Annual TIDE System Rollover
Texas Assessment Program systems will be offline from 8:00 p.m. (CT) August 15 through 1:00 a.m. (CT) August 25, 2025, to complete a system rollover. This includes the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE), the Centralized Reporting System (CRS), and the Test Delivery System (TDS). District testing personnel should download any data files or Learning Management System (LMS) certifications needed before August 15.
All student data, including rosters, will be cleared from TIDE, and students will need to be added to TIDE for the 2025–26 school year after the rollover. The Secure File Center and LMS will be available for registered users through the Testing Personnel page of the Texas Assessment website. Any Texas Formative Assessment Resource (TFAR) tests administered in the 2024–25 school year that require scoring by hand must be submitted prior to August 15 for scores to be reflected in CRS. Hand-scored items that are not submitted prior to August 15 will no longer be available for scoring after the system rollover.
With the annual system rollover, superintendent and district testing coordinator roles in TIDE will be updated to match those listed in AskTED. All users with an existing account must create a new password when logging in to TIDE for the first time each school year. Users with a new role must have their role updated to ensure that they have appropriate access to the system functionality needed for their assigned role. Refer to the TIDE User Guide for more information about logging in to the system for the first time and creating or editing user accounts.
SECURE BROWSER UPDATES FOR 2025–26
The updated Secure Browser 18.0 for supported versions of macOS, Windows, and Linux will be available to download from the Secure Browsers page of the Texas Assessment website on July 9, 2025. District personnel must update desktop Secure Browsers to version 18.0 for the 2025–26 school year. Districts may continue to use version 9 of the iPad Secure Browser, as a new version is not required for the 2025–26 school year. Additional information regarding a new Chrome OS Secure Browser is expected later this summer. The minimum system requirements for the 2025–26 school year are also available in the Technology Resources section of the Coordinator Resources.
New ESC 17 Team Member- Counselor Solutions and Homeless Services
Kristen Lewis joined the ESC 17 in June and we are so excited! She is taking over the role of Educational Specialist for Counselor Solutions & Homeless Services. Kristen has spent 26 years working with students - as a middle school math teacher, elementary counselor, crisis counselor, middle school counselor, and the last 13 years as a high school counselor. We are thrilled to have her join the ESC 17 team. If you are not receiving the School Counselor Connection smore, or have any questions, reach out to Kristen at klewis@esc17.net or 806-281-5762.
DTC Oath Part Two
PART II. District Testing Coordinators are required to complete this portion of the test security oath after all state testing for the school year has been completed and all materials for the school district or charter school have been returned to the state testing contractor.
When your district testing is complete and any materials are returned, DTCs need to complete the 2nd part of their Oath in TIDE. There is nothing for CTCs or Superintendents to complete. The 2nd part of the oath is only for DTCs.
District/Campus Position Changes
If your district has new District Testing Coordinators, Campus Testing Coordinators, or Curriculum Coordinators, please send me an email and let me know so I can add them to the Assessment Smore and help with any changes you need.
If your DTC is changing, please follow these steps:
- Update the DTC role in AskTED
- Districts should have an AskTED admin who can do this, the AskTED admin is listed in AskTED.
- Once the new DTC is visible in the public AskTED they should contact Texas Testing Support 833-601-8821 to receive the DTC rights in TIDE
- Once they have DTC rights, they should ask for any assessment files that have already been delivered this spring to be placed in their secure file center
- Please let me know who they are so I can add them to my email list.
- Reach out if you have any questions.
Upcoming Dates & Deadlines
- July 3rd - June STAAR EOC Paper Materials Returned to TEA.
- July 11th - Final EOC Results delivered for Accountability
- July 16th - Final STAAR Alt 2 Results delivered for Accountability
- July 21st - June STAAR Early Results in the CRS or DTCs and Sups
- July 22nd - Final 3-8 Results delivered for Accountability
- July 23rd - June STAAR Early results in the CRS for all users
- July 22nd - Final 3-8 Results delivered for Accountability
- July 24th - Final TELPAS Results delivered for Accountability
- July 29-8/4 - June STAAR Data Correction Window Opens
- July 31st - June Preliminary Assessment Reports
- August 11th- District Personnel Receive Printed Reports and Labels
- August 15-25th - Annual Cambium Rollover
Ashley Nelson - Regional Testing Coordinator
Email: anelson@esc17.net
Website: https://www.esc17.net/page/ca.testcoordinator
Location: 1111 West Loop 289 Access Road, Lubbock, TX, USA
Phone: 806-281-5721