Part II: July 24, 2025  

• SAT, ACT, AP, IB, and level I/II certificates updated through the 2023–24 school year  

Part I: March 28, 2025  

• CCMR indicators submitted via PEIMS through the 2023–24 school year 

• OnRamps and TSIA results through the 2023–24 school year, and 

• SAT, ACT, AP, IB and level I/II certificate results through the 2022–23 school year 

As was shared in the TAA, PEIMS Working Submission for 2025 A-F Accountability Ratings, in response to districts’ reviews of their 2024 submissions, the agency is allowing districts to complete a PEIMS Working Collection Submission for the 2024 PEIMS Summer Submission to correct College Preparatory Course Completion data errors or Industry Based Certification (IBC) data errors only, and only ratings administered under the 2025 Accountability Rating System Manual will use the Working Collection data. 

A district will have the option to submit an appeal of preliminary rating(s) during the 2025 appeals window on the basis of CCMR recalculations if the district submits a PEIMS Working Collection Submission and it is accepted by the Information Technology/Data Standards, Data Quality and Business Analysis Division before the close of the 2025 appeal window. As established in §97.1002, the appeal window calendar dates for the accountability year are announced in conjunction with the release of preliminary accountability ratings in TEA Login (TEAL).  If the appeal is granted, the 2025 A-F final rating will be based on a calculation of CCMR using the Working Collection data. 

ESC PEIMS specialists are best equipped to support the completion of a Working Collection. 

The Consolidated Accountability File (CAF) will be posted to the Secure File Center. The CAF combines all State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®), STAAR Spanish, STAAR Alternate 2, Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS), and TELPAS Alternate data within the current accountability year into one record for a student. The record also includes data for the student for any state assessments within the previous accountability year. Records for which a student cannot be assigned a Texas Student Data System (TSDS) ID are not combined with data from another reporting administration. Conflicting data for a grade 3–8 subject, end-of-course (EOC), TELPAS, or TELPAS Alternate assessment within a reporting administration are not combined with other testing data for a student.  

Please refer to the 2024-2025 Consolidated Accountability Data File Format for additional information on the layout of the 2024-2025 CAF file that will be shared.

Early student-level results for the June 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) assessments are now available for district superintendents and district testing coordinators in the Centralized Reporting System (CRS). These early results can be used to aid in making student-level decisions, including decisions related to students’ having met graduation requirements. 

 In addition, early data files for the June 2025 STAAR assessments are posted in the Secure File Center for district testing coordinators. For more information on early student-level results, refer to the Reporting Events page of the District and Campus Coordinator Resources. 

 Early student-level results for the June 2025 STAAR assessments will be available in CRS on July 23, 2025, for other educators who have either a user role that allows for viewing score reports or an association with students through a roster. 

For questions or assistance regarding the information in this communication, contact Texas Testing Support at (833) 601-8821, TexasTestingSupport@cambiumassessment.com, or TexasAssessment.gov via live chat.

STAAR ALTERNATE 2 ADMINISTRATION 

Final assessment reports for accountability for the 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) Alternate 2 administration, including updated student report cards and data files based on data corrections, will be posted to the Secure File Center on July 16, 2025. Final assessment results will be available in the Family and Research portals on July 21. 

TIDE UPDATES 

The Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) will undergo a user interface update for the 2025–26 school year. This enhancement is designed to improve navigation and the overall user experience while maintaining current system functionality.  Additional training materials will be available to district personnel later this summer.  

ChromeOS SECURE BROWSER UPDATE FOR 2025–26 

A new secure browser for ChromeOS is available for the 2025–26 school year and supports ChromeOS version 132 and above. After ChromeOS version 138 is released in October, it will become the minimum required version for the 2025–26 school year. Installation instructions are provided on the Secure Browsers page of the Texas Assessment website. At this time, limited support will continue for the legacy ChromeOS kiosk application, but devices must remain on ChromeOS 138 and have the native client allow policy enabled due to Google's planned deprecation of Chrome apps in kiosk mode. District technology staff may contact Texas Testing Support if assistance is required with installation of the new ChromeOS secure browser application. 

OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES 

As a reminder, the Open Education Resources (OER) COVID Emergency Release pilot digital assessments will be removed from all Texas Education Agency (TEA) platforms on July 31, 2025, including TDS and the OER-Assessment Viewing Application (AVA). Bluebonnet Learning assessments will not be incorporated into TDS. Contact openeducationresources@tea.texas.gov with any questions. 

Annual 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.