| NOTE: On the vacancy pages, if you see an
"Alphabetic Identifier" with the school name, that means that before the school was given a name by the School Board, it was identified by a letter of the alphabet, such as Z, D, T, V or R. |
| A/E |
Agreement to Earn |
| AASA |
American Association of School Administrators |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAPT |
A Developmental Activities Project Team |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| AFT |
American Federation of Teachers |
| AGP |
Academically Gifted Program |
| AIS |
Academic Intervention Specialist (also SPEC ACAC INTVER) |
| AP |
Assistant Principal |
| APESE |
Alternative Placement for Exceptional Student Education |
| ATOSS |
Alternative to Out Of School Suspension |
| ATP |
Alternate Teacher Preparation Program |
| AVID |
Advancement Via Individual Determination see also: http://www.avidbc.com/ |
| BS |
Bachelors Degree |
| BTP |
Beginning Teacher Program |
| CAC |
Citizen Advisory Committee |
| CEC |
Council for Exceptional Children |
| CIS |
Curriculum Intervention Specialist |
| COMP ED |
Comprehensive Education |
| CSR |
Position is funded through Class Size Reduction allocations (allows the district to track its use of dollars) |
| CTA |
Classroom Teachers Association |
| CTBS |
Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills |
| DACCO |
Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordination Office, Inc. |
| DCT |
Diversified Corporative Training |
| DEES |
Department of Education for Exceptional Students |
| DJJ |
Department of Juvenile Justice |
| DOE |
Department of Education |
| DOSS |
Department of Student Services |
| DP |
Data Processing |
| D-PHR |
Division of Personnel & Human Resources |
| DR |
Doctoral Degree |
| DWP |
Developmental Writing Program |
| EBD |
Emotional Behavior Disorder (formerly "SED: Severe Emotional Disorder) |
| ECIA |
Education Consolidation Improvement Act |
| ECLC |
Early Childhood Learning Center |
| ED |
Can mean: Economically Disadvantaged |
| EdS |
Education Specialist Degree |
| EELP |
Early Exceptional Learning Program |
| EH |
Emotionally Handicapped |
| ELL |
English Language Learners |
| ELP |
Early Learning Program |
| EMH |
Educable Mentally Handicapped |
| EPC |
Education Practices Commission |
| ESC |
Education Standards Commission |
| ESE |
Exceptional Student Education (other districts may call this "Special Education") |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
| ESOL |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
| F/T |
Full-Time |
| FAC |
FL Admin. Code |
| FDLRS |
Florida Diagnostic Learning Resource System |
| FEA |
Florida Education Association |
| FEFP |
Florida Education Finance Program |
| FELE |
FL Educational Leadership Exam |
| FEN |
Florida Educational Negotiators |
| FHSAA |
Florida High School Activities Association |
| FIRN |
Information Resource Network |
| FLRS |
Florida Labor Relations Services |
| FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMHI |
Florida mental Health Institute |
| FMLA |
Family Medical Leave Act |
| FPMS |
Florida Performance Measurement System |
| FSBA |
Florida School Board Association |
| FTCE |
Florida Teacher Certification Exam |
| FTE |
Full-Time Equivalency (See also w/FTE below) |
| FTP-NEA |
Florida Teaching Profession-National Education Association |
| GPA |
Grade Point Average |
| H/T |
Half-Time |
| HARC |
Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens |
| HASA |
Hillsborough Association of School Administrators |
| HCAEOP |
Hillsborough County Association of Educational Office Personnel |
| HCTAA |
Hillsborough Technical Career Adult Association |
| HI |
Hearing Impaired |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| HRS |
Health & Rehabilitative Services |
| HSEF |
Hillsborough School Employees Federation |
| IB |
