Teaching Strategies GOLD - TSG

OSEP EXITING RESOURCES

OSEP Exiting guide for programs utlizing Teaching Strategies GOLD (TSG).

Preschool Outcomes technical assistance manual.

Teaching Strategies GOLD (TSG) Overview

My TeachingStrategies™ GOLD (TSG) is an assessment tool designed to monitor the progress of children from birth to third grade in key domains of learning. TSG provides a mechanism to holistically assess a student's development across several domains. Data collected through TSG helps to inform instruction and lesson planning as well as provides information routinely to address individual needs of children. This information assists educators in identifying where a child is at in relation to their widely held expectations.

Currently, TSG is required in the following areas:

All schools that serve kindergarten students for the beginning of the 23/24 school year are required to use TSG to assess their kindergarten students within the first 45 calendar days of enrollment.
Preschool programs funded by grants through ADE are required to utilize TSG to assess their students.
Head Start preschools are required to use an ongoing progress monitoring system to assess enrolled children. The majority of Head Start preschools in Arizona utilize TSG.

TSG Checkpoint Dates

SY 2024-2025 - For Preschool

FALL: 10/4/2024
WINTER: 2/7/2025
SPRING: 6/6/2025
SUMMER: 7/18/2025

SY 2024 -2025 - For Kindergarten

FALL: 10/11/2024
WINTER: 2/7/2025
SPRING: 6/27/2025

* Please note student transfers will not be processed 2 weeks before a checkpoint due date. They will resume at the start of the next checkpoint period.

SY 2023-2024 - For Preschool

FALL: 10/7/2023
WINTER: 2/9/2024
SPRING: 6/7/2024
SUMMER: 7/25/2024