| ABA: Applied Behavior Analysis |
| ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| BIP: Behavior Intervention Plan |
| BOE: Board of Education |
| CPSE: Committee on Preschool Education |
| CST: Child Study Team |
| CSE: Committee on Special Education |
| ED: Emotionally Disturbed |
| FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education |
| GA: Grade Equivalent |
| GPA: Grade Point Average |
| HI: Hearing Impaired |
| IEP: Individualized Education Plan |
| IST: Instructional Support Team |
| LD: Learning Disabled |
| LEP: Limited English Proficient |
| LRE: Least Restrictive Environment |
| OHI: Other Health Impaired |
| OMRDD: Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
| OT: Occupational Therapist |
| PE: Physical Education |
| PPS: Pupil Personnel Services |
| PSEN: Pupils with Special Education Needs |
| PT: Physical Therapy |
| RCT: Regents Competency Test |
| SD: Standard Deviation |
| SE: Special Education |
| SED: State Education Department |
| SEIT: Special Education Itinerant Teacher |
| SI: Speech Impaired |
| TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury |
| VESID: Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities |
| VI: Visually Impaired/Visual Impairment/Variable Interval |
| VocEd: Vocational Education |
| WISC: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| WISC-R: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised |
| WRAT: Wide Range Achievement Test |
| Z: Standard Score |