TSDL: Teacher Student Data Link Project
Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and conducted by the Center for Educational
Leadership and Technology (CELT) with guidance and dissemination support from the Data Quality Campaign (DQC)

Key TSDL Components (cont.)

Ten Key Components and the Core Business Processes Necessary at Each Level

Key Components Core Business Processes Level Where They Often Occur
SEA LEA School
  1. Use and Purpose of Teacher-Student Link
  • Tie SEA Service and Improvement Planning and Evaluation to TSDL Data
X
  • Tie District Improvement Planning and Evaluation to TSDL Data
X
  • Tie School and Classroom Improvement Planning and Evaluation to TSDL Data
X
  1. Data Governance Structure
  • Define and Implement Data Governance Structure and Strategies
X X X
  • Validate Teacher-Student Data Link
X
  1. Unique Student Identifier
  • Issue Unique State Student IDs
X
  • Manage Unique State Student IDs
X
  • Manage Student Profiles
X
  • Enroll and Discharge Students
X
  1. Unique Educator Identifier
  • Certify Educators
X
  • Issue Unique State Educator IDs
X
  • Track Educator Certification and Highly Qualified Status
X
  • Manage Unique State Educator IDs
X
  • Manage Educator Profiles/Proficiencies
X
  1. Courses and Schedules
  • Manage State Common Course Catalog
X
  • Manage School District Course Catalog
X
  • Create and Maintain Student and Class Schedules
X
  • Manage Classroom Roster Verification
X
  1. Daily Attendance / Membership
  • Manage Daily Attendance and/or Membership
X X
  • Track Teacher and Student Attendance
X
  1. Assessments and Outcomes Data
  • Administer Assessments
X X X
  • Link Student Learning and Outcome Data
X X X
  • Manage Local Assessments
X X
  1. Data Linkages, Flow, and Integration
  • Manage Data within and among SEA – LEA – School
X X X
  1. Interagency Data Systems
  • Define and Support Data Sharing and Use from PK-12 to Postsecondary and Workplace
X X X
  1. Policies and Definitions for TSDL
  • Assign, Develop, and Communicate TSDL Policies
X X X
  • Define and Communicate TSDL Concepts and Terms
X X
 
 
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