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CMAS and CoAlt Critical Dates - Tentative
The spring 2023 CMAS (all content areas) and CoAlt (science) dates on this page are subject to change. Dates are current as of August 2022.
Date |
Activity |
Additional Information |
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December 15 | Notify CDE of extended (CBT Math/ELA) or early (HS Science) testing window and test format selections | CDE provides official DACs with 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 PearsonAccessnext. |
January 9 - 27 | Confirm student registrations in PearsonAccessnext for initial orders |
Must indicate/confirm:
Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) - Training Module |
January 9 - Prior to Creating Online 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 |
March 1 - Prior to Testing | Finalize CBT preparation activities in PAnext |
DAC
DTC
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March 6 |
Proctor caching - math, ELA, and high school science | |
March 7 | Wave 1 materials scheduled to arrive in districts | |
March 8 | Additional orders window opens for test materials received in Wave 1 | Additional Orders - Training Module |
March 17 | Prepare online math and ELA sessions in PearsonAccessnext | Preparing Sessions - PDF |
March 20 | Earliest start date for online math and ELA |
This is an extended window, providing up to five total weeks of testing (accounts for districts with one week of spring break during the window). Students with accommodated paper forms test at the same time as their peers taking online forms. |
March 24 | Prepare online high school science sessions in PearsonAccessnext | Preparing Sessions - PDF |
March 27 | Earliest start date for high school science |
This is an early window, providing three total weeks of testing.
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March 27 | Proctor caching - elementary and middle school science | |
March 28 | Wave 2 materials scheduled to arrive in districts | |
March 29 | Additional orders window opens for test materials received in Wave 2 | Additional Orders - Training Module |
April 7 | Prepare online elementary and middle school science sessions in PearsonAccessnext | Preparing Sessions - PDF |
April 10 - 28 | Official State Testing Window | |
May 3 | 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 5 | Nonscorable materials pickup deadline |
Nonscorable materials are secure materials that will not go through scoring. Post-testing Materials Management - Training Module |
May 5 | Testing Irregularity or Security Breach Report and spreadsheet due to CDE | Submit through CDE Assessment Syncplicity, if applicable |
May 5 | Submit Post Test Compliance and Scratch Paper Verification |
Include misadministrations documented on the Testing Irregularity or Security Breach documents on the Post Test Compliance. Indicate the status of each school's used scratch paper on the Scratch Paper Verification. |
Through May 5 | Initial PearsonAccessnext Clean-up |
School and District level Post-testing Data Clean-up - Training Module |
May 8 - 10 | Final PearsonAccessnext Clean-up | District level |
May 18 - 31 | Student Biographical Data (SBD) Review | Completed in Data Pipeline by Data Pipeline Respondents |
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