International Baccalaureate |
| IDEAS |
Instructional Division Electronic Access System (IDEAS / NEW IDEAS / FIRST CLASS / FIRSTCLASS) |
| ILAP |
Intensive Learning Alternative Program |
| INS |
Immigration & Naturalization Service |
| IPS |
Introductory Physical Science |
| ISC |
Instructional Services Center [map/directions] |
| ISS |
In-school suspension (see also: OSS) |
| J/C |
Job Code |
| KELP |
Kindergarten Exceptional Learning Program |
| LAMS |
Language Assessment Management System |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficiency (see also ESL) |
| LIFT |
Laboratory for Individualized Foundation Teaching |
| LOA |
Leave of Absence |
| LTS |
Long Term Sub |
| MS |
Masters Degree |
| NAEN |
National Association of Educational Negotiators |
| NI |
Non-Instructional |
| NIE |
Newspapers in Education |
| NON-REP |
Non-Represented/Administrative |
| NYC |
Neighborhood Youth Corps |
| OF |
Out of Field |
| OSS |
Out-of School Suspension (see also: ISS) |
| OTETA |
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act |
| PAF |
Personnel Assignment Form |
| PALS |
Program for Assistant in Laboratory Science |
| PARA |
Paraprofessional |
| PDF (1) |
Personnel Data Form |
| PDF (2) |
A file format recognized by Acrobat Reader software |
| PEP |
Personalized Education Program |
| PERC |
Public Employees Relations Commission |
| PG |
Pay Grade |
| PH |
Physically Handicapped |
| PI |
Physically Impaired |
| PPO |
Preferred Provider Organization |
| PPOS |
Payroll/Personnel Online System |
| PPS |
Professional Practices Services |
| PREP |
Primary Education Program |
| PRIME |
Progress in middle Childhood Education Program |
| PSAT |
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| PT |
Part-Time |
| PTA |
Parent and Teachers Association |
| QRG |
Quick Reference Guide (for Substitute Teachers) |
| RAISE |
(Bill) Raising Achievement in Secondary Education |
| RIF |
Reading is Fundamental |
| ROSSAC |
Raymond O. Shelton School Administrative Center
Main Administrative Building for the School District; 901 E Kennedy Blvd Tampa (813)272-4000 [map/directions] |
| S/PMH |
Severe/Profound Mentally Handicapped |
| SAC (1) |
School Administrative Center (see ROSSAC above) |
| SAC (2) |
School Advisory Committee |
| SAL |
Subject Area Leader |
| SAT |
Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| SBC |
System Balance Change (Elementary Science) |
| SBER |
State Board of Education Rules |
| SBR |
State Board Rules |
| SDHC |
School District of Hillsborough County (Florida); also: Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida |
| SED |
Severely Emotionally Disturbed -- NOTE! Also called: "EBD -- Emotional Behavior Disorder" |
| SEMG |
Superintendent's Educational Management Group |
| SEMS |
Substitute Employee Management System - an automated phone system. See also: SFE below. |
| SERVE |
School Enrichment Resource Volunteers, Inc. |
| SFE |
Smart Find Express - an online Substitute system. See also: SEMS above. |
| SIP |
School Improvement Plan |
| SIT |
School Improvement Team |
| SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
| SLH |
Speech Language Hearing |
| SP |
Supplement Schedule |
| SPMH |
Severe/Profound Mentally Handicapped |
| SS |
Salary Schedule |
| SSAT |
State Student Assessment Test |
| STAT |
Student Teacher Assistant Team |
| STEP |
School Based Teacher Education Program |
| TARC |
Temporary Appointment Regular Contract |
| TEC |
Teacher Education Council |
| TMH |
Trainable Mentally Handicapped |
| TMI |
Tampa Marine Institute |
| VE |
Varying Exceptionalities |
| VI |
Visually Impaired |
| W/C |
Worker's Compensation |
| WCELN |
West Central Educational Leadership Network |
| wFTE |
Weighted Full-Time Equivalency |
| YAC |
Youth Achievement Center (at University of South Florida - "USF") |
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