Appendix C - Acronyms and Definitions
ABE: Adult basic education (educational functioning levels 1 through 4).
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
AEFLA: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act which funds adult education services.
ASE: Adult secondary education (educational functioning levels 5 and 6).
CAP: Corrective Action Plan
CASAS: Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System, a national assessment-to- instruction system based on competencies identified as essential for adults to function effectively in their multiple life roles of employees, family members and community members.
CCRS: College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education.
CFA: Continuation Funding Application
COABE: Commission on Adult Basic Education, a national professional association for adult educators.
DAEL: Division of Adult Education and Literacy, a division of the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education of the United States Department of Education.
ED: U.S. Education Department, federal agency which oversees Adult Education.
EFL: Educational functioning level; the descriptor of student performance determined by standardized testing used by the National Reporting System. There are four levels (1-4) for adult basic education (ABE) learners, two levels (5-6) for adult secondary education (ASE) learners, and six levels (1-6) for English language (ELL) learners.
ELA: English language acquisition
ELL: English language learner
ePAGE: Electronic Plans, Applications, Grants, and Expenditures system
ESL: English as a second language
Exit: The participant has not received services for the past 90 days and has no additional services scheduled. The date of exit is the last date on which the participant receives services.
FERPA: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, legislation which protects the rights of learners to have their educational records remain private and ensures that educational records are not shared with other agencies or individuals without the learner's written permission.
FFR: Final Financial Report
FTE: Full-time Equivalent
FY: Fiscal Year
GED®: General Educational Development test battery published by Pearson; if passed, an examinee receives the Nevada High School Equivalency Certificate.
HiSet: High School Equivalency Test published by the Educational Testing Service®; if passed, an examinee receives the Nevada High School Equivalency Certificate.
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, federal legislation on education services for individuals with disabilities.
IELCE: Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education, federal funding for instruction in literacy and English language acquisition and instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation, and Section 243 IELCE program must be provided in combination with integrated education and training (IET).
IEP: Individual Education Plan, a required plan of action and educational support for pupils with disabilities in public schools.
IET: Integrated Education and Training; services that include adult education and literacy, workforce preparation skills, and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster.
IRC: Industry recognized credential
ITIN: Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
LD: Learning Disability
MOE: Maintenance of Effort
MSG: Measurable Skill Gains
NDE: Nevada Department of Education
NLUG: Nevada LACES User Group
NRS: National Reporting System for data collection and reporting as required under AEFLA.
OCTAE: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, office in the United States Education Department housing the Division of Adult Education and Literacy.
OMB: Office of Management and Budget (business division of the Executive Office of the President of the United States that administers the United States federal budget and oversees the performance of federal agencies).
PD: Professional Development
PoP: Period of participation; begins each time a participant enrolls in adult education—even when multiple enrollments occur during the same program year. Subsequent enrollments during a program year result in a new period of participation.
PSE: Postsecondary education or other training at the postsecondary level.
PY: Program Year
RFF: Request for Funds
RFP: Request for Proposals
SFY: State Fiscal Year
SSN: Social Security Number
TA: Technical Assistance
TABE: Tests of Adult Basic Education
TABE CLAS-E: Tests of Adult Basic Education Complete Language Assessment System-English
TASC: Test Assessing Secondary Completion published by the Data Recognition Corporation (DRC); if passed, an examinee receives the Nevada High School Equivalency Certificate.
TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
WIOA: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: federal workforce development legislation, of which, Adult Education and Family Literacy is Title II.
WPTS: Warning, Probation, and Termination Status