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PET Statements of Discrepancies

When districts submit weekly PET files, an auto-generated report provides a listing of PET Edit errors detected in a district’s PET file after the successful transfer of the file to TEA. The identifying information on the report includes a student’s Unique-ID, Student ID, full legal name, and date of birth. Any demographic information that is out of sync between the district’s PET file and the Unique-ID database is listed on the PET Statement of Discrepancies with asterisks underlying the discrepancy in information. In addition, students must have a unique identifier database entry in order to successfully process a district’s weekly PET file. If a district’s PET file contains a student not already in the Unique-ID database, a specific error prints on the PET Statement of Discrepancies indicating a student must first be added into the Texas Student Data Systems (TSDS) Unique-ID System. Districts must pay close attention to this type of error because student records that do not successfully process in a PET file cannot be used to dynamically track student enrollments and withdrawals.

PET errors fall into three areas:

  1. Correct in the district's Student Information System (SIS): Verify by checking against the SSN/Birth Certificate in the student's record for each line labeled "PET" in the first data element called "Source." If the information is incorrect, correct in the SIS prior to the next PET submission.
  2. Correct in the Unique-ID database: If the district has the documentation to support a correction, correct in the Unique-ID database. Consult a student’s birth record for demographic changes (name, gender, and date of birth). Consult the student's Social Security card or state assigned number for Student ID changes. Before submitting a PET file, a student must have a Unique-ID. Students in a PET file that do not have a Unique-ID will generate the following error: "W9100046 TX-UNIQUE-ID and major demographic DEMOG did not match. The person must first be added into the TSDS UID System.
  3. Submit for TEA correction: If a student is erroneously assigned a duplicate ID in the Unique-ID database, TEA removes the duplicate record for the district. Districts submit a Customer Service Request (CSR) through the EDITPLUS application with the following language: “UNIQUE ID REQUEST TO REMOVE DUPLICATE STUDENT RECORD.” The CSR must contain the following information:
  • UNIQUE ID
  • DUPLICATE UID
  • The message: "Our district has discovered a duplicate UID we would like for TEA to retire."
  • No identifying information should be placed in this CSR.

      If more than one student gets assigned to a single Unique-ID record in the database TEA will have to separate the shared IDs. Districts should submit a Customer Service Request (CSR) through the EDITPLUS application with the following language: “UNIQUE ID REQUEST TO SEPARATE SHARED IDs.” The CSR should contain the following information:

      • UNIQUE ID 
      • SHARED UIDs 
      • The message: "Our district [insert own CDN] has notified district [insert other district’s CDN]  of a connected PID record both districts now share. Our district originally owned the PID record so please separate the records and assign district [insert other district’s CDN] a new Unique-ID for their student."
      • No identifying information should be placed in this CSR.

      A copy of the email notifying district [insert other district’s CDN] has been forwarded to pidtech@tea.texas.gov, it contains this CSR # in the subject line. 

        TEA separates the shared Unique-IDs and contacts both districts with the results. The district assigned a new Unique-ID will update and download the student’s new Unique-ID back into its SIS. Make changes with the Edit Person function in Unique-ID. 

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