Eureka Union School District

ADD
Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

APE
Adaptive Physical Education

CAC
Community Advisory Committee

CARS
California Association of Resource Specialists

CCR
California Code of Regulations -Title V

CCR
Coordinated Compliance Review

CCS
California Children Services, provides OT (Occupational Therapy), PT (Physical Therapy), Speech, and other services to children meeting eligibility
criteria

CH
Communicatively Handicapped

CMH
County Mental Health

Composite of Laws
California Education Code containing Special Education Laws

CP
Cerebral Palsy

CBI
Community-Based Instruction

DHH

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

DIS
Designated Instruction and Services, same as related services; commonly includes OT, PT, Speech Therapy, Adaptive P.E

ECSE
Early Childhood Special Education

FAPE
Free Appropriate Public Education

GATE
Gifted and Talented Education

IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 101-476)

IEP
Individualized Education Program

ITP
Individualized Transition Program

LD
Learning Disabled

LEP
Limited English Proficient

LH
Learning Handicapped

Local Plan
A legal document that describes in detail how the special education local agency will implement special education laws and regulations within its jurisdiction.

LRE
Least Restrictive environment

LSH
Language, Speech, Hearing

MH
Multi handicapped

OH
Orthopedically Handicapped

OHI
Other Health Impaired

OT
Occupational Therapy

PH
Physically Handicapped

PT
Physical Therapy

P.L. 94-142
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (federal law)

RCC
Regional Coordinating Council

Related Service
See DIS

ROP
Regional Occupation Program

RSP
Resource Specialist Program

SDC
Special Day Class

Section 504
Section of the Civil Rights Law (Rehabilitation Act of 1973) pertaining to Special Education

SED
Seriously Emotionally Disturbed

SELPA
Special Education Local Plan Area

SH
Severely Handicapped

SIP
School Improvement Program

SLD
Specific Learning Disability

SST
Student Study Team (same as child study team and guidance team)

Title 5 Regulations
California regulations concerning special education laws

VH
Visually Handicapped

VI
Visually Impaired

Visual Motor
The ability to coordinate vision with body movements