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DCSD Home Page > District Information > Acronyms
Commonly Used DCSD Acronyms
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This page has been created to serve as a guide to the acronyms and abbreviations used commonly throughout the district.
504
 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which protects all people from discrimination
AASA
 American Assn of School Administrators
ACS
 Academy Charter School
ACT
America College Testing (Program)
AD
 Athletic Director
ADMIN
 Wilcox Building
AGE
 Acres Green Elementary School
AL
 Assessment Liaison
AP
 Assistant Principal
ASCD
 Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
ATU
 Amalgamated Transit Union
AWE
 Arrowwood Elementary School
AYP
 Adequate Yearly Progress
BCE
 Bear Canyon Elementary School
BOE
 Body of Evidence or Board of Education
BRE
 Buffalo Ridge Elementary School
BRT
 Building Resource Teacher
C2E
 Challenge to Excellence Charter School
CAC
 Classified Advisory Council
CANT
 Cantril Building
CAPE
 Colorado Assn of Partners in Education
CASB
 Colorado Association of School Boards
CASE
Colorado Assn of School Executives
CASPA
 Colorado Association of School Personnel Administrators
CBLA
 Colorado Basic Literacy Act
CCE
 Coyote Creek Elementary School
CCIRA
 Colorado Chapter of International Reading Association
CDE
 Colorado Department of Education
CECS
 Challenge To Excellence Charter School
CFO
 Chief Financial Officer
CHSAA
 Colorado High School Activities Association
CHS
 Chaparral High School
CIO
 Chief Information Officer
CKCS
 Core Knowledge Charter School
CME
 Copper Mesa Elementary School
CMS
 Cresthill Middle School
COO
 Chief Operating Officer
COS
 Chief of Staff
CoSPRA
 Colorado School Public Relations Assocication
CPC
Colorado Principals’ Center
CQI
 Continuous Quality Improvement
CRE
 Castle Rock Elementary School
CRMS
 Castle Rock Middle School
C.R.S.
 Colorado Revised Statute
CRT
 Computer Resource Teacher
CRUNE
 Cougar Run Elementary School
CSAP
 Colorado Student Assessment Program
CTE
 Cherokee Trail Elementary School
Career & Technical Education
CVE
 Cherry Valley Elementary School
CVHS
 Castle View High School
DAC
 District Advisory Council
DASC
Denver Area Superintendents’ Council
DCEF
 Douglas County Educational Foundation
DCFT
 Douglas County Federation of Teachers
DCHS
 Douglas County High School
DCH-South
 Douglas County High School- South Annex
DCIRA
 Douglas County Chapter of International Reading Association
DCKA
 Douglas County Kindergarten Assessment
DCMCS
 Douglas County Montessori Charter School
DCSD
 Douglas County School District
DCSO
 Douglas County Sheriff's Office
DECA
 Distributive Education Clubs of America
DLP
 Differentiated Learning Plan
DLMC
 District Library Media Center
DLT
 Division Leadership Team
DCO
 Daniel C. Oakes High School
DRA
 Developmental Reading Assessment
DRT
 Discovery Resource Teacher
EA
Educational Assistant OR Eagle Academy
ECC
 Early Childhood Center
ECE
 Early Childhood Education
EE
 Eldorado Elementary School
EEOC
 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EL
 Executive Limitations
ELL
 English Language Learners (also, ESL)
ELOB
 Expeditionary Learning/Outward Bound
EOC
 Emergency Operatiosn Committee
EOE
 Equal Opportunity Employer
EPC
 Elementary Principals’ Council
EPR
 Elementary Progress Report
ER&D
 Educational Research & Dissemination
ERE
 Eagle Ridge Elementary School
ESL
 English as a Second Language
ESS
 Educational Support Services
EUR
 Effective Use of Resources
FBLA
 Future Business Leaders of America
FCCA
 Family, Career & Community Leaders of America
FCE
 Fox Creek Elementary School
FE
 Franktown Elementary School
Feeder
 K-12 schools within one high school boundary area
FERPA
 Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
