CMAS and CoAlt Critical Dates - Tentative

The spring 2025 CMAS (all content areas) and CoAlt (science and social studies) dates on this page are subject to change. Dates are current as of October 2024.

Date	Activity	Additional Information
December 15	Notify CDE of early grade 11 science window and test format selections	Upon completion of the CMAS Administration Training for DACs and submission of the DAC Security Agreement (through DocuSign), CDE provides official DACs the link to the form used to provide this information. If submitted by this date, CDE then indicates the selected test format in the state load of student data into PearsonAccess^next.
January 6 to 24	Confirm student registrations in PearsonAccess^next for initial orders	Must indicate/confirm: Test format (CBT or PBT) All accommodations and accessibility features with physical materials (e.g., auditory/signed presentation script, large print, braille, paper Spanish including CSLA) Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) - Training Module
January 6 until Creating Online Test Sessions	Assign CBT special forms (e.g., accommodated forms, TTS) then create test sessions in PAnext	SR/PNP - Training Module Assessment Coordinator Online Session Management - Training Module
January until Testing Starts	Submit Verification of District Training	Include the dates of training completion for all individuals involved in CMAS and CoAlt administration and handling secure materials. The Verification of District Training requires the Superintendent's signature.
March 1 - Prior to Testing	Finalize CBT preparation activities in PAnext	DAC Check student registrations Verify test session accuracy Confirm special form assignments DTC Select proctor caching servers, if using Finalize system readiness Check student workstations Configure TestNav
March 17	Optional: Proctor caching	All content areas and grades
March 18	Materials scheduled to arrive in districts	All content areas and grades
March 19	Additional orders window opens	Additional Orders - Training Module
March 28	Early grade 11 science window: Prepare sessions in PearsonAccess^next	Preparing Sessions - PDF
March 31	Earliest start date for grade 11 science	This is an early window, providing three total weeks of testing. Early Option: March 31 through April 18 Official Window: April 7 through 25
April 4	Prepare online sessions in PearsonAccess^next	Preparing Sessions - PDF
April 7 to 25	Official State Testing Window	All assessments must be completed by April 25. Districts/schools may not need the entire administration window to complete testing.
April 30	Scorable materials pickup deadline	Scorable materials are used CMAS test books and CoAlt answer documents that will go through scoring. Post-testing Materials Management - Training Module
May 2	Nonscorable materials pickup deadline	Nonscorable materials are secure materials that will not go through scoring. Post-testing Materials Management - Training Module
May 2	Testing Irregularity or Security Breach Report and spreadsheet due to CDE	Submit through CDE Assessment Syncplicity, if applicable
May 2	Submit Post Test Compliance and Scratch Paper Verification	Include misadministrations documented on the Testing Irregularity or Security Breach documents on the Post Test Compliance. The Post Test Compliance requires the Superintendent's signature. Indicate the status of each school's used scratch paper on the Scratch Paper Verification.
Through May 7	PearsonAccess^next Clean-up	DACs can adjust PAnext user permissions to set their own school- and district-specific clean-up windows. Post-testing Data Clean-up - Training Module
May 15 to 28 (tentative)	Student Biographical Data (SBD) Review	Completed in Data Pipeline by Data Pipeline Respondents