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Appendix E: Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations

AARTS Audit Accountability and Resolution Tracking System 

AFGR Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate 

AFR Agency Financial Report 

AP Advanced Placement

APG Agency Priority Goal 

API Application Program Interfaces 

APP Annual Performance Plan

APR Annual Performance Report 

ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) 

CAMP College Assistance Migrant Program 

CAP Goals Cross-Agency Priority Goals 

CDA Child Development Associate 

CEDS Common Education Data Standards 

CEELO Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes 

CHAFL College Housing and Academic Facilities Loan Program 

CMS Case Management System 

CoSTEM Committee on STEM Education 

CRDC Civil Rights Data Collection 

CTE Career and Technical Education 

CTS Case Tracking System 

DLL Dual Language Learner 

DM Document Management 

DoD Department of Defense 

DOJ Department of Justice 

DST Data Strategy Team 

EAG Enhanced Assessment Grant 

ECPC Early Childhood Personnel Center 
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EDGAR Education Department General Administrative Regulations 

ELC TAC Early Learning Challenge Technical Assistance Center 

ERIC Education Resources Information Center 

ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid 

FCC Federal Communications Commission 

FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 

FEVS Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

FFEL Federal Family Education Loan 

FMFIA Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982

FPCO Family Policy Compliance Office

FREE Federal Registry for Educational Excellence 

FSA Federal Student Aid 

FY Fiscal Year 

G5 Grants Management System 

GPRA Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 

GPRAMA GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 

GSA General Services Administration 

HBCUs Historically Black Colleges and Universities 

HCERA Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

HEA Higher Education Act of 1965

HEAL Health Education Assistance Loans 

HEP High School Equivalency Program 

HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

HSGI High School Graduation Initiative 

i3 Investing in Innovation Fund 

IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

IES Institute of Education Sciences 

IHE Institution of Higher Education 
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IOM Institute of Medicine

IPEDS Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System 

ISU Implementation and Support Unit (reorganized into the Office of State Support) 

IT Information Technology 

KEA Kindergarten Entry Assessment 

LEA Local Educational Agency 

LEP Limited English Proficiency 

MEP Migrant Education State Program 

MSP Mathematics and Science Partnerships 

NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress 

NAM Native American and Alaska Native Children in Schools 

NAS National Academy of Sciences 

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

NCES National Center for Education Statistics 

NCLB No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

NIDRR National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

NIH National Institutes of Health

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

NPD National Professional Development 

NSF National Science Foundation 

OCFO Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

OCR Office for Civil Rights 

OCTAE Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education 

OELA Office of English Language Acquisition 

OESE Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 

OIG Office of Inspector General 

OII Office of Innovation and Improvement 

OMB Office of Management and Budget 

OPE Office of Postsecondary Education 
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OPEPD Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development 

OPM Office of Personnel Management 

OSEP Office of Special Education Programs 

OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 

OSS Office of State Support (formerly the Implementation and Support Unit) 

PIC Performance Improvement Council 

PO Principal Office 

PPIRS Past Performance Information Retrieval System 

PTAC Privacy Technical Assistance Center 

QPR Quarterly Performance Review 

QRIS Quality Rating and Improvement Systems 

RDA Results-Driven Accountability 

RELs Regional Educational Laboratories 

RSA-911 Rehabilitation Services Administration-911

RTT Race to the Top 

RTTA Race to the Top-Assessment 

RTT-ELC Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge 

SAFRA Student Aid and Financial Responsibility Act 

SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

SAT Senior Assessment Team 

SEA State Educational Agency 

SFA Student Financial Assistance 

SIG School Improvement Grant 

SLDS Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems 

SPFI Summary of Performance and Financial Information 

SSDI Supportive School Discipline Initiative 

SSIP State Systemic Improvement Plan 

SST State Support Team 

STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
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SY School Year 

TA Technical Assistance 

TAACCCT Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training 

TEACH Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant 

TQRIS Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement Systems 

Treasury U.S. Department of Treasury 

U.S. United States 

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture 

VR Vocational Rehabilitation 

WDQI Wage Data Quality Information Program 

WIOA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

WTTS Workforce Transformation and Tracking System 

WWC What Works Clearinghouse