Platform Updates
October 26, 2026
+ Survey: Added ability to change Optional Program after survey has been finalized. + Data Import/Export: Added ability to add missing teachers, individually or via a prefilled template.
October 16, 2026
Added ability for District Admins and School Building Admins to add certain teacher records to an ignore list so they don't show up in the survey teacher selection list. Please see the 'Ignored Teacher List' tab in the Getting Started Document (bottom of home page)
September 29, 2026
The site is now accessible under the address of https://ipg.education.ne.gov Existing bookmarks using https://ipg.esu3.org will continue to work for the foreseeable future.
September 16, 2026
Site: Updated to the 2026/27 NDR Staff Reporter data (for most up to date staff lists as provided by districts)
September 11, 2026
+ Survey: Surveys using unverified teacher email addresses may now be finalized without the teacher field having to be a person's name. Name resolution will still be attempted as NDE staff data is imported.
September 10, 2026
+ Survey: Surveys using 'English Language Arts (ELA) Observation Rubric' and 'Foundational Skills Observation Rubric' allow for selection of Standards.
September 01, 2026
+ Sandbox Mode: Test environment where you can experiment with surveys/roles without worrying about live data. Available to current holders of the following roles: DistrictAdmin, SchoolBuildingAdmin, ESUAdmin, ESUCLSDDirector. Click the 'View/Edit your profile' button (person silhouette icon) by your name in the top right to access
August 27, 2026
+ Survey: Teacher selection is now optional in a survey.
August 17, 2026
+ Survey: Added optional 'Observation Date' field, to distinguish between when the observation happened and when the survey was finalized. Adjusted charting to refer to observation dates rather than finalized dates. If survey has no observation date specified, it defaults to the finalized date. + Data Import: Added optional 'Observation Date' column.
August 04, 2026
+ Position exclusions for survey teacher lists. Settings > Districts/Teacher > Ignored Positions. For DistrictAdmin+ + General user access permissions per district. Settings > Districts/Teacher > Districts (Teacher Access tab). For DistrictAdmin+
June 26, 2026
+ Charts: added optional proficiency line to 'Guide Distribution' Chart + Charts: added 'Group Proficiency' chart with dynamic grouping
June 16, 2026
+ Added ability to save filter options as a default for use each time the user logs in. Valid on 'Compiled IPG Forms' page only. + Added Light/Dark mode toggle
May 13, 2026
+ Added 'NDE Record' functionality (1 record per school year, per teacher, per building, per NE IPG Window). + Incorporated 'NDE Record' filtering throughout site.
April 29, 2026
+ Charts: added 'Score Movement' (Sankey) + Charts: added 'VS Similar In District' and 'VS Similar In ALL Districts' buttons for comparison of one parent filter set's data against all data excluding the parent filter's data
April 23, 2026
+ Data Export (navmenu item)
April 22, 2026
+ AI Analysis (navmenu item) + Charts: added 'Guide Distribution', 'Indicator Heatmap', 'Indicator Trendlines' + Charts: expanded comparison to up to 3 filtered datasets.