Abbreviations, Acronyms & Initialisms
District Abbreviations, Acronyms & Initialisms
Abbreviations are shortened form of a word, phrase, or name where the abbreviation has not become part of the language.Acronyms are abbreviated forms made from the initial letters or parts of other words (in a name or phrase) which may be pronounced as a word.
Initialisms are shortened forms of a name or phrase made from the initial letters of words or syllables contained in that name or phrase.
PUSD – Poway Unified School District
DO - District Office, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128
TPC - Twin Peaks Center, 13626 Twin Peaks Road, Poway, CA 92064-3034
School Name InitialismsES - Elementary School
MS - Middle School HS - High School ABES - Adobe Bluffs Elementary School AHS - Abraxas High School BHMS - Bernardo Heights Middle School BMMS - Black Mountain Middle School CHES - Chaparral Elementary School CSES - Creekside Elementary School CVES - Canyon View Elementary School D39C - Design39Campus DCES - Deer Canyon Elementary School DNHS - Del Norte High School DSES - Del Sur Elementary School GRES - Garden Road Elementary School HRES - Highland Ranch Elementary School LPES - Los Penasquitos Elementary School MBMS - Meadowbrook Middle School MCES - Morning Creek Elementary School MCHS - Mt Carmel High School MDES (& MIES) - Midland Elementary School MRES - Monterey Ridge Elementary School MVMS - Mesa Verde Middle School PMES (&POES) - Pomerado Elementary School PRES - Painted Rock Elementary School PVES - Park Village Elementary School OVMS - Oak Valley Middle School PAS - Poway Adult School PHS - Poway High School PVC - Poway Virtual Courses RBHS - Rancho Bernardo High School RHES - Rolling Hills Elementary School SCES - Shoal Creek Elementary School SDES - Sundance Elementary School SHES - Sunset Hills Elementary School SRES - Stone Ranch Elementary School TBES - Tierra Bonita Elementary School TBKES - Turtleback Elementary School TPMS - Twin Peaks Middle School VES - Valley Elementary School WGES - Willow Grove Elementary School WVHS - Westview High School WWES - Westwood Elementary School Department/Program AcronymsAltprogs - Alternative Programs
ASES - After/Before School Ed ATODV - Alcohol, Tobacco, Other Drugs & Violence Program CRT - Crisis Response Team CTAAE - Career, Techical, Alternative, Adult Ed CTE – Career Technical Education ESS - Extended Student Services F&N - Food and Nutrition FMO - Facilities, Maintenance & Operations IT - Information Technology Pubs - Publications SDFS - Safe & Drug Free Schools Program SPED - Special Education Trans - Transportation TUPE - Tobacco Use Prevention Education Program |
Other AcronymsACT – American College Testing
ADA - Average Daily Attendance AP – Advanced Placement ASB – Associated Student Body ASES – After School Education and Safety Program AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination BYED - Bring Your Educational Device BYOD - Bring Your Own Device CAHSEE - California High School Exit Exam CAASPP - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress CDE – California Department of Education CFD – Community Facilities District CHKS – California Healthy Kids Survey CISM - Critical Incident Stress Management
CLC – Classified Learning Cooperative DAC – District Advisory Committee DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DECA - Distributive Educational Clubs of America DELAC – District English Learner Advisory Committee EL – English Learner ELA – English Language Arts ELD – English Language Development FERPA – Family Educational Right and Privacy Act FFA – Future Farmers of America FTE – Full Time Equivalent GATE – Gifted and Talented Education GED – General Educational Development Test GPA – Grade Point Average IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IEP – Individualized Educational Program LCAP - Local Control and Accountability Plan LCFF – Local Control Funding Formula LEA – Local Educational Agency LOTE – Language Other Than English MOU – Memorandum of Understanding NGSS – Next Generation Science Standards PE – Physical Education PFT – Poway Federation of Teachers PLTW – Project Lead the Way PPAP – Poway Professional Assistance Program PSAT – Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test PSEA – Poway School Employees Association PTA – Parent Teacher Association RFP – Request for Proposals ROTC – Reserve Officers’ Training Corps RTI2 – Response to Intervention and instruction SARC - School Accountability Report Cards SAT – Scholastic Achievement Test SBA – Smarter Balanced Assessments SELPA - Special Education Local Plan Area SPSA - Single Plan for Student Achievement SSC – School Site Council SSAC – Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math TLC – Teaching and Learning Cooperative TPLES – Teacher Professional Learning and Effectiveness System VAPA – Visual and Performing Arts WASC – Western Association of Schools and Colleges PUSD DivisionsBSS - Business Support Services
LSS - Learning Support Services PSS - Personnel Support Services SSS - Student Support Services TI or T&I- Technology and Innovation Services |