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	2020-2021 SCHEDULE, IF APPLICABLE			OPT-OUT AVAILABLE
			CP	MB	LM
CMAS - ELA & Math	3-8	1x/year	April 2021	April 2021	April 2021	Yes
CMAS - Science	5 & 8 (Science)	1x/year	April 2021	April 2021	April 2021	Yes
CogAT	3	1x/year	February 2021	February 2021	February 2021	Yes
	6	1x/year	November 2020	November 2020	November 2020	Yes
iReady- Reading & Math	K-8	Monthly	Fall: Grades 1-8 8/24/20-9/4/20 Kindergarten 9/10/20-9/25/20	Fall: Grades 1-8 8/24/20-9/4/20 Kindergarten 9/10/20-9/25/20	Fall: Grades 1-8 8/24/20-9/4/20 Kindergarten 9/10/20-9/25/20	No
			Winter: Grades K-8 12/1/20-12/15/20	Winter: Grades K-8 12/1/20-12/15/20	Winter: Grades K-8 12/1/20-12/15/20	No
			Spring: Grades K-8 4/26/21-5/7/21	Spring: Grades K-8 4/26/21- 5/7/21	Spring: Grades K-8 12/26/21-5/7/21	No
ACCESS	K-8 ELL- (English Language Learners) students only; Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening	1x/year	Jan/Feb 2021 Dates TBD	Jan/Feb 2021 Dates TBD	Jan/Feb 2021 Dates TBD	No
DIBELS	K-1	Minimum 3x/year (Fall, Winter & Spring)	Fall: by end of 3rd week of school (8/17/20-9/4/20)	Fall: by end of 3rd week of school (8/17/20-9/4/20)	Fall: by end of 3rd week of school (8/17/20-9/4/20)	No
			Winter: 11/30/20-12/11/20	Winter: 11/30/20-12/11/20	Winter: 11/30/20-12/11/20	No
			Spring: 04/26/21-05/07/21	Spring: 04/26/21-05/07/21	Spring: 04/26/21-05/07/21	No
Spalding - Phonogram	K-5	Monthly	--	--	--	No
Spalding - Spelling	K-5	Monthly	--	--	--	No