If you’ve ever attended a school board meeting, you’ve likely heard dozens of acronyms. Find out what they mean below. If you know one that’s not listed, you can submit it from the link at the bottom of the list.
This is a comprehensive high school in the Escondido Union High School District.
Learn more: https://www.ehscougars.com/
California provides standards and resources to help schools design instructional programs to support English learners in reaching English language proficiency.
Learn more: https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/er/eldstandards.asp
This is a program that funds programs for students in grades TK-6 after school and during the summer when school is not in session.
Learn more: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ex/elopinfo.asp
This is a statewide test of English language proficiency required to be administered to all students whose primary language is a language other than English.
Learn more: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/
The Education Protection Account was created in California in 2013 in response to a voter-approved measure in 2012. It is an account that provides general purpose funding to local school agencies.
Learn more: https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/epa.asp
This is funding set aside to help schools address the impact of COVID-19. These funds have been used to pay for things such as sanitation measures in schools and to provide summer and after school programs to address learning loss due to the pandemic.
Learn more: https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/cr/esser.asp
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