The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this documentation. This is not a complete list of all abbreviations or acronyms.
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Term |
Definition |
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ADA |
Average Daily Attendance. |
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CTE |
Career and Technical Education. |
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EDIT+ |
Web-based software application that schools use to submit PEIMS data via the internet. |
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ECDS |
Early Childhood Data System. |
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ECHS |
Early College High School. |
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eDM |
eScholar Data Manager data loader. The eDM loads data from a file to the ODS. |
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EOC |
End-of-Course. |
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ESL |
English as a Second Language. |
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ESC |
Education Service Center. |
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ESY |
Extended School Year. |
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FHSP |
Foundation High School Program. This program refers to graduation requirements for the state. |
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HB5 |
House Bill 5. Refers to the Foundation High School Program. |
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LEA |
Local Education Agency. |
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LEP |
Limited English Proficient. |
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ODS |
Operational Data Store. The central district-controlled data repository for TSDS. |
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OFSDP |
Optional Flexible School Day Program. |
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PEIMS |
Public Education Information Management System |
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SSA |
Shared Service Arrangement. |
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STAAR |
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. This set of tests replaced the TAKS test. |
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TAKS |
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills. TAKS assessments measure the extent to which a student has learned and can apply the defined knowledge and skills at each tested grade level. This test is replaced with STAAR. |
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TEDS |
Texas Education Data Standards. TEDS is a collection of data standards based on the national Ed-Fi XML core for loading data to TSDS. |
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TIMS |
The Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Incident Management System is a web-based system to submit incidents when you encounter problems, have questions about TSDS applications, or want to request software enhancements. |
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TELPAS |
Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System. Standardized test to assess the progress that Limited (LEP) students make in learning the English language. |
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TREx |
Texas Records Exchange. Web-based software application for the exchange of electronic student records. |
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TSDS |
Texas Student Data System. TSDS PEIMS is the new software application for the state's Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS). |