Adding Test Windows

When you create or edit a test window at the LEA level, all schools within that LEA's hierarchy administer the test during that window—except those schools that have their own customized window.

To create a test window:

1.From the Test Windows task menu on the dashboard, select Add Test Windows. The Add Test Windows form appears. For more information about using record forms, the section Navigating Record Forms.

2.In the Test Window Information panel, do the following:

a.Select the type of entity for which you want to add a test window: LEA or School.

b.From the LEA and School drop-down lists (as available), make selections for the LEA or school.

c.In the Window Name field, enter a name for the test window.

Alert: Please note that the Window Name field only accepts alphanumeric characters. Characters like spaces, dashes, and underscores are not allowed for test window names.

d.In the Window Start Date and Window End Date fields, enter the test window's start and end dates.

3.In the Available Test Names and Selected Test Names section, do the following:

a.To add tests, from the list of available tests, do one of the following:

To move one test to the window, click for that test.
To move all the tests in the Available Tests list to the window, click Add All.
To move selected tests to the window, mark the checkboxes for the tests you want to add, then click Add Selected.

b.To remove tests, from the list of selected tests, do one of the following:

To remove one test from the window, click for the test.
To remove all the tests in the Selected Test IDs list from the window, click Remove All.
To remove selected tests from the window, mark the checkboxes for the tests you want to remove, then click Remove Selected.

4.Click Save, and in the affirmation dialog box click Continue.

TIDE creates the test window, and it is immediately available in the TA Interface.