Assessment Unit

Pause on 2019-20 State Assessments Due to COVID-19

The administration of end-of-the-year assessments, including the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), will be paused for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year due to extensive school closures throughout Colorado to prevent the spread of COVID-19

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2019 Assessment Data and Results

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Assessment Unit
201 East Colfax Avenue
Room 502
Denver, CO 80203

Fax: 303-866-6680

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Spring 2020 State Assessment Windows

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Educator participation is critical to Colorado's state assessment development and validation process. Colorado educators may serve on committees related to CMAS, CoAlt, and CSLA.

Learn More About State Assessments in Colorado

Colorado Measures of Academic Success
- CMAS Mathematics, English Language Arts/Literacy, Science, and Social Studies
Colorado Alternate Assessment
- CoAlt Science and Social Studies Alternate
- CoAlt English Language Arts and Mathematics Alternate (DLM)
  - Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
Colorado PSAT
Colorado SAT
ACCESS for ELLs

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Colorado Assessment Literacy Program

The Colorado Assessment Literacy Program offers tools and resources aimed at supporting educators’ efforts to expand their understanding of the purposes and uses of assessment information to guide instruction and improve student learning.

The program includes resources that help to build capacity across districts, align and develop sustainable assessments systems, including classroom, district, and state assessments.

Learn more about the Colorado Assessment Literacy Program.