Description of TIDE

CAI's TIDE system supports state, district, and test coordinators throughout the testing process, from test preparation, to test administration, to post-administration. TIDE includes features that allow users to manage user and student information, order testing materials, order testing materials, track orders, monitor test progress, and execute administrative functions such as test resets or reopens. and execute administrative functions such as test resets or reopens.

College Board’s TIDE system supports test coordinators throughout the testing process, from test preparation, to test administration, to post-administration. TIDE includes features to manage user and student information, and monitor test progress.

Figure 1 illustrates TIDE's operational functions and their place in the assessment process. At its core, TIDE contains a list of students enrolled in your schools. Student information is entered into TIDE manually by District Administrators. TIDE receives the vast majority of this student information from uploads from external systems, although TIDE has features for adding students manually. TIDE then distributes this information to the appropriate system. TIDE sends to the Test Delivery System (TDS) students' eligibilities, settings, and accommodations; this enables TDS to deliver the appropriate test to any given student in the required format. TIDE sends to the Centralized Reporting System (CRS) students' institutional associations; this enables CRS to aggregate scores at the classroom, school, district, and state levels.

Figure 1 illustrates TIDE's operational functions and their place in the assessment process. At its core, TIDE contains a list of students enrolled in your schools. The student information is entered manually one student at a time or in batches through file uploads. TIDE then distributes this information to the Test Delivery System (TDS) students' eligibilities, settings, and accommodations; this enables TDS to deliver the appropriate test to any given student in the required format.

At its core, TIDE contains a list of students registered for College Board testing. TIDE receives this student information from the district or school’s bulk registration. TIDE then distributes this information to the appropriate system. TIDE sends to the Test Delivery System (TDS) students’ eligibilities, settings, and accommodations; this enables TDS to deliver the appropriate test to any given student in the required format.

Figure 1: TIDE's Position in the Assessment Process