All acronyms, even commonly used education acronyms, should be fully spelled out on first reference. The acronym should appear in parentheses on first reference and without parentheses thereafter.
Ex: Students will participate in multiple Advanced Placement (AP) courses. MSCS offers 45 AP courses.
Commonly Used MSCS Acronyms:
- AP – Advanced Placement
- APTT – Academic Parent-Teacher Teams
- ASD – Achievement School District
- BOE – Board of Education
- C.L.U.E. – Creative Learning in a Unique Environment
- CNC – Central Nutrition Center
- CTE – Career and Technical Education
- DACA – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- DLD – District Learning Day
- ELA – English/Language Arts
- EL – Expeditionary Learning
- ELL – English Language Learner
- EOC – End of Course
- ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- ESL – English as a Second Language
- ESSA – Every Student Succeeds Act
- E-Zone – Empowerment Zone
- FAFSA – Federal Application for Federal Student Aid
- ILD – Instructional Leadership Director
- ILT – Instructional Learning Team
- IPG – Instructional Practice Guide
- iZone – Innovation Zone
- K – Kindergarten
- MSCEA – Memphis Shelby County Education Association
- MSCS – Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- NAEP – National Assessment of Educational Progress
- NTO – New Teacher Orientation
- PD – Professional Development
- PLC – Professional Learning Community
- PLZ – Professional Learning Zone
- Pre-K – Pre-Kindergarten
- RTI – Response to Intervention
- SCBE – Shelby County Board of Education
- SCIAA – Shelby County Interscholastic Athletic Association
- SPF – School Performance Framework
- STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics
- STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- TCC – Telecommunications Center
- TDOE – Tennessee Department of Education
- TEM – Teacher Effectiveness Measure
- TLA – Teaching and Learning Academy
- TSSAA – Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
- T-STEM – Transportation, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- TTC - Technology Training Center
- TVAAS – Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System
- TDOE – Tennessee Department of Education
- UEA – United Education Association
