Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms
Below are commonly used abbreviations for education associations, agencies and coalitions throughout Maryland.
Education Associations Abbreviations and Acronyms for MSEA teacher, ESP and merged locals:
ACE-AFSCME Local 2250 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
ACESC Allegany County Educational Services Council
ACTA Allegany County Teachers Association
APSASAC Association of Public School Administrators and Supervisors of Allegany County
BACE Baltimore County Instructional Assistants and Clerical Employees
CAESS Calvert Association of Educational Support Staff
CASE Carroll Association of School Employees
CCCTA Cecil County Classroom Teachers Association
CCEA Carroll County Education Association
CCEA Caroline County Educators Association
CEA Calvert Education Association
CEASMC Collective Employees Association of St. Mary's County
CESPA Cecil County Education Support Personnel Association
DE Dorchester Educators
EACC Education Association of Charles County
EASMC Education Association of St. Mary's County
FASSE Frederick Association of School Support Employees
FCTA Frederick County Teachers Association
FCASA Frederick County Administrators and Supervisors Association
GCEA Garrett County Education Association
HCEA Harford County Education Association
HCESC Harford County Educational Services Council
HCEA Howard County Education Association
KCTA Kent County Teachers Association
KCESPA Kent County Education Support Personnel Association
MCEA Montgomery County Education Association
PGCEA Prince George's County Educators' Association
QACEA Queen Anne's County Education Association
SAAAAC Secretaries and Assistants Association of Anne Arundel County
TAAAC Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County
Community Action!
TABCO Teachers Association of Baltimore County
TASCO Teachers Association of Somerset County
TCEA Talbot County Education Association
WCEA Wicomico County Education Association
WESPA Wicomico Education Support Personnel Association
WCTA Washington County Teachers Association
WCESP Washington County Educational Support Personnel
WCESPA Worcester County Educational Support Personnel
WCTA Worcester County Teachers Association
Commonly used abbreviations and acronyms at MSEA
AR Association Representative
CAA Center for Affiliates and Advocacy
CB Collective Bargaining
MAC Minority Affairs Committee
MSEA-PAC Renamed the MSEA Fund for Children and Public Education
NBI New Business Item
RA Annual MSEA Representative Assembly
State
HSAP High School Assessment Program
MABE Maryland Association of Boards of Education
MACO Maryland Association of Counties
MSA Maryland School Assessment
MSDE Maryland State Department of Education
SBOE State Board of Education
National
ASCD Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASSA American Association of School Administrators
CCSSO Council of Chief State School Officers
ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act
NBPTS National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
NCATE National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education
NCLB No Child Left Behind
NCSEA National Council of State Education Associations
NCUEA National Council of Urban Education Associations
NEA National Education Association
NEA-PAC Renamed NEA Fund for Children and Public Education
NEA-R National Education Association-Retired
PSTEB Professional Standards Teacher Education Board
Other education organizations
AFT American Federation of Teachers
BTU Baltimore Teachers Union
General
BOD Board of Directors
BOE Board of Education
ECS Education Commission of the States
EI Education International
ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages
ETS Educational Testing Service
HE Higher Education
IPD Instruction and Professional Development
MRTA Maryland Retired Teachers Association
