Announcements

• Orders for Paper and Braille Materials for the ELPA21 Summative Assessment

  TIDE is now back online, and the ELPA21 Summative Assessment window will be open from February 3, 2020 through March 13, 2020. Please review this brief summary of the minor changes enacted for the 2019-20 ELPA21 Summative.

  Orders for paper and braille tests for the ELPA21 Summative Assessment must be placed through the Help Desk by November 22, 2019 to ensure delivery to districts prior to the start of the Summative test window. To place an order for paper, large print, or braille materials, please call the NE Help Desk and provide the school/district and contact information as well as the product name and material quantity to be ordered.

  Some orders may require state approval before they are processed, so please place your orders for materials as soon as possible.

  An additional order window will open on January 22, 2020 through March 6, 2020.

  Added October 28, 2019

• Reminder: The Online Reporting System will be Retired on October 31, 2019

  This is a reminder that all student results will be reported on AIRWays Reporting after October 31, 2019, and the Online Report System (ORS) will no longer be available to users after this date. Please be sure to use AIRWays for all your reporting needs following October 31, 2019.

  Users should refer to the following resources for detailed information about AIRWays and its features:

  • AIRWays Reporting Quick Guide

  • AIRWays Reporting User Guide

  • AIRWays Reporting Training Module

  These can be found in the Resources section of the portal. If you have any questions, please contact the NE ELPA21 Help Desk.

  Important note: Once the transition to AIRWays is completed on October 31, 2019, the 2017-18 ELPA21 screener results will no longer be available online.

  Added October 24, 2019

• TIDE Will Be Offline for Updates

  TIDE will be offline for updates from Thursday, October 24, 4:00  p.m. CT through Sunday, October 27, 10 p.m. CT The online Test Delivery System and the AIRWays Reporting System will be available while TIDE is offline. Districts and schools can administer the Screener to students while TIDE is offline, if those students were added to TIDE prior to the TIDE shutdown.

  Added October 17, 2019

• AIRWays Reporting System is Live

  

  The enhanced AIRWays Reporting System is now live. We have prepared the following materials to introduce users to the new interface and its features. 

  • AIRWays Reporting Quick Guide
  • AIRWays Reporting Training Module
  • AIRWays Reporting User Guide

  These can be found under the Resources tab of the portal. 

  If you have any questions, please contact the NE ELPA21 Help Desk. Please note that the Online Reporting System (ORS) will not be available after October 31, 2019.

  Added September 27, 2019

• Reminder: 2019-20 Secure Browser Must be Installed on Desktop Devices by August 31, 2019

  All devices running Windows, MacOS, and Linux operating systems will need to be updated to the latest version of the Secure Browser by Saturday, August 31, 2019. After August 31, any older versions of the desktop Secure Browser will not be supported for ELPA21 Practice tests, Screener, or Summative tests.

  The 2019-20 Secure Browser for Windows, MacOS, and Linux operating systems can be downloaded from the Secure Browsers page.

  If you have any questions, please contact the NE ELPA21 Help Desk.

  Added September 3, 2019

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