General Assessment Information for Parents

Meaningful and relevant tests work hand-in-hand with rigorous academic standards.  The state’s new tests, called the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, measure students’ mastery of the standards and the complex thinking and other critical skills students need to be successful in school and in life.

• Fact Sheet
• State and Federal Assessment Requirements 
• Assessment windows 

Colorado Alternate Assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities

• CoAlt: Science and Social Studies Parent Brochure - English
• Guía para padres evaluación alternative - Spanish
• CoAlt: DLM Parent Brochure - English
• CMAS:PARCC Expanding Access Parent Guide - English