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KIDS Project Website

This is the homepage for the Kansas Individual Data on Students system. Here you can access the KIDS system by using your KSDE user name and password, find important documentation, register for training opportunities, and much more.


Important Announcements:


The KIDS system will stay open through 12:00 pm on Monday, July 8, 2013. The KIDS Collection System and KIDS Assignment System will be unavailable starting at 12:00 pm so that implementation of the updates needed for the 2013-2014 school year can take place. The KIDS system is expected to become available on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Please remember that starting July 9, 2013 you will need to submit KIDS data based upon the 2013-2014 file specifications.
         

2013-2014 KIDS Planned Changes Documents

 
 TitleDescriptionModified DateSize 
2013-2014 KIDS Planned ChangesThis document contains all of the changes that are being planned for the 2013-2014 KIDS System. The current version is 1.02.6/11/2013389.46 KBDownload
KIDS 2013-2014 Collection System File SpecificationsThis is the current version of the File Specifications for the 2013-2014 KIDS Collection System. The current version number is 1.01. Changes made to the document since the previous version will be described at the end of the document.6/10/2013561.10 KBDownload
KIDS Submission Overview: 2013-2014This document provides an overview of the various KIDS record types, the KIDS collection schedule for 2012-2013, and general collection guidelines for each record type. The current version is 8.01.3/18/2013320.03 KBDownload
           

2012-2013 EOYA Collection

 

The 2012-2013 KIDS EOYA Collection is open and will close on Friday, June 14, 2013.

The KIDS EOYA Collection focuses on gathering student data for accountability. Attendance, membership, truancy, and program participation data for all students who were enrolled at the AYP School at any point during the school year will be gathered. To prepare your school or district's EOYA submissions, we encourage you to visit the
Documents page on our website and access the following resources:

  • KIDS 2012-2013 Submission Details Document-EOYA
  • KIDS 2012-2013 File Specifications Document 
  • Guidelines for Reporting Technical Education Students
  • Guidelines for Reporting Virtual Education Students to KIDS
  • Guidelines for Reporting Early Childhood Program Participants
  • Guidelines for Reporting Homeless Students in KIDS
  • Guidelines for Reporting Students Attending the Kansas Academy of Math and Science (KAMS)
           

2012-2013 TEST Collection

 
The 2012-2013 KIDS TEST Collection is now open will close on Friday, June 14, 2013.
The KIDS TEST Collection focuses on gathering student data for the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation (CETE) to use in generating testing rosters for state assessments, the CETE Interim assessments, using the Kansas Writing Instruction and Evaluation Tool (KWIET), and for gathering demographic and program data for accountability measures. To prepare your school or district's TEST submissions, we encourage you to visit the Documents page on our website and access the following resources:
  • KIDS 2012-2013 Submission Details Document-TEST
  • KIDS 2012-2013 File Specifications Document

Visit the Assessments page of the KSDE website for the following resources:

  • 2013 Test Window Overview-Elem/Middle
  • 2013 Test Window Overview--High School
           

2012-2013 STCO Collection

 

The 2012-2013 STCO Records Collection is now open and will close on August 15, 2013.

The KIDS STCO Record Collection provides a link between teachers, courses, and students. STCO Records are being collected to gain information about student course completion and grade/marks earned. STCO Records also: 
  • Provide educators a link to current students’ data in CETE accounts
  • Build class rosters for a teacher to sign students up for interim assessments;
  • Use the Kansas Writing Instruction and Evaluation Tool (KWIET);
  • Provide educators a link to current students’ data to aide in improving student learning via the Collaborative Workspace;
  • Build the Student Roster in the Kansas Educator Evaluation Protocol (KEEP);
  • Create a teacher’s roster for the K-FIT application;
  • Create list of Pre-K students to report survey data in Success in Schools;
  • Populate data in the Pathways application; and
  • Provide course outcome data for research purposes.
To prepare your school or district's STCO Records submissions, we encourage you to visit the Documents page on our website and access the following resources:  
  • KIDS 2012-2013 Submission Details Document-STCO
  • KIDS 2012-2013 File Specifications Document 

 

           

Support

 
KSDE offers a wide variety of help resources to support school and district users submitting data via KIDS. 
  • The KIDS Help Desk, where users may seek help working directly with the KIDS software, is staffed during normal business hours. The telephone number is 785-296-7935.
  • The KIDS email account (kids@ksde.org) allows school and district personnel to submit questions and receive a personal response.
  • Conference calls with the KIDS Team members allow school and district personnel to speak directly with the KIDS support team.
         
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