Dyslexia Screening Exception Reason in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS)
| Date: | March 31, 2022 |
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| Subject: | Dyslexia Screening Exception Reason in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) |
| Category: | Dyslexia Risk Screening Exception Reason |
| Next Steps: | Share with appropriate local educational agency and education service center staff |
Local educational agencies (LEAs) annually screen kindergarten and first grade students for dyslexia and report the results by selecting a dyslexia screening code in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS). However, when code 03 is selected (i.e., “Not screened for dyslexia or related disorders”), LEAs cannot identify the specific reason a student was not screened. Going forward from school year (SY) 2022–2023, LEAs will now be able to indicate the reason a student was not screened for dyslexia.
Dyslexia Screening Exception Reason
The ݮƵ, per its obligation under , requires LEAs to screen kindergarten and first grade students for dyslexia. LEAs report screening results to the TSDS using the DYSLEXIA-RISK-CODE () data element, as defined by code table :
- Code 01 - Screened and determined to be not at risk for dyslexia or related disorders
- Code 02 - Screened and determined to be at risk for dyslexia or related disorders
- Code 03 - Not screened for dyslexia or related disorders
The Department of Review and Support at the ݮƵ then sends a Qualtrics survey to LEAs for them to specify the reasons students were not screened for dyslexia (i.e., students with a code 03 selected). This Qualtrics survey will be discontinued after SY 2021–2022.
Going forward from SY 2022–2023, when code 03 is selected for a student, the data submitter will be required to indicate the reason a student was not screened for dyslexia during the screening window by submitting the DYSLEXIA-SCREENING-EXCEPTION-REASON (), as defined by code table . Dyslexia screening must be completed by the end of the school year for students in kindergarten and no later than January 31st for students in first grade. When a student is not screened, code 03 is reported along with one of 12 reasons to justify why dyslexia screening did not occur.
The new DYSLEXIA-SCREENING-EXCEPTION-REASON (E1732) data element, as defined by code table DYSLEXIA-SCREENING-EXCEPTION-REASON-CODE (C231), will be collected annually in the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) Summer Submission.
Resources
Program resources
- Review and Support: Dyslexia Screening
- Reading Instrument Guidance
- Early Childhood Data Collection Requirements
- Dyslexia Handbook
- Special Student Populations: Dyslexia and Related Disorders
- Dyslexia and Related Disorders Reporting Study
Legal resources
Contact
For measurement or program reporting questions, please contact the Department of Review and Support by phone at (512) 463-9414 or by email at ReviewandSupport@tea.texas.gov. For technical questions related to TSDS data entry, please either use the TSDS Incident Management System (TIMS) available within the TSDS Portal or email TSDSCustomerSupport@tea.texas.gov.