| More About the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) Tests
 State Testing Information for Colorado
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Department of Education website. Please consult your state's education website 
for further information on the actual tests administered for your school. 
 What is the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS)? All public school students enrolled in Colorado are required by state law to take a  standards-based summative assessment each year in the specified content areas  and grade levels. This means that every student, regardless of language  background or ability, must be provided with the opportunity to demonstrate  their content knowledge.  The Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) is Colorado’s standardsbased  assessment designed to measure the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS). A  very small number of students with significant cognitive disabilities may take the  Colorado Alternate (CoAlt) assessment based on the Extended Evidence Outcomes  (EEOs) of the CAS.  The CMAS and CoAlt assessments are collaboratively developed by the Colorado  Department of Education, the Colorado educator community, and Colorado’s  assessment contractor, Pearson. The data should be used to keep abreast of  individual student, school, and district progress toward attaining higher student  achievement levels. Tests Administered in Colorado Include: 
  Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS): Science, Social Studies, Mathematics and English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA)Colorado Spanish Language Arts (CSLA)Colorado Alternate Assessment (CoAlt): Science and Social Studies   
 
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