A-B C-D
E-G H-J
K-L M-N
O-Q R
S T-Y
Harcourt Brace
Basal reader series
Head Start
Federally funded preschool program
Heath
Basal reader series
Heterogeneous (grouping)
Students with differing levels of ability and/or achievement grouped together
for instruction
High Scope
Child-oriented curriculum; each child decides that day’s learning tasks,
accomplishes the tasks, then reviews the concepts learned
Homebase
Another name for home room
HOPE - Helping Other People Emerge
King Soopers program providing scholarships, educational partnerships, and
emergency needs for families
HOTS - Higher Order Thinking Skills
Federally funded program for students achieving below the 50 percentile;
addresses English and math skills
Houghton Mifflin
Basal reader series
IAP - Instructional Assistance Program
Assistance in language and reading
IEP - Individualized Education Plan
See ILP
IB - International Baccalaureate
Rigorous course of study for highly motivated high school students;
interdisciplinary, standards-based, multi-cultural, pre-university curriculum;
students take examinations which have established international standards; 1,500
schools in 119 countries have met the standards for acquiring the program, which
is administered by a central agency in Switzerland; students also are involved
in extracurricular and community service activities
ICE - Industrial Cooperative Education
IEP - Individualized Education Plan
Separate plan for each student in a class, designed according to unique
interests and needs
ILC - Integrated Learning Center
(also called ILP) Program for multiply handicapped students
ILP - Individual Learning Plan
Separate plan for each student in a class, designed according to unique
interests and needs
IMC - Instructional Materials Center
Term for school library; also called LMC
Immersion Strategies
Methods of teaching a foreign or second language
IMPACT
Extra-curricular club addressing drug/alcohol awareness and other teen-related
issues
Inclusion Model
Special education students receiving instruction and support in regular
classrooms
Indian Education
Serves needs of American Indian children through tutoring, providing access to
cultural and historical materials, exposing them to role models, and offering
special help in pursuing career interests
Intensive Special Education
Instruction in the regular classroom with the assistance of professionals and
paraprofessionals as needed
Intensive Therapeutic Program (also intensive affective)
Highly structured special education program for emotionally disturbed students
Interdisciplinary (instruction)
Study of a topic that incorporates several subjects, such as math and language
arts
Intermediate Grades
Grades 3-5, 4-5, or 4-6.
International Baccalaureate
See IB
Intersession
Vacation period between school sessions in schools on year-round calendars,
usually about three weeks
IPCD - Identifiable Perceptual or Communicative Disorders
See LD - Learning Disabilities in this glossary
ISIS
Integration of special education students in the regular classroom
ITBS - Iowa Tests of Basic Skills
Standardized achievement tests measuring reading, language, and mathematics
skills
I-Team
Off-campus facilities for high school students who are not succeeding in the
regular classroom
ITED - Iowa Test of Educational Development
Standardized achievement test for high school students
Jason Project
Interactive scientific and technological exhibits which give students hands-on
experiences, funded by a national foundation and done in cooperation with the
Denver Museum of Natural History
JOBS
Program to help home economics students find jobs, students earn credit
JumpStart
Funding source for at-risk children to attend preschool
Junior Great Books
Reading program featuring “classics” of literature; usually reserved for
advanced readers
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