Description of TIDE

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.

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.