AAQEP Accreditation 2022
QAR 2: Glossary
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| Programs | Information |
|---|---|
| Advanced Credential | The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing uses this term to differentiate initial credential programs from those that prepare personnel for work in administrative and support roles in educational settings |
| A-G Requirements | Sequence of courses that high school students are required to take to be eligible for admission to the University of California or California State University system |
| APM | Academic Policy Manual (academic policies for the Fresno State campus) |
| ASCA | American School Counseling Association |
| BAP | Bilingual Authorization Program. Fresno State offers a concentration in both Spanish and Hmong |
| Basic Credential | The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing uses this term for credentials that are the initial license for teachers in K12 schools: the Multiple Subject, the Single Subject, and the Educational Specialist |
| Bonner Character Education School | Kremen’s Bonner Center awards exemplary schools of character each year |
| BSN | Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree |
| CAASPP | California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress |
| CalAPA | California Administrator Performance Assessment, an assessment used for those pursuing an administrative/school leadership credential |
| CAPEs | California Administrative Performance Expectations |
| CASC | Clear Administrative Services Credential, the credential earned by experienced administrators in schools |
| CCTC | California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (also sometimes referred to as CTC) |
| CBEST | California Basic Educational Skills Test, an exam in reading, writing, and math that prospective teachers can use to satisfy the CTC Basic Skills requirement |
| CCEE | California Collaborative for Educational Excellence |
| CER | The Department of Counselor Education and Rehabilitation |
| CFE | Center for Faculty Excellence, a center at Fresno State that provides professional development for instructional faculty |
| CGE | Division of Continuing and Global Education |
| CI | The Department of Curriculum and Instruction |
| Coach | Formerly student teaching supervisor |
| COE | Certificate of Eligibility (which allows candidates to seek work as a school administrator prior to earning an Administrative Services Credential) |
| Cohort | Group of students who take classes together, either in a residency program or in an evening cohort |
| COUN | A designation for courses in counseling which are offered in the CER department |
| CPSEL | California Professional Standards for Education Leaders (CPSEL) are aligned with the California Administrative Performance Expectations (CAPEs) |
| Credential | Certification, licensure |
| CSNO | California School Nurse Organization |
| CSTP | California Standards for the Teaching Profession |
| CSU | California State University |
| CSUF | California State University, Fresno |
| CTC | California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (also sometimes referred to as CCTC) |
| CVELI | Central Valley Educational Leadership Institute, now known as the John D. Welty Center for Educational Policy and Leadership |
| DAA | Department Administrative Assistant |
| DataQuest | California Department of Education DataQuest, public facing database with information about districts and schools in California |
| DISCOVERe | A university-wide initiative for inclusive and equitable education through mobile/tablet based instruction |
| EAD | A designation for courses in Educational Administration courses which are offered in the Ed Leadership department |
| EL | The Department of Educational Leadership |
| ERE | A designation for courses in Educational Research and Evaluation courses which are offered in the Curriculum and Instruction Department |
| FERP | Faculty Early Retirement Program allows faculty to teach part-time for 5 years prior to full time retirement |
| FS PASC/MAED | Fresno State Preliminary Administrative Credential/Master of Arts Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration |
| FUSD | Fresno Unified School District |
| Initial Credential | The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing uses this term for credentials that are the initial license for teachers in K12 schools: the Multiple Subject, the Single Subject, and the Educational Specialist. Also called the Basic Credentials. |
| INTERESC | The Instructional Technology Research Center is housed within the Education building. It provides an advanced technological environment giving students, faculty and administration access to communications and knowledge resource linkages to the local, regional, national and international communities within the framework of teaching, research and services. |
| KBQ | Knowledge Based Questionnaire (used as both a pre- and post- self assessment in the School Nursing program) |
| KSOEHD | Kremen School of Education and Human Development, one of the 8 colleges at Fresno State |
| LEBSE | The Department of Literacy, Early, Bilingual, and Special Education |
| LEE | A designation for courses in Literacy and Early Education which are housed in the LEBSE department |
| LVN | Licensed Vocational Nurse |
| LEBSE | The Department of Literacy, Early, Bilingual, and Special Education, the department where the Reading and Literacy programs are housed |
| MAED | Master of Arts Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration |
| MFCC | Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling program, a Master’s program located in CER |
| MS | Multiple Subject Credential Program (which prepares students to become elementary teachers) |
| MTSS | Multi-Tiered System of Supports, a term used by the California Department of Education to designate framework of support set in place for students with special needs |
| NURS | A designation for courses in Nursing offered by the School of Nursing (also sometimes abbreviated with “N” as in N186 for Nursing 186) |
| PASC | Preliminary Administrative Services Credential |
| PBIS | Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, office in the U.S. Department of Education |
| PPS | Pupil Personnel Services Credential (School Psychology, School Counseling, School Social Work and Child Welfare and Attendance) |
| Preceptor | Preceptors are experienced, credentialed school nurses who serve as a mentor and field supervisor for our School Nursing students |
| Program Coordinator | Faculty member given 3 WTUs to recruit, advise, and support students in a specific credential/graduate program |
| RICA | Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) |
| RLL RLAA RLLS RLLSC |
Reading/Literacy Leadership Specialist (RLL) Credential Reading and Literacy Added
Authorization Program (RLAA) Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential
(RLLS and RLLSC) programs located in the LEBSE department |
| SARB | Student Attendance Review Board Membership made up of school and community representatives who work to assess and problem solve issues related to student attendance and behavior |
| SJVWP | San Joaquin Valley Writing Project, a local affiliate of both the California Writing Project (CWP) and the National Writing Project (NWP) |
| SNSC | School Nurse Services Credential Program |
| SOAP | Student Outcomes Assessment Plan (university-required program assessment each year) |
| SON | School of Nursing |
| SPED | Special Education (Fresno State offers two options: Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe) |
| SS | Single Subject Program (which prepares to teach subject areas in secondary schools) |
| SST | Student Study Team |
| Supplementary Authorization | Subjects added to Multiple Subject, Standard Elementary, Single Subject, Standard Secondary, and some Special Secondary Teaching Credentials |
| TK20 | Data management system used in association with clinical practice |
| TPA | California's Teaching Performance Assessment. An Advanced Placement (AP) assessment of their teaching performance with K-12 public school students as part of the requirements for earning a preliminary teaching credential. |
| TPE | California's Teaching Performance Expectations |
| Unit | All credential programs at Fresno State, both basic and advanced |
| WDEP | Wants, Doing, Evaluation, and Planning system used in clinical settings |
| WTU | WTU stands for “Weighted Teaching Unit,” a designation corresponding to faculty workload |