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CFDA Number
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. A CFDA number is a five-digit number assigned in the awarding
document to most grants and cooperative agreements funded by the Federal government.
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CIP
Capital Improvements Plan
CNCS
Corporation for National and Community Service
CRF
Coronavirus Relief Fund
CSI
Comprehensive Support and Improvement - The lowest five percent of Title I schools, plus any high school with
a federal graduation rate below 67 percent, are federally identified for comprehensive support and
improvement based on the performance of all students. Schools are identified every three years.
EBI/EBP
Evidence Based Intervention; Evidence Based Practices - Strategies and/or programs that have shown to be
effective through evaluative research. EBIs, also referred to as evidence-based practices or programs (EBPs),
can consist of packaged curriculum/programs, or specific strategies that have demonstrated to work when
applied in certain situations.
ED
U.S. Department of Education; the Department
EDGAR
Education Department General Administrative Regulations: These regulations outline rules and procedures on
the Department's grant programs and other general requirements that apply to the Department's programs.
EL
English Learner
ELL
English Language Learner
ELP
English Language Proficiency
ESEA
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into
law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1965. Part of Johnson's "War on Poverty", the act has been the
most far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by the United States Congress. It is the
nation’s national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.
ESSA
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015. This bipartisan
measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
ESSER
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER); one of the four grant programs created through
the CARES Act
ESSER Funds
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER); one of the four grant programs created through
the CARES Act
ESF
Education Stabilization Fund; one of the four grant programs created through the CARES Act
ESI
Explicit and Systematic Instruction
ESY
Extended School Year
Evidence
Based
Backed by efficacy:
the program was studied by researchers who were not involved in creating the program;
the researchers cannot stand to profit from the outcomes’
the program was compared to another type of program or a different kind of instruction; and
the effect sizes were reported and revealed a significantly greater improvement than any improvement in the
comparison condition.
(Also see systemic instruction)
Explicit
Instruction
Explicit instruction is making the skill obvious to the student by clearly explaining concepts. The actions of the
teacher are clear, unambiguous, direct, and visible. The teacher models, explains and provides scaffolded
practice as well as independent practice. Explicit Instruction includes a high level of teacher/student interaction
to make it clear what the students are to do and learn. (Also see systemic instruction)
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