Assessment Trainings

DAC Kick-Off 

• 2017-2018 DAC Kick-Off - recorded webinar
• 2017-2018 DAC Kick-Off Meeting - PPT

New DAC Training 

• 2017-2018 New DAC Training - recorded webinar
  • New DAC Training - PPT

ACCESS for ELLs

• ACCESS 2.0 Webinar Calendar 2016-17

Accommodations Updated for 2017-2018 (Coming Soon)

• Assessment Accommodations 
  • 2017-2018 Assessment Accommodations Training - recorded webinar
  • 2017-2018 Assessment Accommodations Training Webinar - PPT
  • Test Administrator Accommodations Training - recorded webinar
• Unique Accommodation Request (UAR) Forms (updated for 2017-2018)
  • Guidance on Reading Access Accommodation (ELA: TTS, Oral Script, ASL)
  • Guidance on Human Scribe Accommodation 
  • Guidance on Calculator Accommodation
  • Guidance on Other Accommodations
  • Guidance on District Approval of Math Charts and Counters
  • 2017-2018 Unique Accommodations Training - recorded webinar
    • UAR - PPT
• State Accommodations Crosswalk

CoAlt: Test Administration Information

• 2017-2018 CoAlt Science and Social Studies Test Administration Training for TAs
• 2017-2018 CoAlt PAnext Administration Training Modules
  • Create Test Examiner
  • Assign Test Examiner to Student CoAlt Test
  • Enter CoAlt Scores
  • Verify CoAlt Score Entry 
• 2017-2018 CoAlt DLM Administration Training for DACs
• CoAlt: Science and Social Studies Practice Items

CoAlt: DLM-Specific Administration

• DLM Student Data Management System
  • Educator Portal
• Moodle
  • DLM Training login page
  • Guide to DLM Required Test Administrator Training 
• DLM District Staff Training Resource Page(DAC, Data Steward, Technical Liaison recorded webinars)
  • District Staff Training Videos
  • Educator Resources for Teachers
  • Educator Training Videos
• DLM Instructionally Embedded Assessments

CMAS Administration (Coming soon)

In-person trainings for the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) Spring 2018 assessment administration will be held in October. Participation in one of these sessions will satisfy the training requirement for all District Assessment Coordinators prior to the spring administration.

CMAS Training Webinar and Handouts 2017-2018

• Spring 2018 CMAS and CoAlt Procedures Manual 
• 2017-2018 CMAS DAC Training - recorded webinar
  • 2017-2018 CMAS DAC Training - PPT
• Acronyms for DACs
• Creating Sample Students in PearsonAccess^next
• Spring 2018 CMAS Overview
• Testing Multiple Grades Guidance 2018
• Spring 2018 Forms
  • Security Agreement
  • Verification of District Training
  • Post Test Compliance

Additional Resources and Training Materials 

• Colorado-adapted Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) File Layouts
  • Spring 2018 CMAS: ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies SR/PNP File Layout
  • Spring 2018 CoAlt: Science and Social Studies SR/PNP File Layout
• PAnext Transfer Guidance Document
• Guidance on Eligibility for Assessments in Spanish - PDF
• Directions for Opening a CSV file in Excel to Maintain Formatting
• CBT Test Administrator Training - PPT
• PBT Test Administrator Training - PPT 
• Test Administrator Accommodations Training - recorded webinar
• Prepare Test Sessions in PAnext - PDF
• 2017 Parent Excusal Coding Fact Sheet - PDF

Data Trainings (Coming Soon)

• CMAS Score Interpretation PPT (science, social studies, ELA, CSLA, math and CoAlt science and social studies)
  • CMAS Score Interpretation Training webinar
• 2017-2018 Assessment Unit Data Pipeline Manual for SBD - PDF
• 2018 SBD Review Webinar Training (PPT)
• 2018 SBD Review Webinar Training (Recording)
• 2017 Student Test Update (STU) File Layouts
  • 2017 CMAS: ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies STU - PDF
  • 2017 CSLA STU - PDF
• 2017 Student Data File Layouts: 
  • Spring 2017 CMAS: Science and Social Studies Student Data File Layout (PDF)
  • Spring 2017 CoAlt: Science and Social Studies Student Data File Layout (PDF)
• Spring 2017 CMAS and CoAlt Science and Social Studies Summary Data File Layout (PDF)