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Abbreviations

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A            Advanced (CSAP proficiency level)

AASA     American Association of School Administrators

ACC        Arapahoe Community College

ACT         was American College Test

ACSO     Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office

ACTS      Arapahoe County Transportation Services

AdCo      Administrative Council

AFT        American Federation of Teachers

AHS        Arapahoe High School

ASCD     Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

ASPA     American Society for Public Administration

AVA       Association for Volunteer Administration

AWP      Administrative Work Plan

AYP       Adequate Yearly Progress

BGL        below-grade-level

BoCC     Board of County Commissioners

BoE        Board of Education

C4LPS    Citizens for Littleton Public Schools

CA          Connections Academy

CA2    Centennial Academics and Arts for Everyone

CAFÉ      Centennial Arts for Everyone

CANPO   Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organizations

CASB      Colorado Association of School Boards

CASE      Colorado Association of School Executives

CCHE      Colorado Commission on Higher Education

CCP        City Council Policy

CCR        Colorado Code of Regulations

CCSD      Cherry Creek School District

CCSSO   Council of Chief State School Officers

CDE        Colorado Department of Education

CEA        Colorado Education Association

CEF        Citizens for Educational Freedom

CenCON  Centennial Council of Neighborhoods

CEO       Chief Executive Officer

CER       Center for Education Reform

CIP         Capital Improvement Planning

CLCS      Colorado League of Charter Schools

CML        Colorado Municipal League

CO          Colorado

CoC        City of Centennial

CogAT    Cognitive Abilities Test

CRESST  National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing

C.R.S.    Colorado Revised Statutes

CS          charter school

CSAP     Colorado Student Assessment Program

CTAG     Closing the Achievement Gap

CU          University of Colorado

DAC       District Accountability Committee

DCFT     Douglas County Federation of Teachers

DCTA     Denver Classroom Teachers Association

DCSD     Douglas County School District

DIP         District Improvement Plan

DKF       Donnell-Kay Foundation

DPI        District Proficiency Index

DPS       Denver Public Schools

DRCOG  Denver Regional Council of Governments

ECC       Education Consumers ClearingHouse

ECS       Education Commission of the States.

ED         U.S. Department of Education

EEN       Education Excellence Network

ELC        Education Leaders Council

ELIP       Early Literacy Intervention Program

ELL        English Language Learner

ERIC      Educational Resources Education Center

ES         elementary school

ETS       Educational Testing Service

FAQ       Frequently Asked Questions

FREE     Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

FTE        full-time equivalent

FY          fiscal year

GE         grade equivalent

Govt      government

G/T       Gifted and Talented

HEC       House Education Committee

HS         high school

HUTF     Highway Users Tax Fund

ICAN      Independent Citizens Action Network

IEP         Individual Education Plan

IGA        Intergovernmental Agreement

IKE        Promotion and Retention of Students

ILP         Individual Learning Plan

IRS        Internal Revenue Service

IT           Information Technology

ITBS      Iowa Tests of Basic Skills

JPG       Joint Photographic Experts Group

KWGWA  Kids Who Got Way Ahead

LA          Littleton Academy

LASE     Littleton Association of School Executives

LEA       Littleton Education Association

LEP       Limited English Proficiency

LHS       Littleton High School

LLA       Liquor License Authority

LP         Littleton Preparatory Charter School

LPS       Littleton Public Schools

LPSF     Littleton Public Schools Foundation

LSA       Large-Scale Assessment

MA        Master of Arts

MLO      mill levy override

MHUW   Mile High United Way

MS        middle school

NAEP    National Assessment of Educational Progress

NAESP  National Association of Elementary School Principals

NASBE  National Association of State Boards of Education

NASSP  National Association of Secondary School Principals

NCEA    National Center for Educational Accountability

NCEA    National Coalition of Education Activists

NCES    National Center for Education Statistics

NCLB     No Child Left Behind

NCSC    National Charter School Clearinghouse

NCSL    National Conference of State Legislatures

NCTQ    National Council on Teacher Quality

NEA       National Education Association

NMS      National Merit Scholar

NSBA    National School Boards Association

OGE      obtained grade equivalent

P            Proficient (CSAP proficiency level)

PDF       Portable Document Format

PDK       Phi Delta Kappa

PEN       Public Education Network

PP         Partially Proficient (CSAP proficiency level)

PTA       Parent Teacher Association

PTO       Parent Teacher Organization

P+A       Proficient plus Advanced (CSAP proficiency level)

RTD       Regional Transportation District

S            Students

SAC       school accountability committee

SAR       School Accountability Report

SAS       Standard Age Score

SAT       was Scholastic Aptitude Test

SBE       State Board of Education

SCFD    Scientific & Cultural Facilities District

SEC       Senate Education Committee

SES       socioeconomic status

SIP        school improvement plan

SLS       Student Learning System

SPI        School Proficiency Index

SWTS    Standardized Weighted Total Score

SWD      Students with Disabilities

TABOR   Taxpayer's Bill of Rights

U            Unsatisfactory (CSAP proficiency level)

USCS    US Charter Schools

WWW    World Wide Web

 

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