These are Texas Education Agency (TEA)-authorized training materials for Education Service Centers (ESCs) and Certified Vendor Champions to use as a resource as they train their Local Education Agencies (LEAs) for the Texas Student Data System (TSDS). These are standardized materials, and we highly recommend that Champions follow the provided curriculum closely.
TSDS Prerequisite Training Materials
Required for all New User Certification Trainings
TSDS Story
- Script for TSDS Story
TSDS Upgrade Project 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.
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
TSDS New User Certification Training Materials
TSDS Upgrade Project Architecture Diagram
TSDS Overview and Key Concepts
TSDS Incident Management System (TIMS)
TSDS Data Management Center (DMC) Security Management
TSDS Common Steps for Core Collection
TSDS Texas Education Data Standards (TEDS) Overview
TSDS LEA TEAL Roles and Privileges
TSDS ESC TEAL Roles and Privileges Reference Guide
TSDS DMC Level 2 (L2) Validations
TSDS DMC Level 1.5 (L1.5) Filters
TSDS Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS)
TSDS Charter School Waitlist (CSW)
TSDS Early Childhood Data System (ECDS) - Training Materials Coming Soon!
- ECDS Reference Guide
TSDS Residential Facility (RF) Tracker
TSDS State Performance Plan Indicator14 (SPPI-14) - Training Materials Coming Soon!
- SPPI-14 Reference Guide
TSDS Class Roster - Training Materials Coming Soon!
- Class Roster Reference Guide
TSDS Special Education Language Acquisition (SELA) - Training Materials Coming Soon!
- SELA Reference Guide
TSDS Child Find - Training Materials Coming Soon!
- Child Find Reference Guide
TSDS Training Documents