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Test Windows and Reporting Timeline
Targeted 2026 Colorado State Assessments Reporting Timeline
Reports and files provided or made available by Pearson, College Board, or University of Kansas (DLM) contain or may contain student personally identifiable information. These reports and files should be treated as confidential.
Student Level Data Files
| WIDA ACCESS and WIDA Alternate ACCESS | Available April 30th via WIDA AMS |
| CMAS | Available May 27th via PearsonAccessnext |
| CoAlt: Science and Social Studies | Available May 27th via PearsonAccessnext |
| CO PSAT/SAT | Available June 5th via College Board's K-12 assessment reporting portal |
| CO PSAT/SAT (file to be used for accountability) | Available June 11th via Syncplicity |
| CoAlt: ELA and Math (DLM) | Available June 11th via Syncplicity |
District and School Summary Data Files
| CO PSAT/SAT | Educators can generate as of June 5th via College Board's K-12 assessment reporting portal |
| CMAS | Available June 2nd via PearsonAccessnext |
| CoAlt: Science and Social Studies | Available June 2nd via PearsonAccessnext |
Individual Student Performance Results
| CMAS Student Performance Summary |
Available May 27th
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| CoAlt: Science and Social Studies Student Performance Summary |
Available May 27th
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| Detailed CMAS Student Performance |
Available June 11th
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| Detailed CoAlt: Science and Social Studies Student Performance |
Available June 11th
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| CO PSAT/SAT |
Available May 14th via students’ online College Board account or in the BigFuture School app (PSAT 10 and SAT) Available to educators June 5th via College Board’s K-12 assessment reporting portal |
| CoAlt: Mathematics and ELA (DLM) |
Available June 1st
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Additional CMAS and CoAlt Reports
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Available June 17th via PearsonAccessnext |
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Available June 17th via PearsonAccessnext |
Growth Data Files
| WIDA ACCESS | Early July |
| CMAS & PSAT/SAT | Early August |
School and District Performance Frameworks
| Data released to districts | Early August |
| Preliminary Performance Frameworks released to districts | Late August |
| Public release of Preliminary Performance Frameworks; Notification to districts for state and ESSA identifications; Data updated in UIPs including assurances | Early September |
| AEC Frameworks released | Mid September |
Accreditation and UIP Dates
| Accreditation Form submission deadline | September 25 |
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Submission deadline:
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October 15 |
| Optional UIP submission for eligible sites (e.g., new identification and Request to Reconsider) | January 15 |
Tentative 2027 Colorado State Assessment Windows
A typical state assessment administration season is scheduled for spring 2027 as required by state and federal law. The testing calendar is developed keeping in mind that some schools are on four-day week calendars, some schools may experience a weather closure, and some students may miss a couple of days due to religious observance. While it is not feasible to develop a testing schedule that completely avoids all work-restricted religious holidays every year, they are taken into consideration in determining the calendar.
WIDA ACCESS
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January 11 through February 12, 2027
Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS)*
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April 5 through April 23, 2027
CO PSAT/SAT
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April 12 through April 23, 2027
Notes for all programs:
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To the extent possible, students taking the alternate assessment in a content area for which they are participating in a general education class should be assessed at the same time as their general education peers to avoid missed instruction (align alternate assessment schedules to ACCESS, CMAS, and PSAT/SAT schedules). Schools may also ensure that students taking the alternate assessment do not miss instruction from their general education class(es) through other means.
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Students requiring accommodations (including CSLA) should test at the same time as their peers.