eSchoolPLUS State Reporting Integration - Texas

This integration transfers TSDS/PEIMS data from documents marked complete in SameGoal to eSchoolPLUS on a nightly basis. State reporting extracts are used as source data; corresponding CSV layouts and additional information are linked to for each screen below.

Setup:

• In eSchoolPLUS
• In SameGoal

Screens include:

1. Personal
2. Programs/148 PEIMS Special Education
3. Programs/146 PEIMS Demographics
4. PEIMS Restraints
5. Hearing Amplification
6. Language Acquisition Assessment
7. Language Acquisition Services Provided
8. TSDS SPPI-11 and SPPI-12
9. TSDS SPPI-13
10. TSDS SPPI-7

Configure State Reporting Integration link

In eSchoolPLUS link

1. Create a user account for the integration to use.
   • lightbulb Tip
     If your district uses SSO, SSO should be disabled for the eSchoolPLUS account.
   • lightbulb Tip
     This account must be able to read and write all screens included in the integration for the Special Program(s) you are setting up the integration for. Screens integrated for each program:
     • Special Education: All screens above
     • Section 504: 146 PEIMS
     • RTI/MTSS: 146 PEIMS
     • Emergent Bilingual: 146 PEIMS
   • lightbulb Tip
     : SameGoal needs to be able to login on the eSchool login page directly. If your district currently has a redirect in place and/or your eSchool login page is not available from the public internet, your IT team will likley need to allow-list the SameGoal IP range
2. Log in to eSchool as this user.
3. On the Home screen, click the gray circle with a down arrow in the top right and select Enable Edit.
4. Click the plus sign in a yellow "Row" and select Add a Widget.
5. A dialog will appear. Choose Version in the left menu and click OK.
6. Click the gray circle with a down arrow again and select Save Layout.

A new widget should appear on the Home screen named "eSchoolPLUS Version". The integration will terminate if this widget is not installed.

In SameGoal link

1. While logged in to SameGoal as an administrative user, navigate to Settings > District Information.
2. Scroll down to find the eSchoolPLUS integration information.
3. Fill out the following fields:
   • Login URL: Must start with "https://" and end in "eschoolplus" (e.g. https://applegrove.org/eschoolplus)
   • Username: SameGoal web application account username
   • Password: SameGoal web application account password
   • Database: eSchoolPLUS database to write to
   • School Year: eSchoolPLUS school year to write to (optional; when left blank, defaults to school year option with label "current year")
   • Include: State reporting writeback
     • You may also select document alerts if you are also configuring this integration
   • Advanced writeback options: These options are not used by most districts:
     • Include 215XXX programs: Not applicable in TX.
     • Cumulative program records: Not applicable in TX.
     • Include reporting programs: Not applicable in TX.
     • Omit Personal page writeback: This integration updates the eSchoolPLUS "Personal" page by default. Only check if your district uses a different, custom-rolled process for updating this page.
   • Cutover dates: WARNING! Entering the incorrect date in these fields may cause data loss. This is the date on and after which the integration will assume all documents with this start date onward are the canonical source of program information. If a record is entered manually in eSchoolPLUS after this date, it will be removed or updated to match document information entered in SameGoal.
     • Generally, this date is in the future, so your district can alert staff ahead of time that as of X, all documents with X start date will flow over to eSchoolPLUS automatically.
     • If you choose a date in the past, be sure you have reviewed your workflow process in eSchoolPLUS adequately to ensure no records were entered manually after this date that are not entered in SameGoal (e.g. out of district documents, transfers, etc).

Screens Include link

1. Personal link

Fields integrated:

• IEP
• IEP Status

These fields are updated per the Programs/148 PEIMS Special Education screen.

2. Programs/148 PEIMS Special Education link

All fields integrated except "Disability Category" (not a current PEIMS field).

3. Programs/146 PEIMS Demographics link

Fields below are integrated dependent on district use of each Special Program in SameGoal.

Special Education and Section 504 (integrated only if district uses SameGoal for both programs)

Section 504

RTI/MTSS

EB

4. PEIMS Restraints link

All fields integrated except "Restraint Type" and "Exclude From PEIMS" (not current PEIMS fields).

5. Hearing Amplification link

All fields integrated.

6. Language Acquisition Assessment link

All fields integrated.

7. Language Acquisition Services Provided link

All fields integrated.

8. TSDS SPPI-11 and SPPI-12 link

All fields integrated except "Parental Consent Date Override" and "ECI Start Date" (not current PEIMS fields).

9. TSDS SPPI-13 link

All fields integrated. ¹

10. TSDS SPPI-7 link

All fields integrated. ¹

¹ Note: SPPI-13 and SPPI-7 moved to TSDS reporting during the 2025-26 school year. Records dated on or after the later of 7/1/2026 and the district's Special Education cutover date are included in the integration.