Diane Davis and several others developed this list in October 2006 to help IEA members, particularly in higher education, to make some sense of the alphabet soup of acronyms around IEA. This is a mix of IEA, general labor, K12, and higher education terms. We hope this helps.
For a PDF version, click here.
For more detailed information, see the glossary of union-related terms.
| AAA | American Arbitration Association |
| AACC | American Association of Community Colleges |
| AAC&U | American Association of Colleges and Universities |
| AAUP | American Association of University Professors |
| ACE | American Council on Education |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADA | Average Daily Attendance |
| AFT | American Federation of Teachers |
| AR | Association Representation |
| BEST | Better Educational Standards Today |
| BOD | Board of Directors |
| CAPE | Committee to Combat Attacks on Public Education |
| CB | Collective Bargaining |
| CEC | Consortium for Educational Change |
| CEI | Center for Education Innovation |
| CEU | Continuing Education Unit |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
| CPDU | Continuing Professional Development Unit |
| CRP | Certificate Renewal Plan |
| ESEA | Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
| ESP | Educational Support Personnel |
| FICA | Federal Insurance Compensation Act |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMCS | Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service |
| FMLA | Family and Medical Leave Act |
| GR | Government Relations |
| HB | House Bill |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HLC | Higher Learning Commission |
| IASB | Illinois Association of School Boards |
| IBB | Interest Based Bargaining |
| IBHE | Illinois Board of Higher Education |
| ICCB | Illinois Community College Board |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Act |
| IEA RA | Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly |
| IEA | Illinois Education Association |
| IEASO | Illinois Education Association Staff Organization |
| IELRA | Illinois Education Labor Relations Act |
| IELRB | Illinois Education Labor Relations Board |
| IIE | Invest in Excellence |
| ILP | Illinois Learning Partnership |
| IMIN | Illinois Mutual Interest Negotiations |
| IMRF | Illinois Municipal Retirement System |
| IPACE | Illinois Political Action Committee for Education |
| IPD | Instruction and Professional Development |
| ISBE | Illinois State Board of Education |
| J-CAR | Joint Committee on Administrative Rules |
| LPDC | Local Professional Development Committee |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| NBPTS | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
| NCA | North Central Association |
| NCHE | National Council for Higher Education |
| NCLB | No Child Left Behind |
| NEA RA | National Education Association Representative Assembly |
| NEA | National Education Association |
| NEA-PAC | National Education Association-Political Action Committee |
| NLRA | National Labor Relations Act |
| NLRB | National Labor Relations Board |
| OD | Organizational Development |
| PDC | Professional Development Center |
| PR | Public Relations |
| RA | Representative Association |
| RC | Representation Certification |
| RIF | Reduction In Force |
| RLN | Regional Learning Network |
| RPDRC | Regional Professional Development Review Committee |
| SB | Senate Bill |
| SIP | School Improvement Plan |
| SLA | Summer Leadership Academy |
| STCB | State Teacher Certification Board |
| SURS | State University Retirement System |
| TA | Tentative Agreement |
| TRS | Teachers’ Retirement System |
| UD | UniServ Director |
| UEP | United Education Profession |
| ULP | Unfair Labor Practice |
| VR | Voluntary Recognition |
| WAC | Winter Advocacy Conference |
| WCOTP | World Congress of Teaching Professionals |
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.F.D.R., March 1, 1945