Child Find (SPPI-11 & SPPI-12) Submission in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) for the SY 2023–2024
| Date: | October 5, 2023 |
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| Subject: | Child Find (SPPI-11 & SPPI-12) Submission in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) for the SY 2023–2024 |
| Category: | Child Find Submission |
| Next Steps: | Share with local educational agency (LEA) and education service center (ESC) staff |
The Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Child Find Collection for the 2023–2024 school year opened on September 11, 2023, for local educational agencies (LEAs) to promote data for children initially evaluated for special education with an eligibility determination date from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) encourages LEAs to start promoting data as soon as possible to ensure that all information systems are working properly and all Child Find policy questions can be addressed. The Child Find Collection includes State Performance Plan Indicator 11 (SPPI 11A – Timely Initial Evaluation; SPPI 11B – Eligibility Determination) and SPPI 12 (Early Childhood Transition), which are used for assessing an LEA’s procedural compliance with state and federal special education evaluation requirements.
Key Dates
- TSDS ready to load Child Find data to eScholar Data Manager (eDM): August 7, 2023
- TSDS ready for users to promote Child Find data: September 11, 2023
- TSDS ready for users to complete Child Find data: May 20, 2024
- TSDS Child Find Submission deadline: July 25, 2024, at 11:59 PM
For more information, see the TSDS Web-Enabled Data Standards (TWEDS) Child Find Submission Timeline.
LEA Special Education Program Responsibilities
LEA special education program staff should coordinate with their LEA's TSDS data steward to ensure the following requirements are met:
- Submitting current, complete, and accurate Child Find data to the TSDS
- Validating data per business rules and validations
- Correcting all errors during the data validation process in a timely manner
- Delivering “fatal-free” corrected Child Find data on or before the deadline set by TEA
For more information, see the Data Submission Responsibilities in TWEDS.
Data Changes and Requirements
- See the TSDS Child Find: Updates 2023-2024 for recent changes to the Child Find Collection.
- LEAs should submit data for children with a SPED-ELIGIBILITY-DETERMINATION-DATE (E1716) from July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024 (i.e., the data collection period).
- LEAs must submit the ORIGINAL-ECI-SERVICES-DATE (E1737) for children referred from Early Childhood intervention (ECI) as potentially eligible for early childhood special education (ECSE).
Submission Support
For questions, please contact your respective ESC TSDS Child Find Champion or TSDS Technical Champion (ESCs 1-10 or 11-20). Support can also be obtained from the TEA SPPI 11 and SPPI 12 webpages or by submitting a TSDS Incident Management System (TIMS) ticket within the TSDS Portal.