Timberview Middle School will administer CMAS/CoAlt/DLM testing this April. There will be an alternate schedule on testing days. During testing time, it is critical that your child(ren) be here for the entirety of the test. If you have morning or afternoon appointments, please bring your child(ren) to school after the morning session or pull them out before the afternoon session begins. Spring 2024 CMAS Schedule.docx.
CMAS ELA/Math 6-8th grade April 8-10, 2024
CMAS Science 8th grade April 15, 2024
(SSN) ColAlt/DLM 6-8th grade April 1-26, 2024
State law allows parents to excuse their children from taking state assessments. If a parent wants to excuse his or her child from participating in an assessment, the district is not allowed to impose negative consequences on students or parents͕ including prohibiting school attendance, imposing an unexcused absence, or prohibiting participation in extracurricular activities. Likewise, districts cannot impose unreasonable burdens or requirements on a student to discourage the student from taking an assessment or to encourage the student’s parent to excuse his/her child from the assessment. They must offer all students who are excused from testing the opportunity to participate in celebrations or incentives related to the assessments. Parents should know, however, that non-participation in state assessments means they will not have information on their child’s attainment and growth on the state standards compared to other children.
Beginning the 16-17 school year, Colorado Department of Education added a graduation requirement for high school students to show proficiency in both English Language Arts and Math on standardized assessments. We highly encourage your student(s) to take the CMAS test as it will help them hone their testing skills and prepare for graduation.
If you choose to excuse or “opt-out” your child from CMAS testing, we encourage you to drop them off at 10:10 am and pick them up from school early at 1:00 pm on testing days. Your student(s) absence during testing time will be marked as excused. Students will have classes/lunch from 10:20 am – 12:55 pm and we will follow the TMS and District guidelines for absences during these hours. If you are not able to provide alternate transportation for your child(ren), we will have an alternative activity available on campus in the cafeteria.
Students in the alternate activity, will NOT have access to their phone or any other electronic devices.
I understand that if I opt my student out, I am responsible for signing my student in/out after/before testing if they do not remain on campus.
Per our student handbook, middle school students cannot sign themselves out and walk home.
If you would like to opt your child(ren) out of CMAS testing use the following hyperlink to complete this form:
CMAS Parent Opt-out Request Spring 2024
If you have more than one child attending Timberview, please complete a separate form for each child.
All opt-outs must be communicated via the Microsoft Form
If you have any issues completing the form, please reach out.
Information regarding the assessments can be found on the Colorado Department of Education website:https://www.cde.state.co.us/assessment/resources
For additional questions please contact your child's School Assessment Coordinator:
Laura Fisher, laura.fisher@asd20.org