Assessment Trainings

DAC Kick-Off 

• Recorded webinar
• PPT

New DAC Training

• PPT

ACCESS for ELLs

• ACCESS

Accommodations

• Assessment Accommodations 
  • Recorded webinar
  • PPT
• Unique Accommodation Request (UAR)
  • Recorded webinar
  • PPT
  • Forms
    • Auditory Presentation Accommodation for ELA (i.e., CBT Text-to-Speech or PBT Oral Script (Reader/Signer))
    • Auditory Presentation - Human Signer Accommodation for ELA
    • Scribe Accommodation for ELA Constructed Response Items
    • Calculator Accommodation on Non-calculator Sections
    • Other Accommodations (not included in the CMAS and CoAlt Procedures Manual)
    • District-approved Math Charts and Counters
• State Accommodations Crosswalk

CoAlt Training Information

• CoAlt Overview
  • PowerPoint
  • Webinar
• CoAlt: Science and Social Studies
  • PowerPoint
  • Webinar
• CoAlt: ELA and Math (DLM)
  • PowerPoint
  • Webinar
• CoAlt Training Quiz

CoAlt Extra Information

• CoAlt PAnext Administration Training Modules
  • Create Test Examiner
  • Assign Test Examiner to Student CoAlt Test
  • Enter CoAlt Scores
  • Verify CoAlt Score Entry 
• CoAlt: Science and Social Studies Practice Items
• DLM Student Data Management System
  • Educator Portal
• DLM Staff Training Resource Page 
  • District Staff Training Videos
  • Educator Resources for Teachers
  • Educator Training Videos
• DLM Instructionally Embedded Assessments

CMAS Administration

In-person trainings for the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) spring 2019 assessment administration were held in October and November. Participation in one of these sessions satisfies the annual CMAS training requirement for all District Assessment Coordinators prior to the spring administration.

CMAS Training Webinar and Handouts

• Spring 2019 CMAS and CoAlt Procedures Manual 
• CMAS Administration Training for DACs
  • Recorded webinar
  • PPT
• CMAS Overview
• Technology Overview
• Before Testing Checklist
• Unit Testing Times and Testing Multiple Groups
• Spring 2019 Forms
  • Security Agreement
  • Verification of District Training
  • Post Test Compliance
• State Assessment Acronyms
• Creating Sample Students in PearsonAccess^next Training Center

Additional Resources and Training Materials 

• PearsonAccess^next Resources
  • PAnext Student Transfer Request Guidance - PDF
  • Prepare Test Sessions in PAnext - 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 
• Guidance on Eligibility for Assessments in Spanish - PDF
• Parent Excusal Coding Fact Sheet - PDF

Data Trainings

• 2018 CMAS and CoAlt Interpreting Assessment Results Training - PPT
• 2018-19 Assessment Unit Data Pipeline Manual for SBD - PDF
• 2019 SBD Review Webinar Training (PPT)
• 2019 SBD Review Webinar Training (Recording)
• Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) Field Definitions and File Layouts
  • Spring 2019 CMAS and CoAlt SR/PNP Layout - PDF
  • Directions for Opening a CSV file in Excel to Maintain Formatting - PDF
• Student Test Update (STU) File Layouts
  • 2019 CMAS STU - PDF
  • 2019 CoAlt STU - PDF
• Student Data File (SDF) Layouts 
  • Spring 2019 CMAS SDF Layout - PDF
  • Spring 2019 CoAlt Science and Social Studies SDF Layout - PDF
• Spring 2019 CMAS and CoAlt Summary Data File Layout - PDF