What is TSDS?
TSDS, or the Texas Student Data System, is Texas' new education data collection system. It replaces and expands on PEIMS EDIT+, with the goal of improving and standardizing the data collection and data management process in the State of Texas. TSDS equips educators with timely, actionable, and historical student data to drive classroom and student success.
How Does TSDS Affect Technical Support Staff?
Depending on your campus, LEA (Local Education Agency), or ESC (Education Service Center), you may be involved in any of the following:
- Supporting your LEA's deployment of TSDS (for participating LEAs)
- Transitioning to a SIS (Student Information System) offered by your current vendor or a vendor who is new to you
- Ensuring that your SIS is able to provide PEIMS extracts that comply with the new XML-based Texas Education Data Standards (TEDS)
- Assisting with the installation of the client-side validation tool
- Creating a local staging area for housing LEA or ESC extracts to be loaded to the Education Data Warehouse (EDW)
- Supporting submissions to TSDS PEIMS and the Enrollment Tracker (ET)
- Supporting use of TSDS PEIMS, Enrollment Tracker, Unique ID, and any other components of the TSDS system
- Enrolling all authorized staff in TEA's new security system, TEA Login (TEAL)
- Assigning a new Unique ID number to all staff and students at your LEA
- Participating in TSDS training, including courses offered by your ESC and online training
By understanding and supporting the implementation of TSDS, technical support staff play a crucial role in ensuring that educators have access to the high-quality data they need to make informed decisions that enhance student learning and success.
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