Get Co D49 State Assessment Parent Request Form For Opt Out 2024-2025

Frustration over student stress, class time lost to test prep and an increasing focus on math and literacy at the expense of subjects like science and social studies have led some parents to "opt out" of these assessments for their children.

In Colorado, students in third through eighth grade take the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) in English language arts and math. Students in fifth and eighth grade also take a test in science. In 11th grade, students take the SAT and CMAS in science.

The Colorado Measures of Academic Success, known as CMAS, are the state's common measurement of students' progress at the end of the school year in English language arts, math and science. Students in grades three through eight take the CMAS tests in math and English language arts.

Frustration over student stress, class time lost to test prep and an increasing focus on math and literacy at the expense of subjects like science and social studies have led some parents to "opt out" of these assessments for their children.

Administration. **Grade-level changes must be updated in IC NO LATER THAN one day prior to the first day of testing. Parents/guardians can opt students out of CMAS in the DPS Parent Portal through February. After February, families can request an opt out form from their student's school.

Administration. **Grade-level changes must be updated in IC NO LATER THAN one day prior to the first day of testing. Parents/guardians can opt students out of CMAS in the DPS Parent Portal through February. After February, families can request an opt out form from their student's school.

It drives students and teachers away from learning, and at times from school. It narrows, distorts, weakens and impoverishes the curriculum while fostering forms of instruction that fail to engage students or support high-quality learning.

To protect your child: For many students, the Big Test can be very stressful. To improve education for all students: Opting out is an effective way to protest the overuse and misuse of standardized tests, which forces schools to focus on the demands of the tests instead of the needs of students.

The PSAT and SAT exams, taken by Colorado's ninth-, 10th- and 11th-graders, are aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards and offer free, high-quality practice tools and scholarship opportunities. Ninth-graders and 10th-graders take the PSAT and 11th-graders take the SAT as the state college entrance exam.