APPENDIX A
Acronym List
APEC
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
BTSA
Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment
CBEST
California Basic Education Skills Test
CLAD
Cross-cultural, Language and Academic Development
CSULB
California State University Long Beach
CTC
California Teacher Credentialing
DOD
Department of Defense
DRI
Defense Reinvestment Initiative
DRIAB
Defense Reinvestment Initiative Advisory Board
LA
Los Angeles
LAUSD
Los Angeles Unified School District
LHS
Lawrence Hall of Science
LLNL
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
MATCH
Military Alternative Teacher Certification and Hiring
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NCTM
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSTA
National Science Teachers Association
NTE
National Teachers Examination
PIC
Private Industry Council
S&E
Science and Engineering
SSAT
Single Subject Assessments for Teaching
TIMSS
Third International Mathematics and Science Study
UCI
University of California at Irvine
USI
Urban Systemic Initiative
UTP
Urban Teacher Preparation and Professional Development Project