| ACRONYM / TERM | DESCRIPTION |
| 2FA | Two-factor Authentication |
| 3PL | Third-Party Logistics |
| 504 | 504 Accommodation Plan |
| ACCESS for ELLs | Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State (ACCESS) for English Language Learners (ELLs) |
| AEA | Area Education Agency |
| AGO | Account Granting Organization |
| AHCP | Appropriate Health Care Professional |
| AMS | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| ASSP | Afterschool Snack Program |
| ATSI | Additional Targeted Support & Improvement |
| BE | Bilingual Education |
| BTAT | Behavioral Threat Assessment Team |
| CARES | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act |
| CBT | Computer-Based Test |
| CELLA | Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment |
| CEP | Community Eligibility Program |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CINS | Children in Need of Services |
| CLT | Classic Learning Test |
| CMMS | Computerized Maintenance Management Systems |
| CMO | Charter Management Organization |
| CMS | Content Management System |
| CNP | Child Nutrition Program |
| CNPP | Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (USDA) |
| CRM | Customer Relationship Management |
| CSFP | Commodity Supplemental Food Program |
| CSI | Comprehensive Support & Improvement |
| CSP | Charter Schools Program |
| CSTAG | Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines |
| DC | Direct Certified (regarding Free & Reduced Lunch Programs) |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| DOE | Department of Education |
| DSCP | Defense Supply Center Philadelphia |
| EANS | Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools |
| EBP | Education Board Partners |
| EFL | English as a Foreign Language |
| EIN | Federal Employer Identification Number (also known as FEID) |
| ELC | Early Learning Coalition |
| ELA | English Language Arts |
| ELL | English Language Learner |
| ELP | English Language Proficiency |
| EOC | End-of-Course |
| EOI | Expression of Interest |
| EP | Gifted Educational Plan |
| ER | Enrichment Remediation |
| ESE | Exceptional Student Education |
| ESI | Technical Company |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| ESOL | English for Speakers of Other Language |
| ESSA | Every Student Succeeds Act |
| ESSER | Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund |
| EWS | Early Warning Systems |
| FAIR | Diagnostic/Progress Monitoring; Provides general estimates of students’ reading ability/monitors students’ progress toward meeting grade-level skills in reading |
| FAC | Florida Administrative Code |
| FANS | Florida Automated Nutrition System – FDOE online application system |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Education |
| FAPT | Florida Association for Pupil Transportation |
| FCPCS | Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools |
| FDACS | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| FDD | Food Distribution Division |
| FDOE | Florida Department of Education |
| FDPIR | Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations |
| FEA | Florida Education Association (the state’s largest teachers union) |
| FEFP | Florida Education Funding Program |
| FEID | Federal Employer Identification Number (also known as EIN) |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FFAVORS | Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Order Receipt System |
| FFVP | Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program |
| FINS | Families in Need of Services |
| FISH | Florida Inventory of School Houses |
| FLCSU | FL Charter Support Unit |
| FLKRS | Diagnostic/Progress Monitoring; Determine readiness for kindergarten; used to calculate VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rates |
| FLVS | Florida Virtual School |
| FNW | Division of Food, Nutrition & Wellness (division of FDACS) |
| FNS | Food and Nutrition Service (USDA programs) |
| FRL | Free & Reduced Lunch |
| FSD | Federal Service Desk (SAM registration) |
| FSMC | Food Service Management Company |
| FSSAT | Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool |
| FTE | Full Time Equivalent |
| FFVP | Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| HAACP | Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point |
| HLS | Home Language Survey |
| IAW | In Accordance With |
| IEP | Individual Education Plan |
| IHP | Individualized Healthcare Plan |
| ISP | Individual Student Percentage |
| JXC | Jacksonville Classical Academy |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicators |
| LEA | Local Education Agency |
| LEP | Limited English Proficiency |
| LES | Limited English Speaker |
| LPA | Local Planning Agency |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Education |
| LSWP | Local School Wellness Program |
| LTPC | Long Term Produce Contracts |
| MFMP | MyFloridaMarketPlace – Florida’s online purchasing system that connects state agencies with registered vendors. |
| MHAAP | Mental Health Assistance Allocation Plan |
| MIP | Master Inservice Points |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSID | Master School Identification Number |
| MST | Mission Support Team |
| MTSS | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (ESE related term used in Focus) |
| NES | Non-English Speaking |
| NAEP | National Assessment of Educational Progress; Measure student performance for comparison among state and national populations over time |
| NAIC | National Association of Insurance Commissioners |
| NAICS | North American Industry Classification System |
| NCES | National Center for Education Statistics |
| NGSSS | Next Generation Sunshine State Standards |
| NOI | Net Off Invoice |
| NSLA | Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act |
| NSLP | National School Lunch Program |
| OFT | On Farm Trials |
| OOF | Out of Field |
| PAL | Planned Assistance Level |
| PBT | Paper-Based Test |
| PDCP | Professional Development Certification Program |
| PEC | Professional Education Competency |
| PLE | Paid Lunch Equity |
| PSAT/NMSQT | Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test |
| PMO | Project Management Organization |
| RA | Recipient Agency |
| RCCI | Residential Child Care Institutions |
| RDL | Room Door List |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFR | Ready for Review |
| RTI | Response to Intervention |
| RTU | Roof Top Unit |
| SA | State Agency |
| SAC | Student Advisory Council |
| SAM | System for Award Management |
| SBP | School Breakfast Program |
| SDA | State Distributing Agencies |
| SEA | State Educational Agency |
| SESIR | School Environmental Safety Incident Report |
| SFA | School Food Authority |
| SFSP | Summer Food Service Program |
| SIP | School Improvement Points |
| SIP | School Improvement Plan |
| SIS | Student Information System |
| SMP | Special Milk Program |
| SMAR | The School Meals Administrative Review |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SNP | School Nutrition Program |
| SP&P | Special Policies & Procedures (ESE related) |
| SOW | Scope of Work |
| SREF | State Requirements for Educational Facilities |
| SSO | Seamless Summer Option |
| SSS | Student Support System |
| SWD | Students With Disabilities |
| TANF | Medicaid or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TEFAP | The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) |
| TEFL | Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
| TESL | Teaching English as a Second Language |
| TESOL | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| TSI | Targeted Support and Improvement |
| UNSPSC | United Nations Standard Products and Services Code |
| UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USDA DoD | USDA Department of Defense |
| VAM | A Value-Added Model (VAM) is used by some school districts as part of their educator evaluation system. It is also used in the approval process for teacher preparation programs, as part of the criteria for teachers to qualify for a financial award under the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship program and as part of the criteria to extend an educator’s temporary teaching certificate. |
| VIP | Virtual Instruction Provider |
| VoIP | Voice over Internet Protocol |
| VPK | Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program |
| WAP | Wireless Application Protocol |
| WBENC | Women’s Business Enterprise National Council |
| WIC | Women, Infants, and Children (Federally funded nutrition program) |
| WIDA | World Class Instructional Design and Assessment |
| WOSB | Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program |
