Student Exemption from State Assessment​​​​​​​​

Parents may excuse their student(s) from taking one or more state assessments by completing the Parent Exemption for State Assessments form online in the parent portal of my.cherrycreek.org.  Please complete this form as early as possible so that the school can take into account the exemptions as part of their assessment administration schedule.  

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District and State Assessments

Below is a list of the District and State Assessments that will be administered in the 2022-2023 school year.  For more detailed information on specific assessments, click here.  

ACCESS
Grade:  Kindergarten-12 (English Language Learners)
Testing Window:  January 9-February 10, 2023
Purpose:  Assesses English language proficiency in listening, reading, speaking and writing

ACT WorkKeys
Grade:  12
Testing Window:  October 12-December 2, 2022, January 16-March 17, 2023, April 12-May 26, 2023
Purpose:  In order to meet graduation guidelines criteria, students must earn the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate by scoring at Bronze (3) or higher in Applied Mathematics, Workplace Documents AND Graphic Literacy.  

Alternate CMAS CoAlt
Grade:  4-8 and 11
Testing Window:  April 10-28, 2023
Purpose:  Provide a performance level at which students with significant cognitive disabilities meet the Colorado Academic Standards in Science and Social Studies.

Alternate DLM/Kite
Grade:  3-11
Testing Window:  April 10-28, 2023
Purpose:  Alternate for CMAS, PSAT/SAT and will provide a common measure of academic achievement for students with significant cognitive disabilities.

CMAS
Grade:  3-8 and 11
Testing Window:  April 10-28, 2023
Purpose:  Provide a picture of student performance to schools, districts, teachers, parents and the community on how students are progressing academically.

CogAT
Grade:  2 and 6
Testing Window:  September 12-November 4, 2022
Purpose:  Part of a Body of Evidence (BOE) to determine if students qualify for Gifted & Talented Services

FASTBridge
Grade:  Kindergarten-9
Testing Window:  Beginning of Year:  K -9 (August 15-September 30, 2022)    Mid-Year:  December 12, 2022-February 10, 2023     End of Year:  April 3-May 26, 2023
Purpose:  To effectively track progress towards CCSD's priority of instructional excellence.  The beginning of year assessment also fulfills the Colorado READ Act requirements for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade.  

Iowa
Grade:  2 and 6
Testing Window:  October 10-December 2, 2022
Purpose:  Part of a Body of Evidence (BOE) to determine if students qualify for Gifted & Talented Services.  For students who score 90% or higher on the CogAT.  These assessments measure achievement in several important content areas including Reading, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.

i-Ready
Grade:  Kindergarten-3
Testing Window:  Kindergarten: 60 days after administration of FastBridge Screener.
Purpose:  Reading Only.  For Kindergarten-3rd grade students who score below the SRD (significant reading deficiency) cut score on the FASTBridge Screener.

IRLA
Grade:  Kindergarten-5
Testing Window:  September 6-September 30, 2022
Purpose:  Reading assessment.

Kindergarten Readiness
Grade:  Kindergarten
Testing Window:  Within the first 60 calendar days of school
Purpose:  Used by Kindergarten teachers to determine what their students know, what they can do and how that relates to important objectives for development and learning.

PSAT/CoPSAT (Colorado PSAT)
Grade:  9 and 10
Testing Date:  April 12, 2023 and makeup on April 25, 2023
Purpose:  Determine post secondary readiness.

SAT/CoSAT (Colorado SAT)
Grade:  11
Testing Window:  April 12, 2023 and makeup on April 25, 2023
Purpose:  Determine post secondary readiness.