LRE – Least
Restrictive Environment
NCLB – No Child
Left Behind
NEA – National Education Association
NM – New Mexico
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NMAPA – New Mexico Alternate Performance
Assessment
NMHSCE – New Mexico High School
Competency Exam
NMSBA – New Mexico Standards-Based
Assessment
NMSA – New Mexico Statute Authority
NMPED – New Mexico Public Education
Department
OFI – Opportunity For Improvement
OJT – On-the-Job Training
OSHA – Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
OT – Occupational Therapist
PAC – Parent Advisory Council
PDP – Professional Development
Plan
PDSA – Plan-Do-Study-Act
PL – Public Law
PMS – Portales Municipal Schools
Pre-K – Pre-Kindergarten
PSY – Psychologist
PT – Physical Therapist
SAT – Student Assistance Team
SEB – Special Education Bureau
SLP – Speech/Language Pathologist
SSS – Special Student Services
STARS – Student Teacher Accountability
Reporting System
SW – Social Worker
TESOL – Teaching English as a Second
Language
VT – Vertical Team
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