Thesaurus


Term Preferred Created Attributes
Safe Harbor No 06/19/2006 Preferred: AYP
Related: Assessment, NCLB
Scope Note: This is the exception clause in the AYP provision in NCLB
Safe schools No 06/19/2006 Preferred: School safety
Related: School climate, Violence
Scope Note: This was a preferred term before 2005
SBH Yes 06/19/2006 Related: BD, EBD, ED, SED
Use For: Serious behavior handicap
Scope Note: The overarching term is BD Regional variations allow for the use of EBD ED SBH and SED in place of BD All four terms should be used for descriptors to provide complete search capabilities
Scaling up Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Model programs, Research
School Assistance Teams Yes N/A Related: Prereferral, Student support team, Teacher assistance teams
School based health centers Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Health care, Service delivery, Wraparound
School based management Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Site based management
School Behavioral Health Yes 06/19/2006
School boards No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Boards of education
School choice Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Charter schools, Vouchers
School climate Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Safe schools, School safety, Sexual harassment, Violence
School districts Yes 06/19/2006 Related: LEA
School finance No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Finance
School policy Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Policy
School psychologist Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Psychological services
Broader: Related services
School readiness No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Readiness
School records Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Records
School safety Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Anger management, School climate, Violence
Use For: Safe schools
School to work Yes 06/19/2006
School-wide discipline No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Schoolwide discipline
Schoolwide discipline Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Behavior management
Broader: Discipline
Use For: School-wide discipline
Science Yes 06/19/2006
Screening Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Assessment, Evaluation
SEA Yes 06/19/2006 Narrower: SEA planning
Use For: State education agency
SEA planning Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: SEA
SEAC No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Special Education Advisory Council State Advisory Panel Advisory Committees
SEAP No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Special Education Advisory Council State Advisory Panel Advisory Committees
Secondary education Yes 06/19/2006 Related: High school, Vocational education
Secondary transition Yes 02/07/2008
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Yes 06/19/2006 Use For: 504, Rehabilitation Act Section 504
Section 619 of Part B of IDEA Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Early childhood
SED Yes 06/19/2006 Related: BD, EBD, ED, SBH
Use For: Serious emotional disturbance
Scope Note: The overarching term is BD Regional variations allow for the use of EBD ED SBH and SED in place of BD All four terms should be used for descriptors to provide complete search capabilities
Seizure disorders Yes 06/19/2006
SEL No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Social and emotional learning
Self advocacy Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Self determination
Broader: Advocacy
Self assessment Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Monitoring
Broader: Assessment
Self determination Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Self advocacy
Self esteem Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Socialization
Self evaluation Yes 06/19/2006
Self help skills Yes 06/19/2006
Sensory impairments Yes 06/19/2006 Narrower: Visual impairments
Separate facilities Yes 06/19/2006
Serious behavior handicap No 06/19/2006 Preferred: SBH
Serious emotional disturbance No 06/19/2006 Preferred: SED
Service delivery Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Collaboration, Integrated services, School based health centers, Services coordination, Wraparound
Services coordination Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Collaboration, Service delivery, Wraparound
SES Yes 06/19/2006 Use For: Socioeconomic status
Severe behavior handicap No 06/19/2006 Preferred: BD
Severe disabilities Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Deaf Blind, Low incidence disabilities, Mild disabilities, Moderate disabilities, Multiple disabilities
Broader: Disabilities
Use For: Severely handicapped, Severely profoundly disabled, Severely profoundly handicapped
Severe learning disabilities No 06/19/2006 Preferred: LD
Severely handicapped No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Severe disabilities
Severely profoundly disabled No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Severe disabilities
Severely profoundly handicapped No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Severe disabilities
Sex education Yes 06/19/2006
Sexual abuse No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Child abuse
Sexual disorders Yes 06/19/2006 Related: BD
Sexual harassment Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Anger management, Management, School climate
Sheltered workshops Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Supported employment, Vocational rehabilitation
Siblings Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Parents
