I hope you are doing well! CMAS testing at Walnut Hills begins Tuesday, April 8th. The Colorado

Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) are the state's common measurement of students' progress in english language arts, math and science. Students in grades 3rd and 4th take the CMAS tests in math and english language arts. Students in grade 5 take the CMAS tests in math and english language arts, and science.

This helps parents and educators answer important questions such as:

● Did my student meet the expectations at their grade level to be on track for the next level of

learning?

● Does my student need additional services and/or support?

● How well did my student perform compared to other students across the state?

CMAS is given in English without any help from the teacher. It’s important that students get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast to start the day because each test session will be between one to two hours long which requires hard work and perseverance. While state testing provides valuable information about your student’s academic achievement and growth, Colorado statute does allow parents to exempt their students from testing without consequences to the

student, school, or district. If you plan to opt your student out of state testing, please login to your

my.cherrycreekschools.org parent portal and click on the “State Assessment Exemption” tile. You may also respond to this message and let me know. I’m happy to answer any questions you have about CMAS.

Walnut Hills CMAS Schedule

April 8th-10th:

3rd, 4th, and 5th grade CMAS English Language Arts

April 15th-17th:

3rd, 4th, and 5th grade CMAS Math

April 22nd-24th:

5th grade CMAS Science

Thanks,

Mr. Olson

Walnut Hills School Assessment Coordinator