Evaluation and Regional Assistance NCLB No Child Left Behind NCSER National Center for Special Education Research NDPC-SD National Dropout Prevention Center-Students with Disabilities NEA National Education Association NELB non-English language background NIDRR National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research NIESBA National Independent Educator Standards Boards Association NKCES Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services NKEA Northern Kentucky Education Association NLTS-2 National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 NRT norm referenced test
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OAG Opinion of the Attorney General OCR Office for Civil Rights OCTE Office of Career and Technical Education OEA Office of Education Accountability OESE Office of Elementary and Secondary Education OGC Office of the General Counsel OI orthopedic impairment OHI other health impairment OII Office of Innovation and Improvement OCLA Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs ONPE Office of Non-Public Education OPE Office of Postsecondary Education OPP Office of Policy and Planning ORR open records request ORQ open-response question OSEP Office of Special Education Programs OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services OVEC Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative
OVAE Office of Vocational and Adult Education
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PAC parents’ (or parent) advisory council PAC political action committee PACER Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights PBE Program, Budget and Evaluation PD professional development PEPNet Postsecondary Education Programs Network PGES Professional Growth and Effectiveness System PGP professional growth plan PLA persistently low-achieving school PLC professional learning community PL/VS practical living/vocational studies POE point of entry PPI Policy, Planning and Innovation PRAXIS [any of a series of teacher certification exams administered by the Education Testing Service] PSP program services plan PSAT Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test PSS program support staff PSSG Program Support Services Group PT physical therapy PtGT Persistence to Graduation Tool PTI Parent Training and Information Center
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RFP request for proposal RITT Regional Interagency Transition Team RRC regional resource renter RRTC Rehabilitation Research and Training Center RSA Rehabilitation Services Administration RSD Research Sciences Division RTI Response to Intervention RTI Research Triangle Institute RTP Research to Practice Division RTTT Race to the Top
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