Early Childhood Data System (ECDS)
For program information on ECDS, please reference the following link: Early Childhood Education
Reporting ECDS Kindergarten Data to TEA
Kindergarten Program Data
The reporting of kindergarten program data for ECDS is mandatory for all public-school districts and open-enrollment charter schools that administer the commissioner-approved TX-KEA or the identified alternate assessment. The data collection includes student demographics, classroom link information, special program data, and assessment data. All data will be submitted by the LEA in the TSDS Collection.
To view the ECDS KG specific interchanges, complex types, and data elements, use the filter in the top right hand corner of the TWEDS page to filter on the ECDS collection and the ECDS-KG submission.
Kindergarten Assessment Data
Local Education Agencies (LEAs) who administer the TX-KEA or the identified alternate assessment are required to collect and report assessment results to TEA for the Beginning of Year (BOY) administration. All data will be submitted by the LEA in the TSDS Collection.
The LEA’s assessment vendor will provide the ECDS assessment data directly to TEA in TEDS-compliant XML format. The LEA will load the assessment data files into TSDS.
Early Childhood Data System (ECDS) Assessment Specifications
Reporting ECDS Public Prekindergarten Data to TEA
Public Prekindergarten Program Data
The reporting of public prekindergarten program data is mandatory for all LEAs that administer a prekindergarten program. The data collection includes student demographics,classroom information, and special program data. All data will be submitted by the LEA in the TSDS Collection.
LEAs are required to collect and report the prekindergarten program data regardless of whether the LEA administers one or more of the assessments included in the Commissioner’s List of Approved Prekindergarten Assessment Instruments.
To view the ECDS PK specific interchanges, complex types, and data elements, use the filter in the top right hand corner of the TWEDS page to filter on the ECDS collection and the ECDS-PK submission.
Public Prekindergarten Assessment Data
Prekindergarten assessments are administered at the beginning and end of the year. LEAs who administer one or more of the assessments included in the Commissioner’s List of Approved Prekindergarten Assessment Instruments are required to collect and report the Beginning of Year (BOY) and/or End of Year (EOY) assessment results data to TEA. All data will be submitted by the LEA in the TSDS Collection.
LEAs administering a prekindergarten assessment that is not included in the Commissioner’s List of Assessment Instruments should notify the TEA Early Childhood Education Division of the type of assessment administered. A forth coming To The Administrator Addressed Correspondence Letter will be released to describe this process. The LEA will be responsible for retaining the data should the TEA decide to collect it at a later date.
The LEA’s assessment vendor will provide the ECDS assessment data directly to the LEA in TEDS-compliant XML format. The LEA will load the assessment data files into TSDS.
Reporting ECDS Private Prekindergarten Data to TEA
Private
Prekindergarten Program Data
The reporting of private prekindergarten program data to TEA is optional. The data collection includes student demographics, classroom information, and special program data. All data will be submitted by the LEA in the TSDS Collection.
The participating private prekindergarten program will enter ECDS program data into the TEA provided ECDS Collection Spreadsheet:
2020-2021 ECDS Collection Spreadsheet
The participating private prekindergarten should then utilize the TSDS Validation Tool to convert the data entered in the Excel template into TEDS-compliant XML files. The private prekindergarten will load the program data files into TSDS.
Private Prekindergarten Assessments
Private prekindergarten assessment data is neither required nor currently collected by ECDS.