SD27J Testing Calendar and Definitions

All Testing (K-12)

Calendar RSS Feeds Subscribe to Calendar Alerts

March 2026

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun

Monday, February 23

Tuesday, February 24

Wednesday, February 25

Thursday, February 26

Friday, February 27

Saturday, February 28

Sunday, March 1

Monday, March 2

Tuesday, March 3

Wednesday, March 4

Thursday, March 5

Friday, March 6

Saturday, March 7

Sunday, March 8

Monday, March 9

Tuesday, March 10

Wednesday, March 11

Thursday, March 12

Friday, March 13

NAEP (selected schools & grades only)

Saturday, March 14

Sunday, March 15

Monday, March 16

Tuesday, March 17

Wednesday, March 18

Thursday, March 19

Friday, March 20

Saturday, March 21

Sunday, March 22

Monday, March 23

Tuesday, March 24

Wednesday, March 25

Thursday, March 26

Friday, March 27

Saturday, March 28

Sunday, March 29

Monday, March 30

Tuesday, March 31

Wednesday, April 1

Thursday, April 2

Friday, April 3

Saturday, April 4

Sunday, April 5

Elementary Schools

Required by State

State of Colorado Assessments - Required by the State
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) - ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies	Measures students mastery of grade level skills and expectations. These assessments provide achievement and growth information.	Summative Standards Based	3-8 (ELA, Math) Grades - 4, 7 (Social Studies) Grades - 5, 8 (Science) Sampling Bases Only	Required by the State of Colorado ELA grade 3-5 90 mins per unit (3 total) ELA grade 6-8 110 mins per unit (3 total) Math grade 3-8 65 mins per unit (3 total) Science grade 5&8 80 mins (3 units) Social Studies grade 4&7 65 mins (1 unit)
CO Alt (Science and Social Studies) DLM (ELA and Math)	Measures what students with significant cognitive disabilities know and can do.	Summative Standards Based	CO Alt Science 5, 8 Social Studies 4, 7* *Sampling Bases Only Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities 3-11	Required by the State of Colorado Untimed
ACCESS	Measures students’ proficiency of the English Language.	Summative Standards Based	NEP & LEP Students K-12	Required by the State of Colorado Untimed
WiDA Screener and K-WAPT	This assessment is used to identify students that qualify for English Language Development programming.	Screener Skills Based	Students new to the district with a primary home language other than English K-12	Required by the State of Colorado At the start of the school year, the screening must occur in the first 30 day. The screening should occur within the first 10 days of enrollment otherwise.
GOLD Readiness Test	Measures student academic and developmental readiness for kindergarten.	Interim	Kindergarten	Required by the State of Colorado Administer in the first 60 days of school Observation assessment

Required by State and SD27J

Required by the State and School District 27J
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
Acadience DIBELS Next	This assessment measures foundational reading skills.	Screener Skills Based	K-3	Required by the State of Colorado
ARD (Acadience Reading Diagnostic)	This assessment will support teachers in making informed decisions and answer questions to better target instruction for struggling readers to determine: What types of support a student needs? What specific skills need to be the focus for instruction? What instructional strategies could be implemented?	Diagnostic Skills Based	K-3 Students Identified with a Significant Reading Deficiency OR Other K-3 Students based on Evidence	Required by the State of Colorado and School District 27J Following Benchmark Assessments based on student performance
Acadience DIBELS Progress Monitoring	These assessments monitor student progress and growth aligned to targeted instruction.	Progress Monitoring Skills Based	K-3 Students	Required by the State of Colorado and School District 27J Red: Every 10 days Yellow: Every 15 days Green: 2 times per quarter Blue: 1 time per quarter
Fastbridge aReading and aMath	These assessments are screening assessments. Screening assessments are the first step in determining a student’s readiness for on-grade level instruction and are an important first step in the MTSS process to identify students who may be in need of targeted instruction. Additional purposes for these assessments include: Measuring growth of student learning, (especially for students with an individualized plan), comparing students with their peer group, and redesignation and progress monitoring English Language Learners.	Screener Skills Based	Pk-12 Except Innovations & Options	Required for some students by the State of Colorado and School District 27J 27J FastBridge Guidelines
CogAT	Measures reasoning skills with different types of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal questions. This assessment supports the identification of students who may be gifted and talented.	Screener	2nd Grade 6th Grade	Required by the State of Colorado and School District 27J Untimed

