TWEDS 2026–2027 Texas State Reporting Updates
Aeries SIS · Texas Ed-Fi / TWEDS Data Standards · School Year 2026–2027
This article tracks all Aeries updates required for the 2026–2027 TWEDS data standards (Texas Education Data Standards). Updates cover SDK version changes, Fixed Code and Ed-Fi Code Mapping updates, new or modified Aeries UI pages and fields, and Ed-Fi entity additions or removals.
As items are developed, tested, and released, each row will be updated with a Release Date. Items with no date listed are either in development or planned for an upcoming release. Check back regularly or watch for Aeries release notes.
Change Type Key:
| NEW Newly added item | UPDATE Modified item | DELETE Removed item | RELEASED Available in Aeries | PENDING In development / upcoming |
SPED Tier of Intensity Framework
TEA is implementing a new SPED framework for identifying Special Education students. This new data must be entered for each special education student so that it is included in the first PEIMS Attendance submission of Reporting Period 1 attendance data (due 10/8/2026).
Special education students will be reported with both the existing Instructional Setting and the new Tier of Intensity data elements for the entire 2026–2027 school year.
SPEDS – Video Camera Submission
During the 85th Regular Legislative Session, Senate Bill (SB) 1398 added Texas Education Code (TEC) §29.022. TEA began collecting data on the installation of video cameras in an eligible special education classroom or setting in response to written requests from parents, staff members, principals, assistant principals, board of trustees, and governing bodies.
The 89th Regular Legislative Session passed House Bill (HB) 2, which included an amendment to §29.022 that moved the collection of video camera data into the Texas Student Data System.
Local Education Agencies (LEAs) will report through the Special Education Video Camera Submission requests made under this section and actions taken by an LEA in response to a request, including the number of requests made, authorized, and denied.
Due Date: July 22, 2027
Special Education Language Acquisition (SELA)
SELA has been reinstated for the 2026–2027 school year.
Due Date: June 24, 2027
PEIMS Fall Enrollment Submission (Submission 6)
Includes:
(1) all students enrolled on the first Friday in October whether or not this is a day of instruction, with their Special Education program determination (if applicable), or
(2) students in grades 7–12 enrolled at any point during the school start window (first day of school through the last Friday in September).
All LEAs report data for the PEIMS Fall Enrollment Submission.
Due Date: October 15, 2026
PEIMS Fall Submission (Submission 1)
Represents the state of the LEA as of the PEIMS Fall snapshot date, which is the last Friday in October, whether or not this is a day of instruction. Local Education Agencies (LEAs) shall report all students served and staff employed on that date. Education Service Centers (ESCs) and LEAs shall report current school-year budget data. All LEAs report data for the PEIMS Fall Submission.
Due Date: December 10, 2026 | Resubmission: January 21, 2027
As TEA updates the TWEDS data standards each school year, publications occur in December, March, and July. Each publication includes a Software Development Kit (SDK) with Ed-Fi Entity and Descriptor Table changes required in Aeries for correct schema, Ed-Fi Code Mapping, and JSON structure.
| SDK VERSION | DESCRIPTION | TYPE | AERIES RELEASE DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDK 2027.1.0 | Ed-Fi entity and descriptor table updates — TWEDS publication March 2, 2026 | UPDATE | RELEASED 7/21/26 |
| SDK 2027.2.0 | Ed-Fi entity and descriptor table updates — TWEDS publication July 1, 2026 | UPDATE | RELEASED 8/4/26 |
The following TWEDS Descriptor Tables (C-codes) require changes to Aeries Fixed Code tables and/or Ed-Fi Code Mapping default tables. Aeries page and field references are noted where applicable.
The following new Aeries pages and data entry fields will be added to support 2026–2027 state reporting data collection requirements.