FFA
 Future Farmers of America
FIP
 Feeder Improvement Plan
FSE
 Flagstone Elementary School
FTE
 Full Time Equivalent
FVE
 Frontier Valley Elementary School
G/T
Gifted and Talented
GIP
 Group Incentive Plan
HE
 Heritage Elementary School
HR
 Human Resources
HRN
 Human Resources North
HRHS
 Highlands Ranch High School
IB
 International Baccalaureate
IDEA
 Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act
IEP
Individualized Education Plan
IHE
 Iron Horse Elementary School
ILP
 Individualized Literacy Plan
IRA
International Reading Association
IRI
 Individual Reading Inventory [BRI & QRI are examples]
ISS
Instructional Support Services
ITS
 Information Technology Services
LE
 Larkspur Elementary School
LPE
 Legacy Point Elementary
LRPC
 Long Range Planning Committee
LRT
 Literacy Resource Teacher
LST
Learning Services Team
MCA
 Multicultural Alliance
MCS
 Montessori Charter School
MDVE
 Meadow View Elementary School
MMCYA
 Metropolitan Mayors & Commissioners Youth Awards
MOU
 Memorandum of Understanding (DCFT/HR)
MRMS
 Mountain Ridge Middle School
MVHS
 Mountain Vista High School
MVP
 Mountain View Elementary School
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NAEP
 National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAESP
 National Assn of Elem School Principals
NAEYC
 National Assn for the Education of Young Children
NASSP
 National Association of Secondary School Principals
NBC
 National Board Certification
NCLB
No Child Left Behind Act
NEI
 Northeast Intermediate School
NMSA
 National Middle School Association
NRE
 Northridge Elementary School
NSDC
National Staff Development Council
NSPRA
 National School Public Relations Association
O&M
 Operations & Maintenance
OCR
 Office of Civil Rights
OE
Open Enrollment
OM
Odyssey of the Mind
OT
 Occupational Therapist
PCA
 Plum Creek Academy
PCD
 Perceptual or Communicative Disorder
PCE
 Prairie Crossing Elementary School
PDK
Phi Delta Kappa
PE
Pioneer Elementary School
PERA
 Public Employee Retirement Association
PGE
 Pine Grove Elementary School
PHS
 Ponderosa High School
PLC
 Professional Learning Communit
PLI
 Pine Lane Intermediate School
PLP
 Pine Lane Primary School
PRACS
 Platte River Academy Charter School
QRI
Qualitative Reading Inventory
RCHS
 Rock Canyon High School
REMS
 Renaissance Expeditionary Magnet School
RHMS
 Rocky Heights Middle School
rmsel
 Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning
ROXE
 Roxborough Elementary School
RRE
 Rock Ridge Elementary School
RSE
 Redstone Elementary School
RTA
Read to Achieve
RTS
Read to Succeed
RVMS
 Ranch View Middle School
SA
Student Achievement
SAC
School Accountability Advisory Committee
SAG
 Student Advisory Group
SAR
School Accountability Report
SASI
 School Administrative Student Information (DCSD's student record software)
SAT
 Student Assistance Team OR Scholastic Achievement Test
SCE
 Sand Creek Elementary School
SCFD
 Scientific & Cultural Facilities District
SEDE
 Sedalia Elementary School
SEPA
 South East Principals’ Association
SGMS
 Sagewood Middle School
SHE
 Soaring Hawk Elementary School
SIP
 School Improvement Plan
SIED
 Significantly Identifiable Emotional Disorder
SLIC
 Significantly Limited Intellectual Capacity
SMS
 Sierra Middle School
SOE
 South Elementary School
SpEd
Special Education
SRE
 Saddle Ranch Elementary School
SSN
 Severe Significant Needs
SVE
 Summit View Elementary School
TBE
 Trailblazer Elementary School
TOSA
 Teacher on Special Assignment
TRAC
 Technology Review & Adoption Committee
TRHS
 ThunderRidge High School
TTE
 Timber Trail Elementary School
UCC
University Center at Chaparral
W / H
 Warehouse
WME
 Wildcat Mountain Elementary School
YRE
 Year Round Education
YRS
Year Round School
Revised 3/1/07
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