reality check. a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
ELD stands for English Language Development, LEP stands for Limited English Proficient, and FEP stands for Fluent English Proficient. All ELD students are also Limited English Proficient (LEP) until they reclassify. After reclassification, the student is considered Fluent English Proficient (FEP).
GED. Adults who complete basic adult education have the opportunity to earn the equivalent of a high school diploma by taking the General Educational Development, or GED, test. The test, available to citizens who have not graduated from high school, gives them the chance to demonstrate the level of achievement normally achieved by completing a course of study in high school.