Interim and Early Data Files

District Administrators and Managers can upload Interim and Early Data Files to DMAC through Utilities.

Early Data Files provide the earliest available STAAR performance information, including data that can help schools identify students who may require additional instructional hours.

Because Early Data Files contain incomplete preliminary data, only limited reports will be available in State Assessment until complete STAAR data is received.

Before uploading the data to DMAC, you will first need to download the appropriate student data file from Cambium.

In Cambium, open CRS and select Download Student Results to access the Student Results Generator.

Select the appropriate test, choose All Subjects, and check All Students.

Under Generate, select Student Data File as the report type and TXT as the report format.

For the output, select Single Combined Data File.

Once the file is generated, download and save it to your device.

Important: Do not open the file before uploading it to DMAC.

Opening the file in another program can remove leading zeros or make other changes that may corrupt the file format.

Please contact us at the DMAC Help Desk at 1-866-988-6777 or support at dmac dash solutions.net if you have any questions.

Next, log in to DMAC and open Utilities.

Select Upload and Data Upload from the top navigation bar.

Click the Select Files icon in the top right and select the file from your device.

You can upload up to ten files at a time.

Enter a name for the file and identify the file type as State Data.

Make sure the correct file type is selected before uploading.

Examples of accepted file types are available under the More Information link.

Click the button to upload the selected files.

Each time a new file is uploaded to DMAC, an email is automatically generated and sent to the DMAC Help Desk.

Once the data has been processed and loaded into DMAC, schools can use State Assessment to view available reports for Interim and Early data.