Annual Student Assessments
Colorado HB 15-1323 requires that all Colorado public schools publish the information on this page, regarding state-mandated assessments. (source)
Douglas County School District
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.
Current Year American Academy Assessment Schedule
If you are a parent/guardian requesting a paper version of the assessment, please email Robyn Hunt by December 5, 2019.
| ASSESSMENT | GRADES | FREQUENCY | 2019-2020 SCHEDULE, IF APPLICABLE | OPT-OUT AVAILABLE | ||
| CP | MB | LM | ||||
| CMAS - ELA & Math |
3-8 |
1x/year
|
4/14/20 & 4/15/20 (all day) Times TBA
**Make-up testing for ELA & Math grades 3, 4, 6, 7 will be held on 4/16/20; grades 5 & 8 on 4/17/20
|
4/14/20 & 4/15/20 (all day) Times TBA
**Make-up testing for ELA & Math grades 3, 4, 6, 7 will be held on 4/16/20; grades 5 & 8 on 4/17/20
|
4/14/20 & 4/15/20 (all day) Times TBA
**Make-up testing for ELA & Math grades 3, 4, 6, 7 will be held on 4/16/20; grades 5 & 8 on 4/17/20
|
Yes |
| CMAS - Science |
5 & 8 (Science)
|
1x/year |
4/16/20 (all day) Times TBA
**All remaining make-up testing will be held 4/17/20)
|
4/16/20 (all day) Times TBA
**All remaining make-up testing will be held 4/17/20)
|
4/16/20 (all day) Times TBA
**All remaining make-up testing will be held 4/17/20)
|
Yes |
| CogAT | 3 | 1x/year |
9/9/19-9/11/19 (from 8:15-9:20)
|
9/9/19-9/11/19
(from 8:15-9:20)
|
9/9/19-9/11/19 (from 8:15- 9:20) | Yes |
| 6 | 1x/year |
9/5/19-9/6/19 (during student's English class)
|
9/5/19-9/6/19 (during student's English class) | 9/5/19-9/6/19 (during the student's English class) | Yes | |
| iReady- Reading & Math | K-8 | Monthly |
Grades 1-8 8/20/19- 9/6/19
Kindergarten 9/12/19- 9/19/19
|
Grades 1-8 8/20/19- 9/6/19
Kindergarten 9/12/19- 9/19/19
|
Grades 1-8 8/20/19- 9/6/19
Kindergarten 9/12/19- 9/19/19
|
No |
| Grades K-8 12/2/19-12/18/19 | Grades K-8 12/2/19- 12/18/19 | Grades K-8 12/2/19- 12/18/19 | No | |||
| Grades K-8 4/22/20- 5/6/20 |
Grades K-8
4/22/20- 5/6/20
|
Grades K-8 4/22/20- 5/6/20 | No | |||
| ACCESS | K-8 (ESL students only; Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening) |
1x/year | January 2020 TBD | January 2020 TBD | January 2020 TBD | No |
| DIBELS | K-1 | Minimum 3x/year (Fall, Winter & Spring) |
Kindergarten and 1st 8/28/19
|
Kindergarten and 1st 8/28/19
|
Kindergarten and 1st 8/28/2019
|
No |
|
Kindergarten and 1st 12/4/19
|
Kindergarten and 1st 12/4/19
|
Kindergarten and 1st 12/4/19
|
No | |||
| Kindergarten and 1st 4/29/20 |
Kindergarten and 1st
4/29/20
|
Kindergarten and 1st 4/29/20 | No | |||
| Spalding - Phonogram |
K-5 | Monthly | -- | -- | -- | No |
| Spalding - Spelling |
K-5 | Monthly | -- | -- | -- | No |