Assessment Schedule
In accordance with C.R.S. 22-7-1013(7), this calendar provides families with information about all state and local assessments that students will take during the school year. The chart below describes each assessment, whether it is required by federal/state law or selected locally, when it will be administered, and how the results are used by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and Global Village Academy.
2025–2026 GVAN Assessment Calendar
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Assessment
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Grade
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Required By
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Dates
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Purpose & Use of Results
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i-Ready
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K–8
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School-selected
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Beginning of Year (BOY): Aug. 25 – Sept. 5
Middle of Year (MOY): Dec. 2 – Dec. 16
End of Year (EOY): April 29 – May 13
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Measures progress in reading and math. Used by teachers to monitor growth and guide instruction.
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DIBELS
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K–3
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State (READ Act)
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Beginning of Year (BOY): Aug. 18 – Aug. 29
Middle of Year (MOY): Dec. 2 – Dec. 15
End of Year (EOY): April 27 – May 8
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Assesses early literacy skills. Required to monitor reading development and identify supports.
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CogAT
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2nd & 6th (Only)
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School-selected
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Sept. 22 – Oct. 3
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Ability assessments used to identify gifted and talented learners.
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ACCESS for ELLs
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K–8
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Federal/State
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Jan. 12–Feb. 13
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Measures English language proficiency for multilingual learners. Results guide instruction and are used by CDE for accountability.
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Assessment
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Grade
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Required By
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Dates
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Purpose & Use of Results
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STAMP
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1-8
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School-selected
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Feb. 23 – March 13
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Assesses world language proficiency for immersion program students.
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CMAS
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3–8
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Federal/State
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April 6 – April 24
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Statewide assessment of English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Results are used by CDE for accountability and locally to guide instruction.
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The Child Observation Record (COR) for Kindergarten
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K
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State (Kindergarten Readiness)
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Oct. 6th
Feb. 9
March 17
May 20
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The Child Observation Record (COR) is an instrument for assessing early childhood development in kindergarten that enables teachers to learn more about how children are developing and learning against a continuum of skills.
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Acadience Math
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1-5
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School-selected
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Beginning of Year (BOY): Aug. 25 – Aug. 29
Middle of Year (MOY): Dec. 3 – Dec. 9
End of Year (EOY): April 27 – May 1
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Acadience Math consists of measures of early numeracy, and computation functions as indicators of the essential skills that students must master in order to become proficient in mathematics.
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The assessment schedule is subject to change.
- The dates reflect a “testing window” rather than a few days during the “testing window.”