Clear for Takeoff: Introducing Runway

Take Control of Your Assessment Data with Runway

By Jennifer Duncan | February 13, 2025 |
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The Texas Education Exchange is clear for landing with the arrival of Runway, a powerful new assessment data transfer tool.

Runway is a self-serve tool designed to simplify the process of importing assessment data directly into The Exchange Data Warehouse. This user-friendly platform empowers school and district administrators, as well as technical leads, to take control of their assessment data uploads.

Key Features and Benefits:

  • Effortless Data Uploads: Import a variety of assessment data, including summative and benchmark assessments, with a growing list of supported formats.

**We are currently supporting STAAR Interim, STAAR 3-8, STAAR EOC, and STAAR Alternate 2 for the school years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024.

  • Simplified Configuration: Configure Runway to seamlessly send data to the correct operational data stores (ODS) for the appropriate years.

  • Real-Time Progress Monitoring: Track the progress of assessment uploads and identify any errors that may occur.

  • Error Resolution: Easily address student data discrepancies, such as unmatched IDs, and re-import data with ease.

  • Improved Data Utilization: Leverage newly imported assessment data within The Exchange applications like Rally and Leadership Analytics to gain valuable insights and inform data-driven decisions.


A Valuable Addition to The Exchange Ecosystem

Runway represents a significant step forward in streamlining assessment data management for educators across Texas. With its intuitive interface and powerful features, Runway allows users to:

  • Save valuable time and resources by simplifying the data upload process.

  • Increase data accuracy through error identification and reconciliation tools.

  • Gain deeper insights from their assessment data by leveraging The Exchange's suite of applications.

Runway is a product in the pilot phase and will be more broadly available to our users soon.

The Exchange is happy to bring new insights and products to our data solution for your Texas educators, helping you save time in your day and shape the future of your students’ education.

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