SD27J Common Assessments

27J District Common Assessments - Required by the District
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
27J Common Assessments	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the 27J Curricular Frameworks.	Interim Standards Based	K-5 (Math, ELA, and SEL - Social Emotional Learning)	Required by School District 27J 3 Cycles
DLM Instructionally Embedded Assessments	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the 27J Curricular Frameworks.	Interim Standards Based	Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities	Required by School District 27J Administer in alignment to student goals and instructional plan Untimed

SD27J District MTSS Assessments for Skills

27J District MTSS Assessments for Skills (These assessments are not required by the district, however, teachers and buildings can decide how they will use these assessments to support their MTSS processes.)
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
FastTRACK (reading and math) A screener assessment leading to a diagnostic assessment.	This assessment measures foundational reading and math skills to identify students who may need targeted instruction. The screener assessment leads to a diagnostic assessment supports teachers in making informed decisions about the specific skills needed for instruction.	Screener Skills Based Diagnostic Skills Based	K-5	Not required by the district Available for all students 27J FastBridge Guidelines
FastBridge Progress Monitoring	These assessments monitor student progress and growth aligned to targeted instruction.	Progress Monitoring skills Based	Pk-5	Not required by the district Available for all students

SD27J Supported Classroom Level Assessments

27J District Supported Classroom Level Assessments (these resource assessments are not required by the district, however, teachers and buildings can decide how they will use these assessments to support their balanced assessment system.)
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
Superkids	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource.	Standards Based formative & summative	K-2	Follow the Superkids suggested timeline for administration
ReadyGen	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource. Selection Tests Unit Tests Benchmark Assessments	Standards based formative & summative	3-5	Follow the ReadyGen suggested timeline for administration.
Bridges Math	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource.	Standards based formative & summative	Pk-5	Follow the Bridges suggested timeline for administration
DnA Item Bank	Standards based item bank with questions that have been vetted to align to ELA, Math, and NGSS standards that can be used to create class assessments.	Standards based formative & summative	K-12	Items can be accessed at anytime of the year and assessments can be created to meet the needs of instruction.

Middle Schools

Required by State

State of Colorado Assessments - Required by the State
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) - ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies	Measures students mastery of grade level skills and expectations. These assessments provide achievement and growth information.	Summative Standards Based	3-8 (ELA, Math) Grades - 4, 7 (Social Studies) Grades - 5, 8 (Science) Sampling Bases Only	Required by the State of Colorado ELA grade 3-5 90 mins per unit (3 total) ELA grade 6-8 110 mins per unit (3 total) Math grade 3-8 65 mins per unit (3 total) Science grade 5&8 80 mins (3 units) Social Studies grade 4&7 65 mins (1 unit)
CO Alt (Science and Social Studies) DLM (ELA and Math)	Measures what students with significant cognitive disabilities know and can do.	Summative Standards Based	CO Alt Science 5, 8 Social Studies 4, 7* *Sampling Bases Only Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities 3-11	Required by the State of Colorado Untimed
ACCESS	Measures students’ proficiency of the English Language.	Summative Standards Based	NEP & LEP Students K-12	Required by the State of Colorado Untimed
WiDA Screener and K-WAPT	This assessment is used to identify students that qualify for English Language Development programming.	Screener Skills Based	Students new to the district with a primary home language other than English K-12	Required by the State of Colorado At the start of the school year, the screening must occur in the first 30 day. The screening should occur within the first 10 days of enrollment otherwise.
GOLD Readiness Test	Measures student academic and developmental readiness for kindergarten.	Interim	Kindergarten	Required by the State of Colorado Administer in the first 60 days of school Observation assessment

