User roles include the following:
ERS: ESC Region Staff
DS: District Superintendent
DTC: District Testing Coordinator
DTA: District Testing Assistant
DRV: District Report Viewer
CTC: Campus Testing Coordinator
CRV: Campus Report Viewer
OTA: Online Test Administrator
PR: Principal
SDA: Student Data Assistant
TE: Teacher
CTS: Campus Technology Staff
TSA: Test Setup Assistant
RCU: Regional Content User
DCU: District Content User
LMS_ONLY: Learning Management System Only
Assessment System User Matrix
The table below indicates which users can access specific features and tasks within the Test Information Distribution Engine ( TIDE ) and other Cambium Assessment CAI systems. The user guide for each system contains complete information about each feature or task.
| ERS | DS | DTC | DTA | DRV | CTC | CRV | OTA | PR | SDA | TE | CTS | TSA |
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Access to TIDE Features and Tasks | |||||||||||||
Setting Up User Accounts | |||||||||||||
Add New User Accounts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Modify Existing User Accounts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Upload User Accounts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Delete Existing User Accounts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Registering Students | |||||||||||||
Add New Student Accounts |
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Add Students with Temporary IDs |
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Modify Existing Student Accounts* |
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| View Only | View Only | View Only | View Only |
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Upload Student Accounts |
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Merge Temp ID with TSDS ID |
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View Student History |
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Transfer Students Between Campuses or Districts |
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Set Student Test Attributes |
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STAAR Alternate 2 Only | View Only |
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Set Student Paper by Request Attribute |
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Upload Student Test Attributes |
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Upload Student Data Requests |
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Upload Interim Grades |
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View |
Frequency Distribution Reports |
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Delete Existing Students |
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Submit and View Forms | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Managing | |||||||||||||
Rosters |
Add New | |||||||||||||
Rosters |
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Modify Existing |
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Upload |
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Managing Orders for Paper Testing Materials | |||||||||||||
Review Orders Placed Before Testing |
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Place Orders for Additional Materials |
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Track Order Shipments |
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View Order History Reports |
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View Order Summary Reports |
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Managing Requests for Score Reports and Labels | |||||||||||||
Place Request for Score Reports and Labels |
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Printing Test Tickets | |||||||||||||
Print Test Tickets from Student Lists |
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Lists |
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Managing Score Codes | |||||||||||||
Add/Edit Score Codes |
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Upload Score Code Changes |
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Monitoring Test Progress | |||||||||||||
View Students’ Current Test Status Reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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View Students’ Current Test Status by Student ID | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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View Test Completion Rate Reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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View Test Status Code Reports |
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View Test Session Status Reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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View Test Progress Summary |
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Performing Data Cleanup | |||||||||||||
STAAR Medical Exclusion |
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Resolve Discrepancies |
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Access to the Family Portal | |||||||||||||
View Family Portal Access Codes |
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Access to the Test Delivery System Features and Tasks | |||||||||||||
Access Test Administrator Sites |
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Access to the Data Entry Interface Features and Tasks | |||||||||||||
Access Data Entry Interface |
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Access to the Centralized Reporting System Features and Tasks | |||||||||||||
View Score Reports |
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Score Items |
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*The student information that can be modified varies by user role. For example, only the DTC, DTA, and CTC roles can modify a student’s demographic information.
†Teacher The teacher role can create test sessions only for the following programs: STAAR Interim Assessments and the Texas Formative Assessment Resource (TFAR).
Learning Management System User Matrix
The table below indicates which users can access specific features and tasks within the Learning Management System (LMS).
| ERS | DS | DTC | DTA | DRV | CTC | CRV | OTA | PR | SDA | TE | CTS | TSA | RCU | DCU |
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Learner Access* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Manager Access† |
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*An LMS_Only role is available for users that only require access to the LMS only; this role will can be created by district staff and does not have access to any other Cambium Assessment CAI systems.
†LMS Admin functionality grants users access to see Completed Training Reports of completed training reports for their associated users.
Authoring System User Matrix
The table below indicates which users can access specific features and tasks within the TFAR Authoring System.
| ERS | RCU* | DTC | DTA | DCU* | CTC | OTA | PR | SDA | TE |
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Access Authoring System | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Access Assessment Viewing Application† |
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Add RCU Accounts | ✓ |
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*Role does not have access to student data.
†Assessment Viewing Application is only available for TFAR Open Educator Resources items.