Broader: Family
SIG Yes 06/19/2006 Related: SIP
Use For: State improvement grant
Sign language Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Deafness, Interpreting
Broader: Facilitated communication
SINI Yes N/A Use For: Schools in Need of Improvement
SIP Yes 06/19/2006 Related: SIG
Use For: State improvement plan
Scope Note: The document required by statute to apply for a SIG States were encouraged to develop these plans even if not applying for the grant
Site based management Yes 06/19/2006 Related: School based management, Site councils
Site councils Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Site based management
Skills training Yes 06/19/2006
SLD No 06/19/2006 Preferred: LD
Social and emotional learning Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Antisocial, Readiness
Use For: SEL
Social promotion No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Promotion
Social Security Act Yes 06/19/2006
Social skills Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Antisocial, Character education, Violence
Narrower: Anger management
Social studies Yes 06/19/2006
Social work Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Counseling, Rehabilitation, Welfare services
Use For: Social workers
Social workers No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Social work
Socialization Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Family, Inclusion, Self esteem, Peer assistance programs
Socioeconomic status No 06/19/2006 Preferred: SES
Software Yes 06/19/2006 Related: CAI
Broader: Technology
Spanish Yes 06/19/2006
Special education Yes 06/19/2006
Special Education Advisory Council Yes 06/19/2006
Special education law Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Legislation, Regulations, Statues
Use For: Law
Special Olympics Yes 06/19/2006
Specialized health care Yes 06/19/2006 Related: IHCP, Medically fragile, OHI
Broader: Health care
Speech impairments Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Cerebral palsy, Communication disorders, Language impairments, Related services
Speech therapy Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Related services
Speech-language pathology Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Communication disorders
Narrower: Language impairments
SPP Yes 06/19/2006 Related: APR
Use For: State Performance Plan
SSI Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Finance
Use For: Supplemental Security Income
Staff development Yes 06/19/2006 Related: CSPD, Professional development, Teacher education programs
Narrower: Inservice
Use For: Personnel development
Stakeholders Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Monitoring
Standardized testing Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Assessment, Testing
Standards Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Competencies
Narrower: State standards, National standards
State advisory panels Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Advisory committees
State education agency No 06/19/2006 Preferred: SEA
State improvement grant No 06/19/2006 Preferred: SIG
State improvement plan No 06/19/2006 Preferred: SIP
State plan No 06/19/2006 Scope Note: These have been replaced by the Eligibility document
State standards Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Standards
State systems change Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Leadership, Reform, Restructuring
Broader: Systems change
State systems change grantees Yes 06/19/2006
Statistical data Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Data
Statutes Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Legislation, Regulations, Special education law
Stay-put provision Yes 06/19/2006
Steering committee Yes 06/19/2006 Related: SEA planning
Strategic planning Yes 06/19/2006
Strategies Yes 06/19/2006 Scope Note: Use this term with other terms such as Implementation plan and SEA planning
Stress Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Burnout, Teacher support, Time management
Student achievement No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Outcomes
Student assessment No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Assessment
Student progress No 06/19/2006 Preferred: Outcomes
Student records Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Records
Student support team Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Prereferral, Teacher assistance team
Broader: Educational support team
Students Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Mentors
Substance abuse Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Drug exposed infants
Narrower: Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
Suicide Yes 06/19/2006 Related: BD, MH
Supervision Yes 06/19/2006
Supplemental educational services Yes 06/19/2006 Related: NCLB, Tutoring
Use For: Out of school time, Enrichment programs
Supplemental Security Income No 06/19/2006 Preferred: SSI
Supply and demand Yes 06/19/2006 Related: CSPD, Recruitment, Retention
Support groups Yes 06/19/2006
Supported employment Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Sheltered workshops
Supported living Yes 06/19/2006
Surrogate parents Yes 06/19/2006
Survey Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Attitudes and opinions, Research methodology
Use For: Questionnaire
Suspension Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Expulsion, Manifestation determination
Broader: Discipline
System analysis Yes 06/19/2006 Broader: Management
Systems change Yes 06/19/2006 Related: Leadership, Reform, Restructuring
Narrower: State systems change
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