The Texas Student Data System (TSDS) will provide educators and policymakers with actionable, timely data to improve student performance while easing the burden of data collection on districts.

Full deployment of the TSDS solution will occur over the next 5 years. This Web site was created as a tool to help education stakeholders stay apprised of the latest information about TSDS, participate in forums and webinars, access presentations and materials, and provide valuable feedback to the project team.

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The Real World

Thousands of new students arrive on campuses across the state every year. Educators must spend significant time assessing and diagnosing each student. Limited historical or current academic information is available to help educators.

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Information Systems

Every day, new information becomes available as students interact at school. The system captures data from classrooms and across campuses in real time and highlights patterns for teachers, principals, and district personnel.

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Metrics and Indicators

Data points, often from a variety of information systems, are pulled together into metrics that reflect real-world events. Leading indicator metrics flag emerging issues before they become serious.

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Human Interaction and Intervention

Teachers and principals have appropriate resources, training, and time during the school day to review information on their students on a regular basis. Teachers and principals have access to effective interventions grounded in research, and the system allows the teacher to capture the intervention selected and keep track of whether it is working.

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“The data we currently collect has helped the state monitor public schools. This new system will allow us to provide timely and meaningful information from the teacher to the taxpayer.”
– Robert Scott, Texas Commissioner of Education

TEA is overseeing the TSDS solution with support from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Double Line Partners.

Texas Education Agency

The Texas Education Agency (www.tea.state.tx.us) is the state agency that oversees prekindergarten through high school education in Texas, which educates 4.7 million students in its more than 1,200 school districts and charter schools.

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (www.msdf.org) is dedicated to improving the lives of children living in urban poverty around the world. With offices in Austin, TX; New Delhi, India; and Cape Town, South Africa, the Dell family foundation funds programs that foster high-quality public education and childhood health and improve the economic stability of families living in poverty. The foundation has committed more than $530 million to global children's issues and community initiatives to date.

Double Line Partners

Double Line Partners, LLC, (www.doublelinepartners.com) is a consulting firm focused on serving the public sector, with a special emphasis on working in K-12 education. Double Line Partners works with a broad range of state and local education agencies across the United States to create scorecards and dashboards to improve student performance.