COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION of TEXAS
2014 Impact Report
List of Key Terminology ACT
American College Testing
KIPP
Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP Academy)
AEIS
Academic Excellence Indicator System
MAP
Measures of Academic Progress
AHA
American Heart Association
MET
Measuring Effective Teaching
AMI
Acute Myocardial Infarction
MSPP
Middle School Partnership Plan
AP
Advanced Placement
AVID
Advancement via Individual Determination
NAPE National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation
CAGR
Compounded Annual Growth Rate
CFED
Corporation for Enterprise Development
CFT
Communities Foundation of Texas
CISD
Coppell Independent School District
CMCRI
Children’s Medical Center Research Institute
CPE
Continuing Professional Education
CPI
Caruth Police Institute
CRI
Children’s Research Institute
C-SER Center for STEM Education and Research at University of Texas at Dallas
NCAN
National College Access Network
NGLC
Next Generation Learning Challenge
NTFF
North Texas Funders Forum
RGV
Rio Grande Valley
SAFE
Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner
SANE
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
SAT
Scholastic Aptitude Test
SMART
.Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training
SMU
Southern Methodist University
SOAR
Symptom Onset through Arterial Reperfusion
D3
Data Driven Decision-Making Institute
STEM
Science Technology Engineering Math
DARCC
Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center
STEMI
ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
DCCCD
Dallas County Community District Foundation
SWS
School Within a School
DFW
Dallas-Ft. Worth
T3IF
Texas Technology, Teaching and Innovation Fund
DISD
Dallas Independent School District
TAB
Texas Association of Business
DMN
Dallas Morning News
TEA
Texas Education Agency
DPD
Dallas Police Department
TFA
Teach for America
ECHS
Early College High School
THECB
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
EFNT
Entrepreneurs for North Texas
T-STEM
.Texas’ Science Technology Engineering and Math
EKG Electrocardiogram
THP
Texas Health Presbyterian Foundation
EMS
THSP
.Texas High School Project (now Educate Texas)
THPHD
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
TxCAN
Texas College Access Network
UTD
University of Texas at Dallas
UTSW
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
WIN
Workforce Innovation Needs
Emergency Medical Services
FSG FSG Social Impact Consultants (formerly FSG Social Impact Advisors) GPA
Grade Point Average
ILEA
Institute for Law Enforcement Administration
ISD
Independent School District
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