There are acronyms, abbreviations and different names you will hear and see at Beattie. To reduce confusion, here are the more common terms used at our school.
Grade Level Names:
| Tiny Town | Preschool |
| Bear Lake | Kindergarten |
| Evergreen | 1st Grade |
| Castle Rock | 2nd Grade |
| Silverton | 3rd Grade |
| Mesa Verde | 4th Grade |
| Longs Peak | 5th Grade |
School Terms
| BLT | Beattie Leadership Team - Leadership Team, meets monthly |
| CMAS | Colorado Measures of Academic Success - Annual State Test |
| CogAT | Cognitive Abilities Test - Screening Test, given to all 2nd Graders |
| DIBELS | Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy Skills - Reading Test |
| ML | Multi-lingual Learners - Students learning language in addition to academic content |
| IEP | Individual Education Plans - written for students with Special Education and Relates Services Needs |
| MAP | Measure of Academic Progress - Tests to measure growth in reading and math, given to 2nd-5th grade students in the fall, winter and spring |
| MTSS | Multi-Tier System of Support - data-driven, responsive framework for improving student learning outcomes |
| OM | Odyssey of the Mind - extracurricular program designed for creative thinking |
| PBiS | Positive Behavior Intervention Support - school wide program, helps promote and recognize positive behavior and to teach our behavioral expectations |
| PLC | Professional Learning Community - a collaborative meeting of educators |
| RAMS | Respect All, Act Responsibly, Motivated to Learn, Safety – an acronym to promote our PBIS efforts |
| READ Plan | Written for students with a specific reading deficiency or challenges |
| RtI | Response to Intervention - series of steps staff and parents collaboratively take to ensure students receive academic and/or behavioral interventions to enhance student success |
| SST | Student Success Team - work together with families to brainstorm ways to support a student who is struggling with learning or behavior |
Community Terms:
| BAT | Parent Teacher Organization(PTO), open to all families |
| DAB | District Advisory Board - group of parents and community members who offer input to the Board of Education. A SAC member serves as a representative for Beattie. |
| PSD | Poudre School District |
| SAC | School Advisory Committee - group of parents, staff, and community members, and the principal, work to support our school improvement efforts |