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The collection of Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) data is required of all school districts and charter schools [local education agencies (LEAs)] by TEC §42.006. The PEIMS Data Standards provides instructions regarding the submission of PEIMS data from LEAs to the Texas Education Agency.

• detail the responsibilities of local education agencies, education service centers, and the Texas Education Agency in connection with the data collection process; and

• provide descriptions of the data collection requirements, including collection record layout specifications and data edit specifications.

The PEIMS Data Standards is for all persons involved in the PEIMS data collection process, including school district/charter school administrators, special program personnel, data control personnel, data processing staff, service center coordinators, PEIMS software vendors, and others. The Data Standards is for data delivery only. It should not be construed to represent the format of data available for retrieval from the PEIMS database.

For assistance with the PEIMS Data Standards contact the PEIMS Office at PeimsCustomerSupport@tea.state.tx.us

This version of the PEIMS Data Standards is a programmatically converted HTML version of the PEIMS Data Standards. It is intended as a job aid to facilitate navigation of the PEIMS Data Standards documentation and should not be used to submit PEIMS data or to reach final conclusions about individual public schools. All of the information provided is reviewed for accuracy and reliability; however, TEA assumes no responsibility for any errors appearing in the HTML version of the PEIMS Data Standards.