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Assessment Toolkit

The following items are designed to help districts and schools communicate with parents about state assessments. These materials can be shared in newsletters or during parent information events or parent-teacher conferences. All materials may be tailored to meet your local needs. More materials will be added as they are updated. 

CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success)

2019 Tests

This year's CMAS tests will be administered between April 8 and 26. Students in the third through eighth grade will take CMAS tests in English language arts and math. Students in the fifth, eighth and 11th grades will take the CMAS science tests. A sampling of students in the fourth and seventh grade will take the CMAS social studies tests. Students in ninth and 10th grade will take the PSAT between April 9 and 11, and students in the 11th grade will take the SAT on April 9. Results are expected to be delivered to districts in July. The results are expected to be released publicly in mid-August. Below are materials that can help you communicate about the statewide assessments.

2018 Tests 

Students in the third through eighth grade took CMAS tests in English language arts and math in the spring of 2018. Students in the fifth, eighth and 11th grades took CMAS science tests. And a sampling of students in the fourth and seventh grades took the social studies CMAS tests. Students in the ninth and 10th grades took the PSAT tests and 11th graders took the SAT, college entry exam. School districts received their results in July and the results were released publicly in August. Districts send out score reports to parents. These materials can help communicate about the results and the score reports.

Score Reports

Fact Sheets

• State and federal assessment requirements (PDF)
  Access this quick reference on the federal and state required assessments.

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