Nash County Public Schools 

EC Department

The mission of the Exceptional Children's Program is to ensure that students with disabilities develop mentally, physically, socially, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized education in the least restrictive environment and through the provision of appropriate services by capable, qualified faculty and staff.

The NCPS Exceptional Children's Department is supervised by a Director.  If you have any questions or need additional information, please call the District Office at 252-937-9077 and the Office Support staff will direct your concerns to the appropriate staff member. 

2023-2024 EC Timeline

a.  Compliance

       b.  Consideration of 1:1 support

       c.  COVID Staff Information 

       d.  2023-2024 EC Timeline 

       eFocused Monitoring

       fInitials and Re-Evaluations

       g.   Online Instruction Services and Support Plan 

h.   Revocation of Consent for Services 

i.  Standards-Based IEPs

j.  Surrogate Parents                              

a. ECATS Tip - Addendums

b. ECATS Tip - Assessment Summary

c. ECATS Tip  - Consent

d. ECATS Tip - IEP Accommodations Page

e. ECATS Tip - IEP Present Level

Medicaid Information and Forms

-         Medicaid and Families:  Get the Facts

-         One-Time parent consent form English and Spanish

-         Form for submitting parent consent

-         Annual Written Notice


a.  EC Canvas Courses (self-paced) 

b. Powerpoints and Handouts 2022-2023

c.  Powerpoints and Handouts 2021-2022

dPowerPoints and Handouts 2020-2021 

e.   PowerPoints and Handouts 2019-2020

fPowerPoints and Handouts 2018-2019

g.   PowerPoints and Handouts 2017-2018 

-        Considerations for Specially Designed Instruction

-         Building Capacity

-         Teacher SDI Toolbox

a.   SLD 2020  

b.     SLD Math Exemption

-         NCPS SLD Math 1 Exemption Process

-         2016 DPI Letter and Form to guide IEP teams re: SLD Math Exemption in high school

-        NCPS SLD Math I Exemption Statement of Understanding

-        Link to NCDPI Math Options - videos and guidelines for each year

2023-2024 EC Timeline