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Grantee State - Texas

Websites:

• Texas Education Agency
• Texas Student Data System

2019 Grant Application

TSDS Infrastructure Upgrade

Start Date: 3/1/2020
End Date: 2/29/2024

Project Director: Sharon Gaston

Amount Awarded: $3,418,084

Project Abstract 115 KB

Major Outcomes:

• Infrastructure Priority
  • The SLDS 2019 grant application has two main goals:
    • Enhancing the system to improve performance and handle increases in volume in ways that improve data quality and timeliness
    • Creating public and educator reports to make use of newly available data
  • For this grant, TEA is proposing the following outcomes, in partnership with THECB and TWC:
    • Upgrade validation process and framework
    • Create parallel environment and integrate downstream systems
    • Create pilot program for LEAs and ESCs
    • Improve reporting performance and scalability
    • Connect private PK student performance to current K-12 outcomes
    • Connect student data to educator preparation performance
    • Create Education Research Center Resources

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2015 Grant Application

Texas SLDS: Enhancing and Expanding Data Usage

Start Date: 10/1/2015
End Date: 9/30/2020

Project Director: Sharon Gaston

Amount Awarded: $6,972,522

Project Abstract 46 KB

Major Outcomes:

• Expand the data collected and hosted by collecting additional early learning data, expanding organization data in the ODS (Office of Disability Services), and creating assessment converter tools.
• Expand participation in SLDS by allocating ECDS adoption support, inputting new early learning data in studentGPS®, creating educator work groups, analyzing studentGPS® metrics, adding FHSP (Foundation High School Program) to studentGPS®, and supporting further studentGPS® adoption by local education agencies.
• Improve transparency by providing better access to TEDS (Texas Education Data Standards) and studentGPS® metrics database.
• Share new and existing analysis with the public by adding new early leaning reports in TPEIR (Texas Public Education Information Resource)

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2009-ARRA Grant Application

Texas Longitudinal Data System

Start Date: 7/1/2010
End Date: 6/30/2014

Project Director: Sharon Gaston

Amount Awarded: $18,195,078

Project Application 25.8 MB

Project Abstract 255 KB

Major Outcomes:

• Integrate key data into the P-20 Data Warehouse to better understand students' preparedness to contribute to the twenty-first century workforce
  • Load existing college readiness test score collections into the LDS
  • Expand the LDS to include pre-K, kindergarten and workforce data
• Alleviate data collection burden on districts and improve data quality
  • Realign statewide collection standards and protocols for districts
  • Expand the architecture to support new standards and collection platform
  • Automate data collection through the development of a state-sponsored SIS
  • Develop data services and loading the District Connections Database
  • Create District Connections Database extract certification and validation tools
  • Deploy statewide data collection and management platform pilot

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2009 Grant Application

Texas Longitudinal Data System

Start Date: 7/1/2009
End Date: 6/30/2014

Project Director: Sharon Gaston

Amount Awarded: $7,879,785

Project Application 4.0 MB

Project Abstract 93 KB

Major Outcomes:

• Improve the robustness of existing databases by adding student performance and teacher data at the classroom level, K-20.
• PEIMS data collections will be expanded: Classroom level data and course completion data will be collected for grades 1-12.
• EDC data collection will be expanded to receive student/class data including grades and links to faculty, grades 13-20.
• K-12 districts and institutions of higher education will be trained and will have modified their systems to meet new reporting requirements.

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WDQI Grant Application

Project Application 2.2 MB