CSAPA
The Colorado Student Assessment Program Alternate (CSAPA) 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 CSAPA is collaboratively developed by the Colorado Department of Education, Colorado educators and CTB/McGraw-Hill.
2010 CSAPA & 11th Grade Alternate Testing Dates
CSAPA Administration Dates
Grades 3-10: February 3, 2010 - March 26, 2010
11th Grade Alternate
11th Grade Alternate Assessment Administration window - April 1, 2010 - April 30, 2010
11th Grade Alternate Assessment ADE data collection window - TBD
2010 CSAPA Administration Materials & Training Information
- Training Information and Imperative Dates
- CSAPA 2010 Training PowerPoint
- CSAPA Item Presentation Protocol
- CSAPA Student Training Materials
CSAPA Parent Brochure
Other CSAPA Documents
2009 CSAPA English & Spanish GRT Data Layout
2009 CSAPA GRT Record Layout Template
2009 Colorado Logistics Training PowerPoint
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 Rating From Inside Front Cover
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.