Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) Copyright © 2014 American Institutes for Research. All rights reserved. Training Module

Activate your new TIDE account Log in to TIDE Navigate the TIDE interface Manage user accounts Understand account permissions Manage student test registrations Manage rosters Manage test events Objectives 2

Manages user accounts Manages students Eligibilities Test settings Demographics Manages rosters Manages test events Appeals Discrepancies What is TIDE used for? 3

Activating TIDE Account 4

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TIDE’s Home Page 6

Banner 7

Help Text 8

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Roles and Permissions 10 Task School Test Coordinator Test Administrator Uploading Student Settings Adding StudentsN/A Viewing and Editing Student Test EligibilityView Only View/Edit Users Adding User Accounts Upload Users Downloading and Installing Voice Packs

Manage Users 11

View/Edit Users 12

View Users 13

Add Users 14

Upload Users 15

Student Information 16

View Students 17

View Students 18

Rosters 19

Manage Rosters 20

Upload a Roster 21

Printing Rosters 22

Appeals 23

Create Appeals — Retrieving 24

Create Appeals — Entering 25

Status of Appeals 26 Appeal StatusDescription of Status Error OccurredAn error was encountered while the appeal was being processed. Pending ApprovalAppeal is pending approval. ProcessedAppeal was successfully processed and the test opportunity has been updated. RejectedAppeal was rejected. Rejected by SystemTest Delivery System was unable to process the appeal. Requires ResubmissionAppeal must be resubmitted. RetractedOriginator retracted the appeal. Submitted for Processing Appeal submitted to the Test Delivery System for processing.

View Appeals 27

View Pending Appeals 28

Upload Appeals 29

 TIDE stores the list of tests each student takes  Students may not participate in a test, resulting in a discrepancy  You assign a code to explain the discrepancy Discrepancies 30

Retrieving Discrepancies 31

 There are circumstances in which a student did not participate in an expected test, is exempted from testing, or is allowed to meet a modified achievement standard. In such instances, you need to assign a test incident code to the student’s test so that the Online Reporting System can accurately explain the circumstance.  The test incident code tab in TIDE shows the test incident code assignment for students broken down into three categories: 1) Attempt Code: The student was eligible for a test but did not take it 2) Private/Home-based/F-1 Visa: The student did or did not test but their scores should be excluded from state aggregate score reporting 3) L2 Basic – The student’s IEP indicates he or she met the standard in the subject by earning a Level 2 Test Incident Codes (Available soon in TIDE) 32

Test Incident Codes 33

Voice Pack 34

Further Information Washington Help Desk American Institutes for Research Tel  For questions regarding state policy decisions and protocol, please contact OSPI at Thank You! 35