Assessments
DCSD Assessment Policy
DCSD Assessment Schedule
State Assessment Excusal Requests
DCSD requires parents/guardians to use the EngagED Parent Portal to request an excusal for their child(ren) from the current academic year’s state assessments. Click for instructions. NOTE: your username for EngagED is your IC username followed by "@p.dcsdk12.org" (ex: [email protected]
Current Year Aspen View Academy Assessment Schedule
If you are a parent/guardian requesting a paper version of the assessment, please email Nicole Hiam ([email protected]) by December 15th of each school year:
FEDERAL AND STATE MANDATED TESTING TIMEFRAME
Federally Mandated Testing | |
ACCESS for ELLs
Students who have been identified as English Language Learners in grades K-12
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January 13, 2025-February 14, 2025 |
State Mandated Testing | |
CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success)
ELA and Math (Grades 3-8)
Science (Grades 5th and 8th)
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April 1, 2024-April 26, 2024 (4 week Extended Window) |
CMAS TESTING SCHEDULE
CMAS 3rd- 8th Grade Schedule 2025 (coming soon)
ASPEN VIEW ACADEMY'S ASSESSMENT CALENDER
ASSESSMENT | GRADE LEVEL | FREQUENCY | SCHEDULE |
Colorado Measure of Academic Success (CMAS) |
3rd- 8th Grade: ELA/Math 5th and 8th: Science |
Once a year (Spring) |
Official State Window April 7-25th, 2025 |
i-Ready Diagnostics | Kindergarten | Three times a year |
Beginning-of- the-Year
September 4, 2024 -September 18, 2024
Middle-of-the-Year
December 3, 2024 - December 17, 2024
End-of-the-Year
April 22, 2025 - May 7, 2025
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NWEA/MAP | 1st - 8th Grades | Three times a year |
Beginning-of- the-Year
August 19, 2024 - September 25, 2024
Middle-of-the-Year
December 3, 2024- January 22, 2025
End-of-the-Year
April 22, 2025 - May 16, 2025
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DIBELS | K-4th Grades | Three times a year |
Beginning-of- the-Year
September 4, 2024 - September 18, 2024 Middle-of-the-Year
December 3, 2024 - December 17, 2024
End-of-the-Year
April 22, 2025 - May 7, 2025
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DIBELS Progress Monitoring | K-4th Grades | Weekly, Bi-weekly, and monthly |
Each month:
Yellow Composites- Bi-weekly
Red Composites- weekly
Green Composites- Monthly
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CogAT | 2nd and 5th Grades | Once a year |
5th grade
November 1- December 2, 2024
2nd Grade/ Referrals
February 5-23, 2024
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ACCESS (for ELL Students) | K-8th Grades | Once a year |
January 8, 2024-February 9, 2024
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