5E Survey

5 Essentials

 ISBE School Learning Conditions and Climate Survey

5 Essentials Survey Info.

5E Lesson Plan

Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate

AESOP

HR Program for Absence (Now Frontline) AESOP Login

ALICE

Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate

AP

Advanced Placement (college-level courses for high school students)

APR

Alternative Placement Room (Now replaced by Care Rooms)

ARA

Aramark - foodservice https://www.dps61.org/menu

ATV

Apple TV

BIST

Behavior Intervention Support Team

BOE

 Board of Education

BOLD Plan

Building Opportunities for Learning in Decatur

BOY

Beginning of Year

CHAMPS

     Conversation-Help-Activity-Movement-Participation-

    Successful students

CBL

Competency-Based Learning

CCSS

Common Core State Standards

CogAT

Cognitive Abilities Test

CPI

Crisis Prevention Intervention

CSI

Creative Science Investigations

CSIP

Continuous School Improvement Plan

CTE

Career & Technical Education

 DEA

Decatur Education Association

DESPA

Decatur Educational Support Personnel Association

DFTA

Decatur Federation of Teaching Assistants

DLT

Decatur Leadership Team

DOK

Depth of Knowledge

DPS

Decatur Public Schools

DRT

Data Review Team

Foundation

DPS Foundation

EDC

Eligibility Determination Conference

EOC

End of Course Assessment

EOS

Equal Opportunity Schools

ELA

English Language Arts

ELL

English Language Learners

ELO

Essential Learning Outcomes

ELIS

Educator Licensure Information System - enter your PDHs here

EOY

End of Year

ESSA

Every Student Succeeds Act https://www.isbe.net/essa

EXPLORE

High School achievement test taken during junior year

FAST

FastBridge - K-8 District Screener

FLL

First Lego League

FPC

Fountas and Pinnell Classroom used K-2

Frontline

System for absence management and professional development  

GPS

Gifted Performing Student

HMH

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Series used for 3-11 ELA

Into Reading 3-5

Into Literature 6-11

HR

 Human Resources

HTA

Heartland Tech Academy

IAR

Illinois Assessment of Readiness

IBAM

Balanced Accountability Measure

IDP

Instructional Design Process

IEA

Illinois Education Association

IEP

Individual Education Plan

IIRC

  Illinois Interactive Report Card

ILP

Individual Learning Plan

ILS

Illinois Learning Standards

ILT

Instructional Leadership Team (building level)

iOS

iPad operating system

ivisions

  Finance Program

IPR

Interim Progress Report

ISA

Illinois Science Assessment

ISAT

Illinois State Achievement Test (no longer used - replaced by IAR)

ISBE

Illinois State Board of Education

IT

Information Technology

iVisions

Program used by the business office - reimbursement for conferences, W2 information etc.

KEYS

National Education Association created climate and satisfaction survey

LB

Late Bird classes (high school)

LCR

Learning Resource Center

LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

District Credentials (email address and password)

MBA

MacBook Air

MAP

Measure of Academic Progress (district assessment - no longer used in DPS but data may still be archived)

Mac OS

MacBook operating system

MDP

Math Development Project

MLP

My Learning Plan - Now Frontline professional growth

MMH

MacMillan/McGraw-Hill Publishers - former elementary reading series

MTSS

Multi-Tiered System of Support

MySchoolBuilding

Location for submitting maintenance support

NGSS

Next Generation Science Standards

NMSQT

National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

NSGRA

Next Steps Guided Reading Assessment

 NSGRA K-2 

NSGRA 3-6 

OASYS

My Learning Plan - Oasys is an evaluation and appraisal system developed to manage educator growth

PARCC

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

PBIS

Positive Behavior Intervention System

PDH

Professional Development Hour - record in ELIS

PDI

Professional Development Institute

PLAN

Ninth Grade Achievement Test

PLD

Proficiency Level Descriptors

PLC

Professional Learning Community

PSAE

Prairie State Achievement Exam

PSAT

Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test

PST

Problem Solving Team

PTO

Parent Teacher Organization

ROE

Regional Office of Education

RR

Reading Recovery (or Running Records)

RS

Rising Star School Improvement Plan Platform

SAT

Scholastic Aptitude Test  (now a high school graduation requirement)

SBG

Standards-Based Grading

SC

Smart Core

School Dude

Maintenance Request Ticketing System

SD

Smart Data

SEAP

Special Education Alternative Placement

SEAL

Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning

SED

Severely Emotionally Disturbed

SEIU

Service Employees International Union (Local No. 73 Custodians, “A”, “B”, “C” teams.)

SEL

Social-Emotional Learning

SIG

School Improvement Grant

SIP

School Improvement Plan

Skyward

Gradebook/Attendance System DPS Skyward Login 

Managed by the Research Department

SLO

Student Learning Outcomes

SMART Goal

Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely

SolarWinds Web Help Desk

IT Help Desk Ticket System

SOPPA

Student Online Personal Protection Act 

SP

Smart Plan

STEAM

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

TAC

Teacher Access Center (now replaced by Skyward)

TalentEd

Evaluation Portal https://decatur.tedk12.com/sso/Account/Login?pid=8

TPI

Transitional Program of Instruction (for English Language Learners)

TRS

Illinois Teacher Retirement System https://www.trsil.org/

UDL

Universal Design for Learning

VoIP Phones

Voice over Internet Protocol