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District and campus testing coordinators must:

Required and recommended training modules are available in the Learning Management System (LMS).

• Campus coordinators must:

  • update student demographic information in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE);

  • plan for testing;

  • establish procedures to ensure validity and reliability of ratings;

  • ensure that all eligible students are rated;

  • ensure that all TELPAS holistic ratings are entered (using the template available through the “Holistic Rating Upload” option on the Appeals/Score Codes card), submitted, and processed in TIDE by 11:59 p.m. (CT) on March 27, 2026; and

  • ensure that all TELPAS Alternate Observable Behaviors ratings are submitted in the Response Entry system (RE) by 11:59 p.m. (CT) on March 27, 2026.

• Raters and test administrators must:

  • complete all training requirements before rating students in the applicable domains;

  • maintain security and confidentiality of test materials, including materials containing personally identifiable information and ratings; and

  • rate students in all required domains.

• Review student information, including student name and demographic information.

• Use the History tab to review updates made by TIDE users to students' records, including edits and file uploads, and to see when and by whom the updates were made.

• Refer to the Verify Student Information page for more information.

• Establish a schedule of administration dates for each assessment within the state testing window on the Testing Calendar.

• Encourage raters to schedule performance-based activities to gather information about the English language proficiency of emergent bilingual (EB) students. 

• Ensure that raters understand that they should complete holistic ratings and submit data early in the testing window to ensure that all students have an opportunity to be rated in case of technical, weather, or emergency issues.

District and campus coordinators must:

• The materials list, available in TIDE, indicates quantities of the TELPAS Alternate Observable Behaviors Inventory documents that will be shipped to each district.

• Quantities shown on the initial order materials list are calculated by student eligibility and cannot be increased or decreased unless there is a change in eligibility status (e.g., mode of testing, change in admission, review, and dismissal [ARD] committee decision).

❏ Receive and Distribute Test Materials

• Refer to the Calendar of Events for windows during which shipments will be received.

• Track shipments of test materials through the Orders card in TIDE.

• Verify quantities of test materials received and report any discrepancies to Texas Testing Support immediately.

 

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• Ensure that raters and test administrators have access to online or printed copies of the required test materials, most of which are available on the TELPAS Resources and TELPAS Alternate Resources web pages, including the materials in the following tables.