The Early Childhood Data System (ECDS) collection is one of the TSDS Core Collections. This guide covers the submission of prekindergarten (PK) data. (Kindergarten data is submitted separately.) The reporting of PK program data for ECDS is mandatory for all public school districts. The reporting of private PK program data is optional.
LEAs are required to submit specific demographic, classroom link, and special program data elements for the ECDS PK collection. All elements will be submitted in the PEIMS Summer Collection.
The ECDS PK submission is due June 26, 2025.
NOTE: The assessment vendor will provide the ECDS PK assessment data directly to LEAs in TWEDS-compliant XML format. LEAs will load the assessment data files into TSDS.
IMPORTANT: Each LEA will have unique situations. Some of the dates, images, and examples provided in this document are for informational and instructional purposes only and may not completely represent your LEA's process.
❏ Verify that all roles and users are correct in ASCENDER Security Administration.
❏ Interchange: A file that contains data in the correct format to be transferred to TEA.
❏ Complex Type: A grouping of Elements within an Interchange.
❏ Element: A specific unit of data that must be reported to the TEA.
The following values are built into the program, are the same each time they are extracted, and cannot be changed by the user:
❏ ORGANIZATION-CATEGORY (E1240) is the classification of the education agency according to the level of administrative and operational control granted by the state. This is hard coded in the program as “ESC,” “LEA,” or “School” according to the county-district number.
❏ STUDENT-IDENTIFICATION-SYSTEM (E1090) is the coding scheme used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, social services, or other agencies to refer to a student. This is hard coded in the program as “State” and the student’s SSN is used.
Verify data for each element in the ASCENDER Personnel application. It is suggested that you run reports first, and then use the maintenance pages in the Personnel application to update data where needed.
Personnel elements can be verified by running the following reports:
Personnel > Reports > User Created Reports
Use the User Created Report to verify staff demo data.
Personnel > Reports > Personnel Reports > HRS1600 - Certification Report
HRS1600 allows you to view a list of instructors assigned to a particular teacher specialization code that is associated with the PK teacher certification requirement.
Reported Elements from Demographic Information:
Element | Code Table | Data Element | ASCENDER Name |
---|---|---|---|
E1524 | —- | TX-UNIQUE-STAFF-ID | Texas Unique Staff ID |
E0703 | —- | FIRST-NAME | Legal - First |
E0705 | —- | LAST-NAME | Legal - Last |
Interchange: StaffAssociationExtension
Complex Type: StaffExtension
The PEIMS PK Teacher Requirement field is used to indicate if a particular teaching specialization code is associated with required additional qualifications for the High Quality Prekindergarten Program.
Setting up codes for all PEIMS PK Teacher Requirement codes (one for each code in table C207) is recommended but not required.
Reported Elements from Credentials:
Element | Code Table | Data Element | ASCENDER Name |
---|---|---|---|
E1581 | C207 | PK-TEACHER-REQUIREMENT | PEIMS PK Teacher Requirement/Teaching Specialization |
Verify data for each element in the ASCENDER Student applications. It is suggested that you run reports first, and then use the maintenance pages in the Student applications to update data where needed.
Grade Reporting elements can be verified by running the following reports:
Grade Reporting > Reports > Grade Reporting Reports > Master Schedules > SGR0110 - Master Schedule PEIMS (Grd Rpting)
For PK course-sections, verify the instructor's Class Role, Entry Date, Withdraw Date, as well as PK Curr, High Qual PK, Stu Instr, PK Sch Type, PK Prog Eval Type, and Home Room Ind.
Grade Reporting > Reports > Grade Reporting Reports > Student Schedules > SGR0000 - Student Course Enrollment Listing
For PK course-sections, verify the Crs Dt Entry and Crs Dt Withdraw fields for all students.
Reported Elements from Section:
Element | Code Table | Data Element | ASCENDER Name |
---|---|---|---|
E1580 | C088 | HIGH-QUALITY-PK-PROGRAM INDICATOR | High Qual PK Prog |
E1555 | DC152 | PK-SCHOOL-TYPE | PK Sch Type |
E1579 | C206 | PK-CURRICULA | PK Curricula |
E1558 | DC153 | STUDENT-INSTRUCTION | Stu Instr |
E1440 | —- | HOMEROOM-INDICATOR | Home Room Ind |
E1726 | —- | CHILD-CARE-OPERATION-NUMBER | Operation Number |
IMPORTANT: Be sure Home Room Ind is selected for at least one class for all PK students, and that the student was enrolled in this class on the reading assessment date.
The home room indicator identifies the instructor in the ECDS PK system who will be used in the ECDS PK reports. For each PK homeroom Instructor, verify the following on Grade Reporting > Maintenance > Master Schedule > Campus Schedule > Instructor:
Element | Code Table | Data Element | ASCENDER Name |
---|---|---|---|
E1065 | —- | ASSIGNMENT-BEGIN-DATE | Entry Date |
E1066 | —- | ASSIGNMENT-END-DATE | Withdraw Date |
Reported Elements from Crs Assign:
Element | Code Table | Data Element | ASCENDER Name |
---|---|---|---|
E1069 | —- | STUDENT-BEGIN-DATE | Entry Date |
E1070 | —- | STUDENT-END-DATE | WD Date |
❏ Click on the TEA drop-down menus to see complete information for Early Childhood Data System - PK Submission reporting including: Domains, Entities and Data Elements.
The following data elements are pulled from the Alternative and Supplemental Services, Education Organization, Enrollment, Staff, Student Identification and Demographics and Teaching and Learning domains:
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