CMAS Training

Assessment Coordinator Training Resources - coming soon

• Spring 2023 CMAS and CoAlt Procedures Manual - PDF - coming soon
• CMAS Administration Training for Assessment Coordinators - PPT (for local training purposes - official DACs must complete the virtual CMAS training) - available mid-November
  • Official DACs - Contact Sara Loerzel to access the recorded virtual CMAS training - available mid-November
• Critical Dates
• Spring 2023 Forms
  • Before Testing
    • Security Agreement - PDF (for non-DACs - DACs sign digital form from the virtual CMAS training)
    • Verification of District Training - PDF
  • During Testing
    • Testing Irregularity or Security Breach Form - PDF
    • Testing Irregularity or Security Breach Tracking Spreadsheet - XLS
    • Form to Report Contaminated, Damaged, or Missing Materials - URL
  • After Testing
    • Post Test Compliance - URL
    • Scratch Paper Verification - PDF
• Training Materials
  • CMAS Overview - PDF
  • Technology Overview - PDF
  • Before Testing Checklist - PDF
  • Unit Testing Times and Testing Multiple Groups - PDF
  • State Assessment Acronyms - PDF
• PearsonAccess^next Resources
  • PAnext Student Registration (SR/PNP) Checks and Resources - PDF
  • PAnext Student Transfer Request Guidance - PDF
  • Prepare Test Sessions in PAnext - PDF
  • Creating Sample Students in PearsonAccess^next Training Center - PDF
• Guidance on Eligibility for Assessments in Spanish - PDF
• Parent Excusal Coding Fact Sheet - PDF

Test Administrator Training Resources

• Computer-based Testing
  • Test Administrator Manual - PDF
  • Test Administrator Training - PPT
• Paper-based Testing
  • Test Administrator Manual - PDF
  • Test Administrator Training - PPT

Report Interpretation Resources

• 2022 CMAS and CoAlt Interpretive Guide to Assessment Reports - PDF
• Understanding OnDemand Reports - PDF
  • After SDFs become available, OnDemand Reports (ODRs), which include preliminary student performance, can be downloaded from PearsonAccess^next. When finalized student performance reports are available, ODRs are no longer accessible.