Colorado HB 15-1323 requires that all Colorado public schools publish the information on this page, regarding state-mandated assessments. (source)

 

 

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Current Year American Academy Assessment Schedule

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   Administration of the CMAS (all content areas) and CoAlt (science and social studies) assessments have been paused for the remainder of the 19-20 school year due to extensive school closures throughout Colorado to prevent spread of COVID-19	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   Administration of the CMAS (all content areas) and CoAlt (science and social studies) assessments have been paused for the remainder of the 19-20 school year due to extensive school closures throughout Colorado to prevent spread of COVID-19	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   Administration of the CMAS (all content areas) and CoAlt (science and social studies) assessments have been paused for the remainder of the 19-20 school year due to extensive school closures throughout Colorado to prevent spread of COVID-19	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)   Administration of the CMAS (all content areas) and CoAlt (science and social studies) assessments have been paused for the remainder of the 19-20 school year due to extensive school closures throughout Colorado to prevent spread of COVID-19	4/16/20 (all day) Times TBA   **All remaining make-up testing will be held 4/17/20)   Administration of the CMAS (all content areas) and CoAlt (science and social studies) assessments have been paused for the remainder of the 19-20 school year due to extensive school closures throughout Colorado to prevent spread of COVID-19	4/16/20 (all day) Times TBA   **All remaining make-up testing will be held 4/17/20)   Administration of the CMAS (all content areas) and CoAlt (science and social studies) assessments have been paused for the remainder of the 19-20 school year due to extensive school closures throughout Colorado to prevent spread of COVID-19	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 ELL- (English Language Learners) students only; Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening	1x/year	1/13/20-2/14/20	1/13/20- 2/14/20	1/13/20- 2/14/20	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