Accommodations Training

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Note as of August 15, 2024: Resources are being updated for 2024-25.

State Assessment Accommodations

PPT
Recording

Resources

Accommodations Crosswalk
CMAS and CoAlt Procedures Manual, Section 6.0: Administrative Considerations, Accessibility Features, and Accommodations

Speech-to-Text (STT)

STT and Word Prediction Security Agreement Supplement
District Use of STT and Word Prediction Checklist

Unique Accommodation Request (UAR) Documents

ELA Policy Q&A
UARs 2025
- ACCESS
  - Scribe for Writing Domain
    - Guidance
    - Form*
- CMAS
  - Scribe for Constructed Response (ELA/CSLA)
    - Guidance
    - Form*
  - Calculation Device on Non-Calculator Sections (Math)
    - Guidance
    - Form*
  - District-approved Math Charts and Counters Guidance Document and Form (Math)

*Do not email completed UAR forms, supporting data, and spreadsheets to CDE. DACs send UAR files to CDE through Syncplicity. Notify sachdeva_a@cde.state.co.us when all of the district's UAR files are posted for review.

Contact Arti Sachdeva with questions about state assessment accommodations.