Early Childhood Special Education Services

Nebraska Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services Early Intervention
Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE)

Federal Guidance for Pre-School
Educational Environments Ages 3-5 – LRE Data Reporting Tool (PDF)
Federal Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) related to Preschool Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) 2017 (PDF)
Federal Policy Statement on Expulsion and Suspension Policies In Early Childhood Settings (2016) (PDF)
Federal Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs 2015 (PDF)
OSEP Memo RTI Cannot Be Used to Delay-Deny an Evaluation for Preschool (2016) (PDF)
US DOE Non-Regulatory Guidance Early Learning in the Every Student Succeeds Act (2016) (PDF)

Kindergarten and the IEP
NDE 5 Year-Old Preschool IEP Guidance (PDF)
NDE Kindergarten Enrollment Guidance 2016 (PDF)

Teaching Strategies – GOLD
NDE Part B – GOLD Entry Checklist (2018) (PDF)
NDE Part B – GOLD Exit Checklist (2018) (PDF)
NDE Part C – GOLD Entry Checklist (2018) (PDF)
NDE Part C – GOLD Exit Checklist (2018) (PDF)
Results Matter TA Document 2018 Final-(PDF)

Upcoming GOLD Training’s (LINK)
GOLD Child Transfer Contact List for Administrators (LINK)

LINKS:
The Preschool Post (LINK)