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

If you are a parent/guardian requesting a paper version of the assessment, please email your Dean of Students by December 1st of each school year:

CP - Erin Dill

LM - Mallory Buresh
MB - Robyn Hunt

ASSESSMENT	GRADES	FREQUENCY	2023-2024 SCHEDULE, IF APPLICABLE (All Dates are Subject to Change)			OPT-OUT AVAILABLE
ASSESSMENT	GRADES	FREQUENCY	CP	LM	MB	OPT-OUT AVAILABLE
CMAS - ELA & Math	3-8	1x/year	Apr 2-4 (ELA) Apr 9-11 (Math)	Apr 2-4 (ELA) Apr 9-11 (Math)	Apr 2-4 (ELA) Apr 9-11 (Math)	Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
CMAS - Science	5, 8 Only	1x/year	Gr. 5: Apr 16-18 Gr. 8: Apr 16-18	Gr. 5: Apr 16-18 Gr. 8: Apr 16-18	Gr. 5: Apr 16-18 Gr. 8: Apr 16-18	Yes. Please provide advance notice for planning purposes.
CMAS - Social Studies (Administered every 3 years to select grades)	4, 7 Only	1x/year	NA	NA	NA	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.
CogAT	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: 8/21/23-9/1/23 Kindergarten: 8/23/23-9/21/23	FALL Grades 1-8: 8/21/23-9/1/23 Kindergarten: 8/23/23-9/21/23	FALL Grades 1-8: 8/21/23-9/1/23 Kindergarten: 8/23/23-9/21/23	No
			WINTER Grades K-8: 11/28/23-12/12/23	WINTER Grades K-8: 11/28/23-12/12/23	WINTER Grades K-8: 11/28/23-12/12/23	No
			SPRING Grades K-8: 4/29/24-5/10/24	SPRING Grades K-8: 4/29/24-5/10/24	SPRING Grades K-8: 4/29/24-5/10/24	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-3rd: 8/30/23 (by appt) 4th-8th: 8/21/23-9/1/23 K: 9/6/23-9/19/23	FALL 1st-3rd: 8/30/23 (by appt) 4th-8th: 8/21/23-9/1/23 K: 9/6/23-9/19/23	FALL 1st-3rd: 8/30/23 (by appt) 4th-8th: 8/21/23-9/1/23 K: 9/6/23-9/19/23	No
			WINTER K-3rd: 12/6/23 (by appt) 4th-8th: 11/28/23-12/12/23	WINTER K-3rd: 12/6/23 (by appt) 4th-8th: 11/28/23-12/12/23	WINTER K-3rd: 12/6/23 (by appt) 4th-8th: 11/28/23-12/12/23	No
			SPRING K-3rd: 5/1/24 (by appt) 4th-8th: 4/29/23-5/10/23	SPRING K-3rd: 5/1/24 (by appt) 4th-8th: 4/29/23-5/10/23	SPRING K-3rd: 5/1/24 (by appt) 4th-8th: 4/29/23-5/10/23	No
Spalding - Phonogram	K-5	Monthly	--	--	--	No
Spalding - Spelling	K-5	Monthly	--	--	--	No