Educationalese

Are you baffled by all the acronyms you hear around the school?

Here's a primer to get you started:

ACE - Alternate Classroom Educational (program)
ACT - American College Testing
API - Academic Performance Index
ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery
LAP - Learning Assessment Program
LEP - Limited English Proficiency
PAR - Proficiency Assessment Requirement
ROP - Regional Occupational Program
SAT - Scholastic Assessment Test
SAT 9 - Stanford Achievement Test
SPIR - Student Problem Identification and Resolution
VEA - Vocational Educational Assessment