A Groundbreaking Collaboration
These two Texas products deliver advanced tools and services to enhance data management and utilization across K-12 education. Nearly 900 ASCENDER districts and charter schools gain access to local data visualizations to drive data-based decision-making at the classroom, campus, and district levels. Educators gain access to information in one centralized location, reducing time spent analyzing data.
Creating opportunities for a more effective K-12 Texas education system
Districts & Charter Schools
New capabilities, efficiency, support structure, and data insights to improve effectiveness and student outcomes.
Regional Education Centers
Modernized ASCENDER and paths for developing wraparound services & applications.
ASCENDER
Infusion of resources & expertise to deliver critical product updates.
The Exchange
Offer innovative tools and interoperability to nearly 900 districts across the state.
ASCENDER data into The Exchange
All the data you create and using in your ASCENDER applications will be available in The Exchange applications and more.
Onboarding Timeline
FAQs
- The Ed-Fi Technology Suite protects data confidentiality and integrity
- The Exchange will attain TX-RAMP Certification
- Exchange partners managing data have security certifications, including SOC-2 and provisional TX-RAMP certification.
- The Exchange will utilize role-based access controls and application-based data access to enforce least privilege access to student information.
- Districts and charter schools own their data, so they retain decision-making power around who accesses and uses their data and in what fashion. This allows participants to monitor and manage exactly who has access to which pieces of data at all times.
Onboarding Wave | ESCs | Count of Districts & Charter Schools |
November 2024 | 1, 4, 8, 11, 14 | 179 |
December 2024/January 2025 | 9 and 13 | 60 |
March 2025 | 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 20 | 339 |
April 2025 | 3, 15, 16, 17, 18 and SIS or BIS only | 202 |
Support Type | Issues to Address | Actions to Take |
District Level Help | Login credentials, data not loading, questions about what products are available, first line of questioning | Contact your district’s technology team |
Tier 1 Support (ESC) | Data quality questions, concerns about products/connections, how to login to The Exchange | Contact your ESC support representative for The Exchange or ASCENDER by phone, email, or submitting a Jira ticket (insert TCC URL) |
Tier 2 Support (Exchange) | Questions on data flow to The Exchange, further investigation into issues with products, Exchange training, and support | Escalated from Tier 1 Exchange team |
Tier 2 Support (ASCENDER) | Questions on ASCENDER API, data flow from ASCENDER to Exchange | Escalated from Tier 1 TCC team |
Tier 3 Support (Exchange) | Data quality issues and errors | Escalated from Tier 2 Exchange team |
Tier 3 Support (ASCENDER) | Data flow issues, disconnections, errors | Escalated from Tier 2 TCC team |
Base Offering
Infrastructure
- Hosted Ed-Fi ODS
- Data Warehouse
- Tech Console
- SSO Federation
Features
- Exchange Community
- Leadership Analytics
- Rally
- Student Passport
- Data Health Check
- 3rd Party App Integration
- Assessment Data Loading
- Onboarding Support
Free through August 31, 2026
Additional Applications and Services (Base Offering Plus)
ESC Apps
- CCMR-Insights
- Results Driven Accountability
- Edvise
Customization
- Data Warehouse as-a-service
- Business Intelligence/ Custom Dashboard Build
- Customized Support and Data Loading
Optional and additional cost to districts & charter schools