Assessment Calendar
| Test | Mandating Agency | Students Testing |
Dates of Test
*Subject to change
|
Length of Test | Reason for Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadience DIBELS Next | Colorado Legislature | K - 3rd Grade | Aug 24th - Sep 11th | 5 mins |
This reading assessment is designed to determine how well your student is doing in reading and then make recommendations for growth. |
| NWEA | Belle Creek Charter School | 1st - 8th Grade | Sep. 16th - Sep 25th |
ELA – 45 mins Math – 45 mins Science – 45 mins |
This test measures how a student is growing in Reading, Math, and Science. This data is also used to predict how well students will do on CMAS. |
| CogAT | Federal Government | 2nd & 6th Grade | Sep 1st - Sept 30th |
Non – 30-45 mins Quan – 30-45 mins Verb – 30-45 mins |
This cognitive test measures reasoning and problem-solving skills in three different areas: verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal. The school uses this test to help identify students who might be Gifted and Talented. |
| Acadience DIBELS Next | Colorado Legislature | K - 3rd Grade | Dec 2nd - Dec 18th | 5 mins |
This reading assessment is designed to determine how well your student is doing in reading and then make recommendations for growth. |
| NWEA | Belle Creek Charter School | 1st - 8th Grade | Dec 2nd - Dec 11th |
ELA – 45 mins Math – 45 mins Science – 45 mins |
This test measures how a student is growing in Reading, Math, and Science. This data is also used to predict how well students will do on CMAS. |
| ACCESS | Federal Government | English Language Learners | Jan 11th - Feb 12th | All Tests – 3 hours |
This assessment measures a student’s progress in acquiring academic English. |
| CMAS | Federal Government | 3rd - 8th Grade | Apr 5th - Apr 23rd |
ELA – 90-110 mins Math - 65 mins Sci/SS. – 80 mins |
This test measures how well Colorado students do in Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies. |
| Acadience DIBELS Next | Colorado Legislature | K - 3rd Grade | May 3rd - May 21st | 5 mins |
This reading assessment is designed to determine how well your student is doing in reading and then make recommendations for growth. |
| NWEA | Belle Creek Charter School | 1st & 2nd Grade | Apr 27th - Apr 29th |
ELA – 45 mins Math – 45 mins Science – 45 mins |
This test measures how a student is growing in Reading, Math, and Science. This data is also used to predict how well students will do on CMAS. |