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CoAlt

The Colorado Alternate (CoAlt) is a standards-based assessment designed specifically for students with significant cognitive disabilities and is meant to provide a picture of student performance to schools, districts, educators, parents and the community. The primary purpose of the assessment program is to determine the level at which Colorado students meet the Expanded Benchmarks which are linked to the Colorado Model Content Standards in the content areas assessed. The data should be used to keep abreast of individual student progress toward attaining achievement in the content areas. The COAlt is collaboratively developed by the Colorado Department of Education, Colorado educators and CTB/McGraw-Hill.

CoAlt & 11th Grade Alternate Testing Dates

2012 CoAlt

Grades and Content Areas

Testing Window

Pick-up Information

 

Grades 3-10 Reading

 

Grades 3-10 Writing

 

Grades 3-10 Mathematics

 

Grades 5, 8 and 10 Science

 

2/2/12 – 3/23/12

 

Schedule pick-up of materials by 4/4/12

 

Final pick-up of materials by 4/6/12

 

“Every student enrolled in a public school shall be required to take the (state) assessments (defining the requirement for students to participate in a CO-Alternate assessment).” - Colorado Revised Statutes [22-7-409(1.2.a.1.d.I.A)].

        11th Grade Alternate

                11th Grade Alternate Assessment Administration window - 4/1/2011 - 4/29/2011

          

2010 - 2011 CSAPA Administration Materials

Disclaimer:  This abbreviated CSAPA administration training intended as a refresher for DACs and their assessment team who attended last year’s face to face training. This recording may not be used  as the sole source of training for Test Examiners.  This training does not contain the video portions that are needed for CSAPA.

CSAPA Parent Brochure

        CSAPA Parent Brochure

CSAPA Data File Layouts

2011

2010

2009

Other CSAPA Documents

        CSAPA Eligibility Worksheet

        CSAPA Assessment Framework      

        CSAPA LOI Protocol

        CSAPA Item Presentation Protocol       

                2010 Colorado Logistics Training PowerPoint

        2010 CSAPA Examiner's Manual

        CSAPA Performance Level Descriptors  - Reading

        CSAPA Performance Level Descriptors  - Writing

        CSAPA Performance Level Descriptors  - Science Grades 5, 8 and 10

        CSAPA Performance Level Descriptors  - Math

        CSAPA Approved Cut Scores

        Checklists and Benchmarks

This alert will be printed on the inside front cover of the rating form. This will help ensure accuracy when test examiners transfer student responses from the Reading and Writing 3-10 and Science 5 and 8 to the test protocol to the rating form.