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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 Board Policy IK: State Mandated Assessments
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. How to use EngagED Parent Portal 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
2026-2027 SCHEDULE
(All Dates & Times are Subject to Change)
 OPT-OUT AVAILABLE
ALL CAMPUSES
CMAS -
ELA & Math
 3-8
1x/year
 
ELA:
Apr 7-9
3rd (TBD)
4th (TBD)
5th (TBD)
6th-8th (TBD)
 
MATH:
Apr
14-16
3rd (TBD)
4th (TBD)
5th (TBD)
6th-8th (TBD)
 
 Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
CMAS -
Science
 5, 8 Only
 1x/year
Apr 14-16
5th (TBD)
8th (TBD)
 Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
CMAS -
Social Studies
 7 Only
1x/year
Apr 14-16
7th (TBD)
 Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
CogAT 2 1x/year TBD (Feb) Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
5, 6 1x/year TBD (Nov) Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
iReady- Reading & Math 4-8 Monthly
FALL
8/25/26-9/11/26
 No
WINTER
12/1/26-12/17/26
 No
SPRING
4/27/27-5/14/27
 No
MAP - Reading & Math K-3 Monthly
FALL
Grades 1-8:
8/26/26-9/17/26
 
Kindergarten: 9/2/26-9/17/26
 No
WINTER
Grades K-8:
12/1/26-12/17/26
 No
SPRING
Grades K-8:
4/27/27-5/14/27
 No
ACCESS K-8
ELL- (English Language Learners) students only; Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening		 1x/year
TBD (Jan/Feb)
 No
DIBELS
K-3:
All Students
 
4-8:
Select Students
 Minimum 3x/year (Fall, Winter & Spring)
FALL
1st-2nd:
9/2/26 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
8/25/26-9/11/26
 
K:
9/1/26-9/25/26
 No
WINTER
K-2nd:
12/9/26 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
12/1/26-12/17/26
 No
SPRING
K-2nd:
4/28/27 (by appt)
 
3rd-8th:
4/27/27-5/14/27
 No