 studentGPS® student information page for an early learning student
TEA is upgrading the TSDS studentGPS® Dashboards to align
with the most recent version of the Ed-Fi Dashboards. The Dashboards will still
feature Texas-specific functionality related to state assessments and
graduation plans, but will also offer additional early learning information,
expanded customization options, and popular features created by other members
of the larger Ed-Fi community. This effort is based on feedback from our
Dashboard Advisory Group and was made possible as a part of TEA’s federal
Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) grant.
Do you know a school district or charter school that is interested
in adopting the Dashboards? Ask them reach out to the TSDS
Dashboard Champion at their regional education service center or email TSDSCustomerSupport@tea.texas.gov
to get started.
 TPEIR Early Learning Statewide Report - click to access TPEIR
The TPEIR Education Reports website has recently published updated reports
on public prekindergarten programs, kindergarten programs, and kindergarten
readiness. Created under TEA’s Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) grant,
the reports leverage data collected through the Early Childhood Data System
(ECDS) to provide information about participation and readiness at the state,
district, and school levels. The 2017 pre-K reports now include new data
elements from ECDS including the pre-K curricula used by schools and information
concerning pre-K class size and student-to-teacher ratios.
Reports
include public pre-K and kindergarten enrollment and demographic data and
changes in participation over time, as well as information about the readiness
of kindergarten students. For those seeking to take a deeper look, kindergarten
data downloads are available for 2014-2017 at district and region levels.
Pre-K program downloads are available at district and region levels
for 2012-2017.
The most recent legislative session in Texas produced many changes that affect data collected by TEA, including twenty bills that mandate changes to TSDS data. The Texas Education Data Standards (TEDS) changes for the 2018-2019 school year address fifteen of these bills—some in earlier TEDS releases this year and others in the forthcoming July release.
The most significant changes come from:
- HB2442, affecting school year calendar reporting
- HB22, affecting public school accountability
- SB490, affecting counselor data reporting
- HB674, affecting student discipline management for students below third grade
Local education agencies (districts and charter schools) and their student information system vendors should consult the 2018-2019 Texas Education Data Standards to learn how these changes affect the data they report to TEA.
TEA will implement the remaining five pieces of legislation from the last session in the 2019-2020 TEDS standards.
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