TSDS SPEDS Summer Submission (Indicators 7, 11, 12, and 13) and SPPI 14 Collection Opening for the 2025–26 School Year

This letter provides notification to school systems about the data submission opening for the Special Education Data System (SPEDS) Summer Submission and the State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 14 (Post-School Outcomes) Data Collection in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) for the 2025–26 school year. The SPEDS Summer Submission consolidates SPPI 7, 11, 12, and 13 into one submission, helping to streamline and unify the data submission process. 

SPEDS Summer Submission (SPPI 7, 11, 12, and 13) Overview 

Beginning with the 2025–26 school year, SPPI 7 and 13 have moved from the State Performance Plan (SPP) Application in the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) system to TSDS, joining SPPI 11 and 12 in a unified SPEDS Summer Submission. This change simplifies data reporting by consolidating these four indicators into a single system with a common submission window and deadline. 

SPP Indicators Included 

• SPPI 7 Preschool Outcomes: Measures improvement in social-emotional skills, knowledge and skills, and appropriate behavior among children aged 3–5 with individualized education programs (IEPs).  

• SPPI 11A/B Initial Evaluation and Eligibility Determination: Measures timely completion of initial evaluations and eligibility determinations. 

• SPPI 12 Early Childhood Transition: Measures timely transition of children from Part C (Early Childhood Intervention) to Part B (special education services) by age three.  

• SPPI 13 Secondary Transition: Measures compliance with transition planning requirements for students aged 16 and older. 

Key Dates (see SPEDS Timeline) 

• TSDS Ready to Load to the Individual Operational Data Stores (IODS): August 4, 2025 

• SPEDS Summer Ready for Users to Complete: May 18, 2026 

• Submission Deadline: July 30, 2026 

Note: A separate “To the Administrator Addressed” (TAA) letter will be distributed to school systems during the summer of 2026 as a reminder about the SPEDS Submission deadline. 

SPPI 14 (Post-School Outcomes) Overview 

SPPI 14 measures, within one year of exiting high school, the post-secondary engagement of students who had IEPs in effect at the time they left school. The SPPI 14 Submission is also completed through TSDS and shares the same initial load date as SPEDS. 

Key Dates (see SPPI 14 Timeline) 

• TSDS Ready to Load to the IODS: August 4, 2025 

• SPPI 14 Ready for Users to Complete: November 3, 2025 

• Submission Deadline: February 19, 2026 

Note: A separate TAA letter will be distributed to school systems during January of 2026 as a reminder about the SPPI 14 data submission deadline. 

Support and Resources 

TEA will provide ongoing guidance, training, and updates throughout the 2025–26 school year. School systems and ESCs should monitor and attend, if appropriate, the following: 

• SPP Indicator Webpages 

• TAA Correspondence 

• TEA Special Education Webinars and Newsletters 

Additionally, the data submission responsibilities for both ESCs and school systems can be viewed in the “Data submission Responsibilities” section of the TSDS Web-Enabled Data Standards (TWEDS) website. 

For technical assistance or data submission support, school systems should contact their ESC or submit a ticket through the TSDS Incident Management System (TIMS) in the TSDS Portal.