Access to Data from the Texas Education Agency

2013 Texas SDC/BIDC ConferenceMay 22, 2013

Nina TaylorResearch and Analysis Division

Texas Education Agency

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Including the amount of education data we collect and store.

Only data that is required by state or federal statute is collected by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Some uses of education data include:◦ Federal and state reporting requirements, including

performance measures;◦ Development of new policies and decisions

surrounding education in the state; ◦ Publication of web and hardcopy reports; and◦ Information requests.

“Everything is bigger in Texas…”

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Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) School district data◦ Reported by school districts to TEA ◦ Includes:

Student data – fall enrollment, attendance, course completion, dropout, graduation, disciplinary action

Staff data – demographic, responsibility, pay Financial – budget and actual Organization – campus, district, regional Education

Service Center (ESC) addresses and telephone numbers

What data are available from TEA?

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Accountability Research reports – AP, IB, ACT, SAT, completion, graduates, dropouts, enrollment trends, grade-level retention, special topics

Accountability ratings P-16 Linkages – high school students

enrolled in college Student assessment data – TAKS, STAAR Teacher certification data

What data are available from TEA?

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Visit TEA’s website◦ www.tea.state.tx.us◦ Always available◦ Free of charge

Submit a public information request◦ Send an email to PIR@tea.state.tx.us◦ Receive a customized report or file◦ A charge may be assessed.

How does one access these data?

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Accountability Research Reports◦ Dropouts, Graduates◦ SAT/ACT/AP◦ Retention◦ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/acctres/home_index.html

Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS)◦ Campus, district, region and state-level reports◦ Includes accountability ratings, student performance,

college readiness indicators, student demographic and program data, staff counts, and financial information

◦ http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis

TEA Web Systems and Pages

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AskTED◦ Texas Education Directory◦ Campus, district, county, and region reports and

downloadable files◦ Provides addresses and telephone numbers ◦ Updated daily◦ http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/tea.askted.web/Forms/Home.aspx

Charter School Reports◦ Information on currently operating and closed charters◦ Charter awards and closures, charter holders, board

members◦ Campuses and grade levels served, accountability ratings◦ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=406&menu_id=680&me

nu_id2=797

TEA Web Systems and Pages

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Discipline Data Products◦ Counts of students in discipline settings and by

student category at the state, region and district level.

◦ Assessment reports for students in discipline settings.

◦ http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/adhocrpt/Disciplinary_Data_Products/Disciplinary_Data_Products.html

TEA Web Systems and Pages

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Financial Products◦ Summary of Finances and related reports◦ Payment information◦ State Aid and Student Count Data◦ Chapter 41 Wealth Equalization data◦ Facilities Funding Reports ◦ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6741&menu_id=645

Snapshot ◦ School district profiles◦ Provides an overview of Texas public education for a

particular school year◦ http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/snapshot/index.html

TEA Web Systems and Pages

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PEIMS Standard Reports◦ Listings of school districts and campuses by legislative

district◦ Student demographic and program reports◦ Staff counts and salary reports◦ http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/adhocrpt

School District Locator◦ School district and Education Service Center Region

boundaries◦ School locations◦ Contact information for district staff and trustees◦ Links to TEA school district reports and websites◦ http://wgisprd.tea.state.tx.us/SDL/

TEA Web Systems and Pages

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Student Assessment Reports◦ TAKS and STAAR statewide summary reports◦ Aggregate level data results◦ Item analysis and raw score frequency reports◦ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=3631&menu_id=793

Texas P-16 Public Education Information Resource (TPEIR)◦ Longitudinal high school graduation reports◦ PK-12 employed personnel◦ High school graduates enrolled in higher education◦ Higher education enrollment and graduation◦ Teacher production by certification area◦ http://www.texaseducationinfo.org

TEA Web Systems and Pages

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Or, access these web pages by navigating through www.tea.state.tx.us

◦ Click on “Reports” on the left side of the page and follow the prompts, or

◦ Click on “A-Z Index” at the top of the page. Choose the first letter of the web page you would like to access, then scroll down and click on the page link.

TEA Web Systems and Pages

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Anyone may request data. All requests must be in writing; no special

form is required. The Texas Education Agency follows the rules

and timelines established by the Public Information Act.

Requests for student-level data are carefully processed so that no confidential data is released, except as allowed by law.

You may mail your request or send by email to: PIR@tea.state.tx.us

Public Information Requests

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Thank you for attending!

If you have questions or comments, please contact me –◦ By email – Nina.Taylor@tea.state.tx.us◦ By telephone – 512-475-2085

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