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How does the training and support model work? To provide assistance at every level, TSDS utilizes a network of "Stewards" at the LEA level who are supported by "Champions" at the ESC level. The full list of…
The strategy for implementing TSDS across all 1,237 local education agencies (LEAs—school districts and charter schools) in Texas is to use a train-the-trainer model.
Champion Train-the-Trainer Courses
TEA depends on the Level 2 organizations' (ESCs and vendors)…
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What Is TSDS?
The Texas Student Data System (TSDS) is Texas's new education data collection and reporting system. It replaces an aging and inefficient system with one that is easier to use, more expandable, and more useful to districts. TSDS's main goal is to save…
This page houses historical documents from the TSDS research and design process. Because some of the information and terminology in these documents in now out of date, we have separated them from the regular archived material. However, because these materials illustrate…
Whom Should You Contact? Local Education Agency (LEA—Texas school district or charter school) – when you need help with campus-level issues for any level of engagement with TSDS Education Service Center (ESC) – when your LEA needs support reporting data and for training…
For more information on using the Validation Tool, download the Validation Tool User Guide.
What is the Validation Tool…
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ADA – The Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of workers' disabilities. The act is designed to protect the rights of people with virtually any physical or mental disability.
ARRA – American…
The Problem
Local education agencies (LEAs—Texas school districts and charter schools) have long identified core issues with the legacy system:
LEAs spend significant time providing data to TEA for PEIMS
Cost to LEAs is estimated to be $323M annually,…
Grantors
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF)
MSDF grant support:
Research and development of data governance policies, RFOs, and software requirements for TSDS;
Participation in the Performance Dashboard prototypes
Planning and implementation of…