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Annual Student Assessments

Colorado HB 15-1323 requires all Colorado public schools publish state-mandated assessment information on their website (source: Douglas County School District). NOTE: clicking the link will generate a downloaded document.
 

Douglas County School District

DCSD Assessment Policy
DCSD Assessment Schedule
 

State Assessment Excusal Requests

DCSD requires parents/guardians to use the EngagED Parent Portal to request an excusal for their child(ren) from the current academic year’s state assessments. Click for instructions. NOTE: your username for EngagED is your IC username followed by "@p.dcsdk12.org" (ex: [email protected])
 

Current Year American Academy Assessment Schedule

Effective with the 2025-2026 school year, paper assessments are no longer an option and will only be made available to students who have a documented accommodation that requires they complete the assessment on paper.
 
ASSESSMENT GRADES FREQUENCY
2025-2026 SCHEDULE
(All Dates are Subject to Change)
 OPT-OUT AVAILABLE
CP LM MB
CMAS -
ELA & Math
 3-8
1x/year
 
ELA:
Apr DATES TBD 
3rd (time TBD)
4th (time TBD)
5th (time TBD)
6th-8th (time TBD)
 
MATH:
Apr
DATES TBD 
3rd (time TBD)
4th (time TBD)
5th (time TBD)
6th-8th (time TBD)
 
 
ELA:
Apr DATES TBD 
3rd (time TBD)
4th (time TBD)
5th (time TBD)
6th-8th (time TBD)
 
MATH:
Apr
DATES TBD 
3rd (time TBD)
4th (time TBD)
5th (time TBD)
6th-8th (time TBD)
 
ELA:
Apr DATES TBD 
3rd (time TBD)
4th (time TBD)
5th (time TBD)
6th-8th (time TBD)
 
MATH:
Apr
DATES TBD 
3rd (time TBD)
4th (time TBD)
5th (time TBD)
6th-8th (time TBD)
 Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
CMAS -
Science
 5, 8 Only
 1x/year
Apr DATES TBD
5th (time TBD)
8th (time TBD)
 
Apr DATES TBD
5th (time TBD)
8th (time TBD)
 
Apr DATES TBD
5th (time TBD)
8th (time TBD)
 Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
CMAS -
Social Studies
(Administered every 3 years to select grades)
 4, 7 Only
1x/year
TBD for 25-26
 
TBD for 25-26
 
TBD for 25-26
 Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
CogAT 2 1x/year TBD (Feb) TBD (Feb) TBD (Feb) Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
6 1x/year TBD (Nov) TBD (Nov) TBD (Nov) Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
iReady- Reading & Math K-8 Monthly
FALL
Grades 1-8: 8/26/25-9/10/25
 
Kindergarten: 9/3/25-9/24/25
FALL
Grades 1-8: 8/19/24-8/30/24
 
Kindergarten: 9/4/24-9/18/24
FALL
Grades 1-8: 8/19/24-8/30/24
 
Kindergarten: 9/4/24-9/18/24
 No
WINTER
Grades K-8:
12/2/25-12/17/25
WINTER
Grades K-8:
12/3/24-12/17/24
WINTER
Grades K-8:
12/3/24-12/17/24
 No
SPRING
Grades K-8:
4/29/26-5/13/26
SPRING
Grades K-8:
4/22/25-5/7/25
SPRING
Grades K-8:
4/22/25-5/7/25
 No
ACCESS K-8
ELL- (English Language Learners) students only; Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening		 1x/year
TBD (Jan/Feb)
 TBD (Jan/Feb) TBD (Jan/Feb) No
DIBELS
K-3:
All Students
 
4-8:
Select Students
 Minimum 3x/year (Fall, Winter & Spring)
FALL
1st-2nd:
8/27/25 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
8/26/25-9/10/25
 
K:
9/3/25-9/17/25
FALL
1st-2nd:
8/27/25 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
8/26/25-9/10/25
 
K:
9/3/25-9/17/25
FALL
1st-2nd:
8/27/25 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
8/26/25-9/10/25
 
K:
9/3/25-9/17/25
 No
WINTER
K-2nd:
12/10/25 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
12/2/25-12/17/25
WINTER
K-2nd:
12/10/25 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
12/2/25-12/17/25
WINTER
K-2nd:
12/10/25 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
12/2/25-12/17/25
 No
SPRING
K-2nd:
4/29/26 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
4/29/26-5/13/26
SPRING
K-2nd:
4/29/26 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
4/29/26-5/13/26
SPRING
K-2nd:
4/29/26 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
4/29/26-5/13/26
 No