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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
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Activity
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Additional Information
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January 6 to 24 | Confirm student registrations in PearsonAccessnext for initial orders |
Must indicate/confirm:
Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) - Training Module |
January 6 until Creating Online Test Sessions | Assign 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 preparation activities in PAnext |
DAC
DTC
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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 |
April 4 | Prepare online sessions in PearsonAccessnext | 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 | PearsonAccessnext 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 |
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