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Assessments

Colorado HB 15-1323 requires all Colorado public schools publish state-mandated assessment information on their website (source: Douglas County School District). Aspen View Academy undergoes testing as mandated by the State of Colorado and implemented by DCSD. 

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
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)
April 1, 2024-April 26, 2024 (4 week Extended  Window)
 

CMAS TESTING SCHEDULE 

As mandated by the State of Colorado, Aspen View Academy administers the CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests in the Spring. 
 

CMAS 3rd- 8th Grade Schedule 2025 (coming soon)

ASPEN VIEW ACADEMY'S ASSESSMENT CALENDER 

The following is the complete Assessment Calendar for Aspen View Academy. Click here to see the complete HB15-1323 details. 
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
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
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
DIBELS Progress Monitoring K-4th Grades Weekly, Bi-weekly, and monthly
Each month:
Yellow Composites- Bi-weekly
Red Composites- weekly
Green Composites- Monthly
CogAT 2nd and 5th Grades Once a year
5th grade
November 1- December 2, 2024
 
2nd Grade/ Referrals
February 5-23, 2024
ACCESS (for ELL Students) K-8th Grades Once a year
January 8, 2024-February 9, 2024