Special Education at NNPS
Vivian Vitullo
    Director of Special Education
    (757) 283-7850
Acronym Guide
| 504 | Rehabilitation Act of 1973 | 
| ADA | American with Disabilities Act | 
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder | 
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | 
| APE | Adapted Physical Education | 
| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder | 
| ASL | American Sign Language | 
| AT | Assistive Technology | 
| ATSP | Assistive Technology Service Provider | 
| AUT | Autism | 
| BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan | 
| CTE | Career and Technical Education | 
| DD | Developmentally Delayed | 
| DORA | Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment | 
| DRA | Developmental Reading Assessment | 
| EC | Eligibility Committee | 
| ED | Emotional Disabilities | 
| ELL | English Language Learners | 
| EPP | Enhancing Professional Practice Mentoring Program | 
| eSIS | Electronic Student Information System | 
| ESL | English for Speakers of Other Languages | 
| ESY | Extended School Year | 
| FABT | Family Assessment Planning Team | 
| FAPE | Free and Appropriate Public Education | 
| FBA | Functional Behavior Assessment | 
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act | 
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act | 
| HI | Hearing Impaired | 
| ID | Intellectual Disabilities | 
| IATP | Integrated Assistive Technology Plan | 
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | 
| IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation | 
| IEP | Individual Education Plan | 
| IPOP | Inclusive Placement Opportunities for Preschoolers | 
| ITC | Instructional Technology Coach | 
| ITP | Individual Transition Plan | 
| LD | Learning Disabled | 
| LDR | Learning Disabled Resource | 
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment | 
| MD | Mental Disabilities | 
| MID | Mild Intellectual Disabilities | 
| MOID | Moderate Intellectual Disabilities | 
| MUL | Multiple Disabilities | 
| NCLB | No Child Left Behind | 
| OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | 
| ODD | Oppositional Defiant Disorder | 
| OHI | Other Hearing Impairments | 
| OI | Orthopedically Impaired | 
| OT | Occupational Therapy | 
| PALS | Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening | 
| PEEP | Program for Educating Exceptional Preschoolers | 
| PERC | Parent Educator Resource Center | 
| PLOP | Present Level of Performance | 
| PO | Probation Officer | 
| PT | Physical Therapy | 
| PWN | Prior Written Notice | 
| RTI | Response to Intervention | 
| SES | Supplemental Educational Services | 
| SLP | Speech/Language Pathologist | 
| SOA | Standards of Accreditation | 
| SOL | Standards of Learning | 
| SOQ | Standards of Quality | 
| SPED | Special Education | 
| SPD | Severe and Profound Disabilities | 
| SRO | School Resource Officer | 
| TA | Teacher Assistant | 
| T/TAC | Training and Technical Assistance Center | 
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury | 
| TSS | Technical Support Specialist | 
| UbD | Understanding by Design | 
| VAAP | Virginia Alternative Assessment Program | 
| VCLA | Virginia Communications & Literacy Assessment (teachers) | 
| VDOE | Virginia Dept. of Education | 
| VEA | Virginia Education Association | 
| VGLA | Virginia Grade Level Alternative Assessment | 
| VI | Visually Impaired | 
| VRA | Virginia Reading Assessment | 






