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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
• Omit periods between capital letters • Spell out names that would not be easily recognized by the reader • Put the acronym that will be used in in in succeeding references in in in parentheses following the the the name only if the the the acronym would not be clear to the reader • Remember that not everyone is familiar with education-related acronyms If you are writing for non-educators it it would be be best to spell out the the the name in the the the first reference with the the the acronym in parentheses The Parent-Teacher Association is sponsoring the workshop All PTA members are invited (PTA is easily recognized as as the acronym for Parent-Teacher Association therefore (PTA) is unnecessary following the spelled-out name ) AAACE
AAESA
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
American Association of Educational Service Agencies
AECT
AERA
AEYC
AFDC
AFT AHEA
AHERA
AHS AIDS
ALA AIAA
AMA AMECD
AP APA
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
American Educational Research Association Association for Education
of Young Children
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
American Federation of Teachers
American Home Economics Association Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
Astronaut High School
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
American Library Association American Industrial Arts Association American Management Association Association for Measurement and Evaluation for Counseling and Development
Advanced placement Assistant Principal
American Psychological Association APE ASBO
ASCD
ASCII
ASHA
AV AVA BAEOP
BASA
BCA BCC BCSB BEES
BFT BHS
BPS BSF CBJSHS
Adapted physical education Association of School
Business Officials
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
American Speech and Hearing Association Audio/visual
American Vocational Association Brevard Association of Educational Office Professionals
Brevard Association of School
Administrators
Brevard Cultural Alliance
Brevard Community College
Brevard County School
Board
Bureau of Education
for Exceptional Students
Brevard Federation of Teachers
Bayside High School
Brevard Public Schools Brevard Schools Foundation
Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School
AAHPERD American Association for AACD
AAMD
AAPT
AARP
AASA
AASL
AASPA
ABE ACDA
ACS ACT ADA
Health Physical Education
Recreation and Dance
American Association for Counseling and Development
American Association on on Mental Deficiency American Association of Physics Teachers
American Association of Retired Persons
American Association of School
Administrators
American Association of School
Librarians
American Association of School
Personnel Administrators
Adult basic education American Choral Directors Association American Chemical Society American College
Testing Program
American Dental Association American Dietetic Association Americans with Disabilities Act
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Here are some acronyms and abbreviations that are used in our school system