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Based on input from educators, the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) has been updated to include numerous enhancements. Refer to the TIDE Enhancements for the 2022–2023 School Year training module in the Learning Management System (LMS) for more information.
A new TIDE messaging indicator will serve as an electronic bulletin board where important information can be rapidly shared. Anyone logging in to TIDE is alerted to new announcements by a colored banner at the top of the screen.
For students who need to test outside of their enrolled district, the enrolled district can indicate a secondary testing district and campus on an individual student’s record in TIDE by using the Testing Region, Testing District, and Testing Campus fields in the Student Demographics section or by using the Upload Student task or Upload Additional Student Fields task. For more information, refer to the TIDE User Guide.
The sections on the View/Edit/Export Student task have been reorganized.
There is a new Section 504 Plan Indicator field available in TIDE in the Add Student task and on the downloadable template available in the Upload Student Information task.
The student attributes fields available in the Add Student and View/Edit/Export Student tasks have been updated.
There is a separate eligibility indicator field for each State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) end-of-course (EOC) test administration: December, Spring, and June.
The Administration Task dropdown menu has been revised.
Based on input from educators, the LMS has been reorganized around the following training activities:
Prepare for Testing Activities
Test Administration Activities
After Testing Activities
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Beginning with the 2022–2023 school year, the Centralized Reporting System (CRS) will be used as a teacher portal where educators will be able to access student results for the entire Texas Assessment Program. Last year educators used CRS to access individual student performance, class performance, and disaggregated test results for optional assessments, such as STAAR Interim Assessments. This year districts will need to provide teachers with access to CRS to be able to use this system to view and analyze test results for summative assessments, such as STAAR. It is important to note that districts will need to upload rosters to enable teacher access to their students’ test results. Refer to the Centralized Reporting System overview training in the LMS for more information.
Beginning with the 2022–2023 school year, districts will no longer have to request a special administration of an online assessment for STAAR or the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). Instead, districts are responsible for confirming a student has met the eligibility criteria for a special administration of an online assessment. To indicate that a student is eligible for a special administration of an online assessment, the student must have either the Special Ed Indicator Code or the Section 504 Indicator Code turned on in TIDE. In addition, the district will need to set the Test Mode field to “Paper” and select the specific paper test format in the new Paper Test Format field for that student prior to the close of an administration’s initial order window. It is important to note that there are no longer answer documents; therefore, student responses for special administrations of online assessments must be entered into the Data Entry Interface (DEI). For more information, refer to the Special Administration of an Online Assessment page.
For online assessments, such as STAAR and TELPAS, campuses now have the option to administer either a proctored or unproctored test session. With the new proctored test sessions, test administrators can actively monitor, from the Test Administrator Interface of the Test Delivery System (TDS), the progress of each student logged in to his or her test session. Refer to the How to Create a Test Session training video on the Online Administration page.
When ordering materials for the 2022–2023 school year, please note the following updates:
Districts can start placing additional orders on the last day of the initial order delivery window.
All requests for additional orders will be reviewed and verified using student enrollment numbers and the Test Mode and Paper Test Format indicators.
STAAR paper with embedded supports tests will be available to order during both the initial order window and the additional order window.
Beginning with the 2022–2023 school year, the Oath of Test Security and Confidentiality for Superintendents and Chief Administrative Officers has been reduced to one part. These individuals are now required to sign a test security oath only one time per year, before any state testing has begun.
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