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Data Pipeline Interchanges - Teacher/Student Data Link
Overview
The TSDL file captures data that link students in grades 6 through 12 to courses and instructors (if available) for the reported school year. CDE relies on the TSDL data for the following reporting requirements: student course participation and achievement report, migrant student tracking/reporting, educator preparation program outcomes, and prepopulating the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) report.
Deadlines
- The 2021-2022 Teacher Student Data Link Interchange will open October 20, 2021. The TSDL Snapshot deadline is August 12th 2022.
- 2021-2022 Teacher Student Data Link Timeline (PDF) (posted 10/13/2021)
File Layouts and Definitions
2021-2022
- 2021-2022 File Layout and Definitions (PDF) (updated 8/16/2021)
- 2022-2022 File Layout and Definitions (PDF) (updated 03/30/2022)
Business Rules
- 2021-2022 Business Rules TSDL Upload (XLS) (posted 10/14/2021)
- 2022-2023 Business Rules TSDL Upload (XLSX) (posted 03/30/2022)
Template
- TSDL Upload File (XLS) (posted 03/30/2022)
Training
- TSDL Cognos Reports (PPTX) (posted 06/28/2021)
- 2021-2022 TSDL Training Slides (PPTX) (updated 02/17/2022)
Additional Resources
- TSDL FAQs 2020-2021 (DOC) (posted 10/01/2020)
- Teacher Student Data Link Authority (PDF) (posted 08/14/2019)
- TSDL Process Guide (updated 9/29/2020)
- SCED Code Finder
- SCED Codes Version 8 (updated 02/26/2021)
- SCED Codes Crosswalk (Prior Codes to Current Code) (updated 02/26/2021)
- Migrant Regional Contact Information (updated 8/30/2019)
- Migrant Student Cognos List Guide (PDF) (posted 2/25/2022)
- Civil Rights Data collection (CRDC) data requirements for TSDL
Contact: Peter Hoffman at hoffman_p@cde.state.co.us
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