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General Education Information, Glossary

Academic Improvement Plan (AIP): This is a written plan that parents and teachers develop together when a child is having trouble keeping up with the skills required at his grade level.

Child Study Team (CST): The Child Study Team is a multidisciplinary team that meets to collect and review information about students who are referred for learning and/or behavioral concerns.

Code of Student Conduct: This document outlines the conduct expectations that have been adopted by the local school board and lists the consequences associated with violations of the code. At the beginning of each school year, a copy of the Code of Student Conduct is given to each student.

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Through this program, students who are identified as limited English proficient receive services to assist them in becoming proficient in English.

Extracurricular Activities: These are school-sanctioned activities like clubs or athletic teams that happen either before, during, or after school.

Exceptional Student Education (ESE): These services are available to eligible students with disabilities. Their educational services are designed through an individual educational plan (IEP).

Florida Academic Counseling and Tracking for Students (FACTS.org): This is Florida's official online student advising system. High school students, college students, parents, and even counselors can use the services provided on this website to help plan and track educational progress in Florida.

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT): FCAT is a series of reading, math, and science tests given to every public school student in Florida who is in grades 3 through 10. Students actually take two different types of tests, each with a math and a reading section. In grades 5, 8, and 10 there is a science section and in grades 4, 8, and 10 students are also tested in writing.

Individual Educational Plan (IEP): An IEP is a plan developed for eligible students with disabilities by a team of parents, educators, and a representative of the school district. The plan lists accommodations the student needs as well as academic goals and teaching methods.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) or Parent Teacher Organization (PTO): This is an association of parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities which supports children and educational issues.

Promotion: Promotion is the process of moving up to the next grade level when a student meets grade level proficiency. Promotion decisions are made at the end of the school year.

Remediation: Remediation is additional help provided to struggling students. Schools may provide before school, after-school, Saturday school or summer school, using tutors, labs and special materials to provide assistance.

Retention: This refers to students who do not move on to the next grade level at the end of the year due to poor academic performance. For example, a third grade student unable to score Level 2 or higher on the reading subtest of the FCAT is retained in third grade or kept in third grade for another year.

School Advisory Council (SAC): The School Advisory Council is an advisory group made up of school staff, community members, parents, business partners, and students whose primary function is to assist in the preparation and evaluation of the School Improvement Plan.

School Improvement Plan (SIP): This is a written plan developed by the School Advisory Council that addresses school goals. The SIP helps schools to focus on setting measurable and attainable objectives.

Student Progression Plan: (PDF) This plan details federal, state and local rules concerning attendance, course of study, report cards, promotion and retention, testing, grading, academic standards, transfers, credits, honors, diplomas, scholarships, accelerated learning, and related topics.

Sunshine State Standards: In Florida, these standards are what your child is expected to learn at each grade level. They are developed by the state and measured by the FCAT.

504 Plan: This plan is designed to ensure that students with physical or mental disabilities that substantially limit a major life activity are provided with the same opportunity as other students without disabilities to learn at school.