Early Childhood Special Education Services
OSEP Reporting for Nebraska Early Childhood
Using TS GOLD to Generate OSEP Reports
COMING SOON in 2021
Nebraska Technical Assistance Part B Preschool Guidance Document
Nebraska Department of Education - Department of Health and Human Services Early Intervention
Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE)
Federal Guidance for Preschool
Educational Environments Ages 3-5 – LRE Data Reporting Tool
Federal Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) related to Preschool Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) 2017
Federal Policy Statement on Expulsion and Suspension Policies In Early Childhood Settings (2016)
Federal Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs 2015
OSEP Memo RTI Cannot Be Used to Delay-Deny an Evaluation for Preschool (2016)
US DOE Non-Regulatory Guidance Early Learning in the Every Student Succeeds Act (2016)
Kindergarten and the IEP
NDE 5 Year-Old Preschool IEP Guidance
NDE Kindergarten Enrollment Guidance 2016
Additional ECSE Resources
Breaking the Preschool to Prison Pipeline
Subscribe to the Preschool Post (LINK)
Teaching Strategies GOLD
Entry/Exit Checklists, Results Matter TA Document 2020
NDE Part B – GOLD Entry Checklist
NDE Part B – GOLD Exit Checklist
NDE Part C – GOLD Entry Checklist
NDE Part C – GOLD Exit Checklist
Results Matter TA Document 2020
District Contact Forms for GOLD
(update annually by district GOLD administrator)
GOLD Administrator:
Data Verification:
Child Transfer:
GOLD Child Transfer Contact List for Administrators (LINK)
Child Transfer Form