| 504 |
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
| 1:1 |
One-to-One Initiative (mobile devices) |
| ACT |
American College Testing (or just ACT) |
| ADA |
Average Daily Attendance |
| AEIS |
Academic Excellence Indicator System |
| AP |
Advanced Placement (class or test) or Assistant Principal |
| ARD |
Admission, Review and Dismissal |
| AVID |
Advancement Via Individual Determination |
| AYP |
Adequate Yearly Progress |
| BCPP |
Blue Crew Panther Patrol |
| BTSS |
Back to School Summit |
| CCR |
College and Career Readiness |
| CIP |
Campus Improvement Plan |
| COC |
Code of Conduct |
| CTE |
Career and Technical Education |
| DAEP |
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program |
| DIP |
District Improvement Plan |
| EAC |
Employee Access Center |
| EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
| ELA |
English Language Arts |
| ELL |
English Language Learners |
| EOC |
End of Course (exams) |
| EOP |
Emergency Operating Procedures (or Plan) |
| EPCD |
Extended Program for Children with Disabilities |
| ES, IS, MS or HS |
Elementary, Intermediate, Middle or High School |
| ESC |
Education Service Center |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
| EXCEL |
Refers to computerized courses (not an acronym) |
| ExCET |
Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| F&P |
Fountas and Pinnell |
| GPA |
Grade Point Average |
| GT |
Gifted & Talented |
| HAC |
Home Access Center |
| HB3 |
House Bill 3 (86th Legislative Session 2019) |
| HB5 |
House Bill 5 (83rd Legislative Session 2013) |
| IBIS |
Intensive Behavioral Intervention & Support |
| IEP |
Individual Education Program |
| IGC |
Individual Graduation Committee |
| ISS |
In-School Suspension |
| LAR |
Local Accountability Report |
| LAUNCH |
Learning Activities Uniting Children |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficiency |
| MAC |
Midway Activity Center ("The Indoor") |
| MAST |
Midway Academic Strategic-Planning Team |
| MCJROTC |
Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps |
| MEF |
Midway ISD Education Foundation |
| MISD |
Midway Independent School District |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
| PAC |
Performing Arts Center |
| PDAS |
Professional Development and Appraisal System |
| PE |
Physical Education |
| PEIMS |
Public Education Information Management System |
| PEP |
Pregnancy Education Parenting program |
| PIR |
Public Information Request |
| PK |
Panther Kids |
| PLC |
Professional Learning Communities |
| PLTW |
Project Lead the Way |
| PNN |
Panther Nation News |
| PPCD |
Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities |
| Pre-K |
Pre-Kindergarten |
| PTA |
Parent Teacher Association |
| QBC |
Quarterback Club (football booster club) |
| RTI |
Response to Intervention |
| SAT |
Scholastic Assessment Test |
| SBEC |
State Board for Educator Certification |
| SBOE |
State Board of Education |
| SCC |
Student Code of Conduct |
| SES |
Socioeconomic Status |
| SHAC |
School Health Advisory Council |
| SOC |
Spirit of Communication (council) |
| SOY |
Student of the Year |
| SRO |
School Resource Officer |
| STAAR |
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness |
| TAC |
Teacher Access Center |
| TASB |
Texas Association of School Boards |
| TEA |
Texas Education Agency |
| TEC |
Texas Education Code |
| TEKS |
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills |
| TIA |
Teacher Incentive Allotment |
| TOY |
Teacher of the Year |
| TPESS |
Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System |
| TRS |
Teacher Retirement System |
| TTESS |
Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System |
| UIL |
University Interscholastic League |
| USDE |
United States Department of Education |
| VDI |
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure |
| WADA |
Weighted Average Daily Attendance |
