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PAC: Political Action Committee.
PAHRA: Partnership for Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Accreditation
PASS: Priority Academic Student Skills.
PC: Personal Computer or Programmable Controller.
PD: See Professional Development
PEF: Program Enrollment Form.
PELL funds: Federal student financial assistance. Funds can only be used to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.
PIA: Printing Industries of America. Professional organization of printers nationwide.
PIA: Printing Industries of America
PIC: Private Industry Council.
PID Number: Program/Position Identification Number.
PLAN: Trademark for the name of the 10th grade achievement and interest assessment that is part of the ACT system. EXPLORE is the 8th grade version. PLAN, EXPLORE and ACT comprise the EPAS (Educational Planning and Assessment System) assessment system.
PLC: Programmable Logic Controller.
PPA: Professional Photographers of America.
PPT: Pre-Production Training.
PTA: Part-Time Adult
Partial Completer: will not be used as a measure.
Partnership for Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Accreditation: Partnership for Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Accreditation
Passport: An ODCTE-issued, school-validated document demonstrating that a student has met state and/or national competency standards in at least one occupation.
Pell Grant: A U.S. Department of Education grant program for needy postsecondary students who have not yet received a baccalaureate or first professional degree.
Performance Assessment: The process of measuring performance against a set of standards through examination, practical test, performance observation, and/or the completion of portfolios of work and assignments.
Person: a person record holds all of the common attributes shared by: Student, Teachers, Staff Members, etc.
Placement: The designation given regarding the education and/or employment status of a student who completes a program or course.
Positive Placement: A unit of measurement that represents the number of students placed (military + employed related + employed non-related + continuing education) divided by the total number of known program and course completers.
Postsecondary Education: An instructional program whose curriculum is designed for students who are beyond the compulsory age for high school.
Postsecondary Tech Prep Student: Student who has completed a secondary education component of a Tech Prep program and has enrolled in the postsecondary education component of a Tech Prep program at an institution of higher education.
Postsecondary education Tech Prep student: A student who has completed the secondary education component of a Tech Prep program, and has enrolled in the postsecondary education component of a Tech Prep program at an institution of higher education. (Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006)
Postsecondary/Adult Student: A student who is no longer enrolled in a comprehensive school system or its equivalent and is enrolled in a CTE program or course. Students beyond the compulsory age for high school who are enrolled in an educational program.
Pre-Employment Training: Preparation in interviewing techniques, writing resumes, letters of application, follow-up letters, listening techniques, and learning-to-learn skills.
Preparatory Services: Activities required for preparing students in Grades 7-14 and special populations to enter and successfully complete the 2+2 Tech Prep program. Such activities may include career advisement, development of a six-year plan of study, and career assessment when such activities are not being provided by another entity or funding source.

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by Lynn Hughes — last modified 2008-02-21 21:31