Required by State and SD27J

Required by the State and School District 27J
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
Fastbridge aReading and aMath	These assessments are screening assessments. Screening assessments are the first step in determining a student’s readiness for on-grade level instruction and are an important first step in the MTSS process to identify students who may be in need of targeted instruction. Additional purposes for these assessments include: Measuring growth of student learning, (especially for students with an individualized plan), comparing students with their peer group, and redesignation and progress monitoring English Language Learners.	Screener Skills Based	Pk-12 Except Innovations & Options	Required for some students by the State of Colorado and School District 27J 27J FastBridge Guidelines
CogAT	Measures reasoning skills with different types of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal questions. This assessment supports the identification of students who may be gifted and talented.	Screener	2nd Grade 6th Grade	Required by the State of Colorado and School District 27J Untimed

SD27J Common Assessments

27J District Common Assessments - Required by the District
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
27J Common Assessments	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the 27J Curricular Frameworks.	Interim Standards Based	6-12 (Math, ELA, and SEL - Social Emotional Learning)	Required by School District 27J 3 Cycles - SEL 4 Cycles - Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies
DLM Instructionally Embedded Assessments	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the 27J Curricular Frameworks.	Interim Standards Based	Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities	Required by School District 27J Administer in alignment to student goals and instructional plan Untimed

SD27J District MTSS Assessments for Skills

27J District MTSS Assessments for Skills (These assessments are not required by the district, however, teachers and buildings can decide how they will use these assessments to support their MTSS processes.)
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
FastTRACK (reading and math) A screener assessment leading to a diagnostic assessment.	This assessment measures foundational reading and math skills to identify students who may need targeted instruction. The screener assessment leads to a diagnostic assessment supports teachers in making informed decisions about the specific skills needed for instruction.	Screener Skills Based Diagnostic Skills Based	6-8	Not required by the district Available for all students 27J FastBridge Guidelines
FastBridge Progress Monitoring	These assessments monitor student progress and growth aligned to targeted instruction.	Progress Monitoring skills Based	6-8	Not required by the district Available for all students

SD27J Supported Classroom Level Assessments

27J District Supported Classroom Level Assessments (these resource assessments are not required by the district, however, teachers and buildings can decide how they will use these assessments to support their balanced assessment system.)
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
MyPerspectives	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource.	Standards Based formative & summative	6-12	Follow the myPerspectives suggested timeline for administration
Envision	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource.	Standards based formative & summative	6-HS	Follow the Envision suggested timeline for administration.
DBQ	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource.	Standards based formative & summative	6-HS	For now - until we clarify expectations with the CF... Engage students in the experience of a DBQ each quarter building to a complete DBQ within the year. See DBQ alignment sheet for current Middle School Sequence. DBQ alignment for High School is/will be embedded in Curricular Frameworks
Discovery Education	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource.	Standards based formative & summative	6-HS
DnA Item Bank	Standards based item bank with questions that have been vetted to align to ELA, Math, and NGSS standards that can be used to create class assessments.	Standards based formative & summative	K-12	Items can be accessed at anytime of the year and assessments can be created to meet the needs of instruction.

High Schools

Required by State

State of Colorado Assessments - Required by the State
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) - ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies	Measures students mastery of grade level skills and expectations. These assessments provide achievement and growth information.	Summative Standards Based	Grades 11 (Science)	Required by the State of Colorado Science 60 mins per unit (2 total)
CO Alt (Science) DLM (ELA and Math)	Measures what students with significant cognitive disabilities know and can do.	Summative Standards Based	Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities 3-11	Required by the State of Colorado Untimed
ACCESS	Measures students’ proficiency of the English Language.	Summative Standards Based	NEP & LEP Students K-12	Required by the State of Colorado Untimed
WiDA Screener	This assessment is used to identify students that qualify for English Language Development programming.	Screener Skills Based	Students new to the district with a primary home language other than English K-12	Required by the State of Colorado At the start of the school year, the screening must occur in the first 30 days. The screening should occur within the first 10 days of enrollment otherwise.
PSAT	Measures student mastery of concepts and skills necessary for college and career. Thus, providing information about student projected readiness for college or career after graduation. These assessments serve as a precursor to the SAT test	Summative	Fall Administration Grade 11 (MNSQT*) Spring Administration Grades 9 and 10	Required by the State of Colorado (*MNSQT is not required by state) 134 minutes
SAT	Measures student mastery of concepts and skills that are necessary for college and career. Thus, providing information about student readiness for college or career after graduation.	Summative	Spring Administration Grade 11	Required by the State of Colorado 134 minutes