| FEATURE / FIELD | DETAILS & AERIES LOCATION | TYPE | AERIES RELEASE DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPED Video Camera Requests Page | • New school-level page for SPED Video Camera data entry • 7 fields — date fields and drop-downs tied to descriptor tables (C374, C375, C376) | NEW | RELEASED 7/21/26 |
| SPED Tier of Intensity Framework Tab | • Special Education page — new Tier of Intensity tab added • 12 fields — date fields and drop-downs for: – Tier of Intensity (C371) – SPED Service Group (C373) – Educational Environment (C372) – Number of Minutes in SPED | NEW | RELEASED 6/23/26 |
| Reason No SPED Services (E3174) | • New field: Special Education page > General tab > Evaluation Information — Child Find section | NEW | RELEASED 9/15/26 |
| Entry Enrollment Tracking Verification (E3080) v2027.2.0 | New field to identify enrollment tracking status Need to add to Enrollment History (ENR) Will be used when Enrollment Tracking process transitions to Ed-Fi in the StudentSchoolAssociation entity in November 2026 | NEW | RELEASED 9/22/26 |
| Exit Enrollment Tracking Verification (E3177) v2027.2.0 | New field to identify enrollment tracking status Need to add to Enrollment History (ENR) Will be used when Enrollment Tracking process transitions to Ed-Fi in the StudentSchoolAssociation entity in November 2026 | NEW | RELEASED 9/22/26 |
| ECI Referral Reinitiated Indicator (E3178) v2027.2.0 | New field: Special Education page > General tab > Evaluation Information — Child Find section | NEW | RELEASED 10/13/26 |
| GrievanceExt v2027.2.0 | Create new District Level page or section | NEW | Pending 11/10/26 |
| Associate Degree Indicator | Add the ability to record multiple Associate Degrees Earned: Associate Degree Indicator (E1596) & Earned Date (E3123) | UPDATE | Pending 11/10/26 |
The following Ed-Fi entities are being added, modified, or removed for the 2026–2027 submission year. These changes affect the JSON structures of the data records used in state data submissions.
| ENTITY | DETAILS | TYPE | AERIES RELEASE DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Year Leaver | Entity removed from TWEDS Ed-Fi schema | DELETE | RELEASED 7/21/26 |
| Prior Year Leaver Parent | Entity removed from TWEDS Ed-Fi schema | DELETE | RELEASED 7/21/26 |
| Prior Year Leaver Student Parent Association | Entity removed from TWEDS Ed-Fi schema | DELETE | RELEASED 7/21/26 |
| SpecialEducationTierOfIntensityAttendance | New entity for SPED Tier of Intensity attendance tracking | NEW | RELEASED 9/1/26 |
| FlexibleSpecialEducationTierOfIntensity Attendance | New entity for flexible SPED Tier of Intensity attendance tracking | NEW | RELEASED 9/8/26 |
| StudentSpecialEducationProgramAssociation | Revised — new sets added: • TierOfIntensitySet • SPEDServiceGroupSet • NumberOfMinutesInSPEDSet | UPDATE | RELEASED 9/1/26 |
| Student | Add new data element: AsOfStatusFirstFridayOctober (Fall Enrollment submission) - this is a calculated descriptor based on ENR | NEW | RELEASED 8/18 |
| StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation | Add: Student Characteristic 28 - Former ESA Student | NEW | RELEASED 9/8/26 |
| StudentSchoolAssociation v2027.2.0 | Update entity to send new data elements: EntryEnrollmentTrackingVerification ExitEnrollmentTrackingVerification | UPDATE | RELEASED 10/13/26 |
| StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation | Add: ArmedForcesQualificationTestScore | UPDATE | Pending 11/10/26 |
| StudentSpecialEducationProgramEligibility Association | Add new data elements: ReasonNoSpedServices ECIReferralReinitiatedIndicator (SPPI-11/12 data in SPEDS Summer collection) | UPDATE | RELEASED 10/13/26 |
| StudentEducationOrganizationResponsibility Association | New Responsibility Descriptors 05 & 06 | UPDATE | Pending |
| SPEDVideoCameraRequestExt | New entity added to the SPEDS Camera submission | NEW | Pending 11/10/26 |
| Local Education Agency | Send SPED Video Camera Reporting Option element = True if records on the SPED Video Camera Requests page (SVC) with a request date between July 1 and June 30th of the current academic year, else false | NEW | Pending 11/10/26 |
| ExtendedSchoolYearServicesAttendance v2027.2.0 | Entity deleted | DELETE | RELEASED 8/4/26 |
| ESYTierOfIntensityAttendance v2027.2.0 | NEW Entity added to report SPED ESY attendance in PEIMS Extended Year and will report based on Tier Of Intensity data | NEW | Pending |
| StudentAcademicRecord v2027.2.0 | AssociateDegreeIndicatorSet now may have multiple instances. | UPDATE | Pending 11/10/26 |
| StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation | Add: StudentCharacteristic '20 - ADSY' | UPDATE | Pending |