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OASIS - Older Adults Service and Information System
Senior citizen volunteer program
OM - Odyssey of the Mind
Student competitions featuring problems requiring ingenious solutions
Omnibus
Parent-sponsored before- and after-school enrichment program
Open Campus
High school in which students can leave the school grounds during the
school day without permission
Open Court
Reading program that emphasizes phonics
Optional School or Program
Program or school with district-wide attendance which specializes in
a specific teaching strategy and/or philosophy, the district usually
provides transportation
Orff Music
Music theory and techniques taught with wooden xylophone-like
instruments
OT - Occupational therapist
Outcome-based Strategies
Techniques and methods used to achieve exit outcomes
Outward Bound
Organization which leads challenging expeditions in mountain
climbing, river rafting, etc.
PALS - Pupils Acquiring Language Skills
Part of the Title I reading program
Paraeducator
Person who assists teachers and other school staff
Paraprofessional
Person who assists teachers and other school staff
PC - Perceptual communicative
See LD - Learning Disabilities in this glossary
PCD - Perceptual and Communicative Disorder
See LD - Learning Disabilities in this glossary
PE - Physical education
PEBC - Public Education Business Coalition
State-wide organization of education leaders and private-sector
representatives with a mission to support educational excellence and
leadership in innovation. Representatives from PEBC work with classroom
teachers as mentors to ensure a balanced reading/ writing process.
PEP - Parents Encouraging Preschoolers
Neighborhood community preschool program
Phonics
Use of speech sounds in teaching reading
Physically Handicapped
Students who, because of sustained illness or crippling conditions,
are unable to participate in or benefit from the regular classroom
program
PLAN
Standardized test published by ACT, intended as a practice before
taking the ACT; strong correlation between PLAN and ACT results
Primary Grades
Grades 1-3 or K-2
Portfolio
Collection of a student’s schoolwork including his/her own opinions
of work and progress
Post-secondary Options
Students earn credits toward a high school diploma by attending
classes at colleges and universities; tuition paid by the district
PPA - Program for Pupil Assistance
Staff person who assists the school principal in implementing
programs
Process Approach
Another term for reading/writing process
Project Read Succeed (PRS)
Whole-language strategy for teaching reading, one-on-one: child hears
patterns; early intervention program for at-risk first graders
PT - Physical Therapist
PTA - Parent Teacher Association
PTCO - Patent Teacher Community Organization
PTO - Parent Teacher Organization
PTSA - Parent Teacher Student Association
PTSO - Parent Teacher Student Organization
Public Education Business Coalition (PEBC)
See PEBC
Pullout
Meeting special needs outside the regular classroom
QRI - Qualitative Reading Inventory
Assessment tool
Qualistar Rating
Developed by 150 early childhood experts, measures quality in
licensed early learning programs that serve children from birth to
kindergarten; this four-star rating system outlines the strengths and
weaknesses of the program and provides a detailed plan for continuous
quality improvement. Qualistar Early Learning, a statewide nonprofit
organization, was established to make the process of finding quality
care easier for parents, while giving providers the resources necessary
to improve the quality of their programs.
Quest
Lions Club-sponsored program that promotes self-esteem and drug
prevention
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