Required by State and SD27J

Required by the State and School District 27J
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
Fastbrigge aReading and aMath	These assessments are screening assessments. Screening assessments are the first step in determining a student’s readiness for on-grade level instruction and are an important first step in the MTSS process to identify students who may be in need of targeted instruction. Additional purposes for these assessments include: Measuring growth of student learning, (especially for students with an individualized plan), comparing students with their peer group, and redesignation and progress monitoring English Language Learners.	Screener Skills Based	Pk-12	Required by the State of Colorado and School District 27J 27J FastBridge Guidelines

SD27J Common Assessments

27J District Common Assessments - Required by the District
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
27J Common Assessments	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the 27J Curricular Frameworks.	Interim Standards Based	6-12 (Math, ELA, and SEL - Social Emotional Learning)	Required by School District 27J 3 Cycles - SEL 2 Cycles - Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies
DLM Instructionally Embedded Assessments	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the 27J Curricular Frameworks.	Interim Standards Based	Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities	Required by School District 27J Administer in alignment to student goals and instructional plan Untimed

SD27J District MTSS Assessments for Skills

27J District MTSS Assessments for Skills (These assessments are not required by the district, however, teachers and buildings can decide how they will use these assessments to support their MTSS processes.)
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
FastTRACK (reading and math) A screener assessment leading to a diagnostic assessment.	This assessment measures foundational reading and math skills to identify students who may need targeted instruction. The screener assessment leads to a diagnostic assessment supports teachers in making informed decisions about the specific skills needed for instruction.	Screener Skills Based Diagnostic Skills Based	9-12	Not required by the district Available for a limited number of students 27J FastBridge Guidelines
FastBridge Progress Monitoring	These assessments monitor student progress and growth aligned to targeted instruction.	Progress Monitoring skills Based	9-12	Not required by the district Available for a limited number of students

SD27J Supported Classroom Level Assessments

27J District Supported Classroom Level Assessments (these resource assessments are not required by the district, however, teachers and buildings can decide how they will use these assessments to support their balanced assessment system.)
Assessment	Purpose	Category	Grade Levels	Administration Guidance
MyPerspectives Selection Test	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource.	Standards Based formative & summative	6-12	Follow the myPerspectives suggested timeline for administration
Envision	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource.	Standards based formative & summative	6-HS	Follow the Envision suggested timeline for administration.
DBQ	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource.	Standards based formative & summative	6-HS	For now - until we clarify expectations with the CF... Engage students in the experience of a DBQ each quarter building to a complete DBQ within the year. See DBQ alignment sheet for current Middle School Sequence. DBQ alignment for High School is/will be embedded in Curricular Frameworks
Discovery Education	Measure student progress toward goal in relation to the instructional resource.	Standards based formative & summative	6-HS
DnA Item Bank	Standards based item bank with questions that have been vetted to align to ELA, Math, and NGSS standards that can be used to create class assessments.	Standards based formative & summative	K-12	Items can be accessed at anytime of the year and assessments can be created to meet the needs of instruction.

Popular Links

Useful Links

Families

Community

Logins

Popular Links

Useful Links

Families

Community

Logins

In This Section

SD27J Testing Calendar and Definitions

All Testing (K-12)

Elementary Schools

Required by State

Required by State and SD27J

SD27J Common Assessments

SD27J District MTSS Assessments for Skills

SD27J Supported Classroom Level Assessments

Middle Schools

Required by State

Required by State and SD27J

SD27J Common Assessments

SD27J District MTSS Assessments for Skills

SD27J Supported Classroom Level Assessments

High Schools

Required by State

Required by State and SD27J

SD27J Common Assessments

SD27J District MTSS Assessments for Skills

SD27J Supported Classroom Level Assessments