTO |
Parent Teacher
Organization |
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RCCI |
Residential Child Care Institution |
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REA |
Reading Excellence Act |
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ReCAPP |
Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy and
Parenting |
| RESA |
Regional
Education Services Agencies |
| RFP |
Request for
Proposals |
| RSP |
Responsible
Students Program |
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| SAP |
Student
Assistance Program |
|
SASBO |
Southeastern
Association of School Business Officials |
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SAT |
Scholastic Aptitude Test |
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SAT |
Student Assistance Team |
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SAT-9 |
Stanford Achievement Test - 9th Edition |
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SB 300 |
Senate Bill 300 |
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SBA |
School Building Authority |
|
SBAT |
School Based Assistance Team |
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SBEA |
Southern Business Education Association |
|
SBP |
School Breakfast Program |
| SCASS |
State
Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards |
| SDF |
Safe and Drug Free
|
| SERC
|
Satellite Educational Resources Consortium |
| SERVE |
Southeastern
Regional Vision for Education |
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SESPTC |
Southeastern States Pupil Transportation Conference |
|
SFSP |
Summer Food Service Program |
|
SHEC |
State Health Education Council |
|
SHEP |
School Health Education Profile |
|
SHPPS |
School Health Policy and Programs Study |
| SLP |
Speech-Language
Pathologist |
| SMI |
School Meals
Initiative |
| SREB |
Southern Regional
Education Board |
|
STW |
School To Work |
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SUCCESS |
Student Utilization of Computers
in Curriculum for the Enhancement of Scholastic Skills |
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TEAC |
Teacher Education Advisory
Committee |
|
TSA |
Technology Student Association |
|
TIMSS |
Third International Math and Science Study |
|
TLCF |
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund |
| TPAD |
Tech
Prep/Associate Degree |
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UCIP |
Unified County Improvement Plan |
|
USDA |
United States Department of Education |
|
USIP |
Unified School Improvement Plan |
|
USOE |
United States Office of Education |
|
USSEA |
United School Service Employees Association of West Virginia |
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VEEC |
Vocational Education Equity Council |
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| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WESTEST | WV Education Standards Test |
| WIA |
Workforce
Investment Act |
| WTW |
Welfare to Work |
| WVACTE |
West Virginia
Association of Career and Technical Education |
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WVAEMSP |
West Virginia Association of Elementary and Middle
School Principals |
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WVAFT |
West Virginia-American Federation of Teachers |
|
WVAPT |
West Virginia Association of Pupil Transportation |
|
WVASA |
West Virginia Association of School Administrators |
|
WVASBO |
West Virginia
Association of School Business Officials |
|
WVASN |
West Virginia Association of School Nurses
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WVASSP |
West
Virgnia Association of Secondary School Principals |
|
WVBOE |
West
Virginia Board of Education |
|
WVCA |
West
Virginia Counseling Association |
|
WVCPTS |
West
Virginia Commission for Professional Teaching Standards |
|
WVDE |
West Virginia Department of Education |
|
WVEA |
West Virginia Education Association |
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WVEDUCATION
| WV Education Development Utilizing a Collaborative
Approach Through an Instructional Online Network |
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WVEIS |
West Virginia Education Information System |
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WVFLTA |
West Virginia Foreign Language Teachers Association |
|
WVHEAT |
West Virginia Office of Hospitality Education and
Training |
|
WVHEPC |
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission |
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WVIMPACT |
West Virginia Implementing Model Practices to Assure
Competent Teachers |
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WVNET |
West Virginia Network for Education Telecomputing |
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WVNNELL |
West Virginia National Network for Early Language
Learning |
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WVPRC |
West Virginia Prevention Research Center |
|
WVRA |
West Virginia Reading Association |
|
WV READS |
West Virginia Reading Excellence Accelerates
Deserving Students |
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WVSBA |
West Virginia School Boards Association |
|
WVSFSA |
West Virginia School Food Service Association |
|
WVSSAC |
West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission |
|
WVSSPA |
West Virginia School Service Personnel Association |
|
WVSTA |
West Virginia Science Teachers Association |
|
WVSTFAPP |
West Virginia State Task Force on Adolescent
Pregnancy and Parenting |
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WVSUN |
West Virginia State Unified
Network |
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YRBS |
Youth Risk Behavior Survey |
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YTS |
Youth Tobacco Survey |
