These are Texas Education Agency (TEA)-authorized training materials for Education Service Centers (ESCs) and Certified Vendor Champions to use as a resource to support training their their Local Education Agencies (LEAs) on the Texas Student Data System (TSDS). As standardized resources, we strongly encourage Champions to follow the curriculum as provided to ensure consistency and quality.

TSDS Prerequisite Training Materials

Required for all New User Certification Trainings 

TSDS Key Terms and Definitions

TSDS End User Implementation Guide

TSDS Implementation Problem Resolution Guide

Required for Unique ID Certification

If you were nominated for Unique ID,  review the Unique ID video linked below.

Introduction to Unique ID 

TSDS E-Learning Training

Required for TEAL Certification

Census Block Group Tool (CBGT)

TEA Login (TEAL)

• If you were nominated for TEAL,  you will receive an email that includes the links to the training materials.

TSDS Resource Guides

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Resource Document

Domain Dependency Resource Document

Promotion Logic Resource Document 

ESC Tracking Spreadsheet 2026

TSDS Submission Success Checklist Link

TSDS New User Certification Training Materials

TSDS Architecture Diagram

Overview, Key Concepts, and TEAL Roles

• Overview and Key Concepts
• LEA TEAL Roles and Privileges
  • LEA TEAL Roles and Privileges Reference Guide
• ESC TEAL Roles and Privileges Reference Guide

TSDS Incident Management System (TIMS)

• TIMS: Getting Started Training Part I
• TIMS: Ticketing Support Training Part II

Unique ID

• UID Assignment Training Part I
  • ID Assignment Reference Guide
• Enrollment Tracking Training Part 2
  • Enrollment Tracking Reference Guide

Data Management Center (DMC) Security Management 

• DMC Security Management Presentation
  • Security Management Reference Guide
  • TEA Claim Set Definitions
  • API Profiles

Common Steps for Core Collections

• Part I: Process and Navigation
• Part II: TEDS Overview and Level 2 Validations

Texas Education Data Standards (TEDS) Overview

• Part I: TEDS Overview
• Part II: TWEDS Overview

DMC Level 2 (L2) Validations

• Level 2 Validations Presentation
  • Level 2 Validations Reference Guide

DMC Level 1.5 (L1.5) Filters and Descriptor Mapping

• Level 1.5 Filters Presentation
  • Level 1.5 Filters Reference Guide
• DMC Descriptor Mapping Presentation
  • Desciptor Mapping Reference Guide

Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS)

• PEIMS Presentations
  • Introduction to PEIMS
  • PEIMS Fall
  • PEIMS Mid-year
  • PEIMS Summer
  • PEIMS Extended Year
• PEIMS Resources
  • PEIMS Reference Guide
  • PEIMS Submission Approval Resource Guide 

Charter School Waitlist (CSW)

• CSW Presentation
  • CSW Reference Guide 

Early Childhood Data System (ECDS)

• ECDS Presentations
  • ECDS KG Presentation
  • ECDS PK Presentation
• ECDS Resources
  • ECDS Reference Guide

TSDS Residential Facility (RF) Tracker

• RF Tracker Presentation
  • RF Tracker Reference Guide

State Performance Plan Indicator14 (SPPI-14)

• SPPI-14 Presentation
  • SPPI-14 Reference Guide

Class Roster - Training Materials Coming Soon!

• Class Roster Presentation
  • Class Roster Reference Guide

Special Education Language Acquisition (SELA) - Training Materials Coming Soon!

Special Education Data System (SPEDS) Summer

• SPEDS Presentations
  • Introduction to SPEDS
  • Part I: SPPI-11 and SPPI-12
  • Part II:
    • SPPI-7
    • SPPI-13
• SPEDS Resources
  • SPEDS Summer Reference Guide

TSDS Training Documents

Champion Certification Nomination Form 

Non-Certification Training Course Form

Training Calendar 

Training Catalog

TSDS Certified Champions

ESC TSDS Certified Champions

Vendor TSDS Certified Champions