MyData Portal Help

Secured and Unsecured

MyData Portal has two parts, one unsecured and the other secured. The unsecured portion allows anyone using a computer on the district's network to view summary data for the district and schools. These data are said to be unsecured because they do not identify individual students or teachers.

For example, anyone can view the percentage of students who passed the TAKS in the district or in a school. The unsecured portion of MyData Portal also has demographic information (under Enrollment Data) showing the number of students in the district and in a school by gender, ethnicity, limited English proficiency (LEP) status, etc. Explore the home page simply by following the different links and familiarizing yourself with the information. As with any new web site, the more you use it, the easier it becomes to find the information you need.

Data about individual students and teachers are stored in the secured portion of MyData Portal. It is said to be secured because only users with password-protected accounts can access the data. Teachers, principals, or counselors have user accounts because they have a legitimate and ongoing educational purpose for examining individual demographic data and test scores; these data are pivotal for them to make educational decisions affecting students.