General Assessment Information

2023 State Content Assessment Targeted Reporting Timeline

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Student Level Data Files
CMAS	by end of day June 20^th via PearsonAccess^next
CoAlt: Science	by end of day June 20^th via PearsonAccess^next
CoAlt: ELA and Math (DLM)	by end of day June 20^th via Syncplicity
CO PSAT/SAT	by end of day July 5^th via Syncplicity
District and School Summary Data Files
CMAS	by end of day June 29^th via PearsonAccess^next
CoAlt: Science	by end of day June 29^th via PearsonAccess^next
Individual Student Performance Reports (electronic)
CMAS Preliminary Student Performance Reports	by end of day June 20^th via PearsonAccess^next
CoAlt: Science Preliminary Student Performance Reports	by end of day June 20^th via PearsonAccess^next
Final CMAS Student Performance Reports	by end of day July 10^th via PearsonAccess^next
Final CoAlt: Science Student Performance Reports	by end of day July 10^th via PearsonAccess^next
CO PSAT	available beginning May 22^nd via students’ online College Board account
CO SAT	available to students who tested on the primary test date beginning May 3^rd via students’ online College Board account
	available to students who tested on the makeup test date beginning May 18^th via students’ online College Board account
	available to educators by end of day June 9^th via College Board’s K-12 assessment reporting portal
CoAlt: Mathematics and ELA (DLM)	by end of day June 16^th via DLM Educator Portal
Additional CMAS Reports
Participation Summary Reports Performance Level Summaries Content Standards Rosters District Summary of Schools	by end of day July 12^th via PearsonAccess^next
Evidence Statement Analysis (CMAS Math/ELA/ CSLA) Item Analysis Reports (CMAS Science)	by end of day July 20^th via PearsonAccess^next
Individual Student Performance Reports (hard copy)
CMAS	week of July 24^th
CoAlt: Science	week of July 24^th
CO PSAT/SAT	June 23^rd

Spring 2023 Tentative Colorado State Assessment Windows

A typical state assessment administration season is scheduled for spring 2023 as required by state and federal law.

ACCESS for ELLs

January 9 - February 10, 2023

CMAS/CoAlt¹: ELA/CSLA/Math/Science

April 10 - April 28, 2023²

CO SAT

Primary Test Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Make-up Test Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

CO PSAT for grades 9 and 10

Primary Test Date: Wednesday, April 12 - Friday, April 14, 2023 (district choice for primary test date)³
Make-up Test Date: Tuesday, April 25 - Thursday, April 27, 2023 (district choice for make-up test date)⁴

HS CoAlt ELA/Math (DLM) for grades 9-11¹

Aligned to PSAT/SAT schedule to the extent possible

¹ To the extent possible, students taking the alternate assessment in a content area for which they are participating in a general education class should be assessed at the same time as their general education peers to avoid missed instruction. Schools may also ensure that students taking the alternate assessment do not miss instruction from their general education class(es) through other means.

² CMAS/CoAlt Administration Window

All CMAS elementary and middle school science administrations must be completed within the official window.
To compensate for technology capacity, districts can open the CMAS Math and ELA window early for online administrations. The earliest start date for online Math and ELA is March 20, 2023.
CDE encourages early returns of paper test books to expedite scoring and results processes and timelines.

Students taking CoAlt ELA and Math (DLM) and those requiring paper accommodations (including CSLA) should test at the same time as their peers.

To accommodate high school assessment schedules including SAT, AP and IB exams, districts can open and close the high school science window early for a total of 3 testing weeks:
- Option 1: March 27, 2023 – April 14, 2023
- Option 2: April 3, 2023 – April 21, 2023

Districts must inform CDE by December 15, 2022 if an extended math and ELA and/or early high school science window will be used (notification provided to CDE through the District Testing Information and Format Selections Form distributed to official DACs upon completion of the Spring 2023 CMAS Administration Training for DACs).

³Each school will administer the PSAT on one of the three available primary test dates. Grade 9 may be administered on a different day than Grade 10 if needed. DACs are encouraged to make a district-wide decision but may allow individual schools to select their primary test date. Districts that operate under a 4 day week and have Fridays as scheduled non-contact days will be permitted to schedule the primary test date for the Colorado PSAT on Monday, April 17, 2023 if needed.

⁴Each school will administer the PSAT on one of the three available make-up test dates. Grade 9 make-up tests may be administered on a different day than Grade 10 if needed. DACs are encouraged to make a district-wide decision but may allow individual schools to select their make-up PSAT test date.