CMAS Training - Spring 2025 Resources

Assessment Coordinator Training Resources

• Spring 2025 CMAS and CoAlt Procedures Manual - PDF
• CMAS Administration Training for Assessment Coordinators - PPT
  • This slide deck is customizable for local training purposes (e.g., DACs train SACs and other district-level staff)
  • Official DACs complete the virtual CMAS training hosted by CDE
• Critical Dates

• Spring 2025 Forms

  • Before Testing
    • Security Agreement - PDF (for non-DACs - DACs sign digital form from the virtual CMAS training)
    • Verification of District Training - URL
  • During Testing
    • Testing Irregularity or Security Breach Form - PDF
    • Testing Irregularity or Security Breach Tracking Spreadsheet - XLS
    • Form to Report Contaminated, Damaged, or Missing Materials - URL
  • After Testing
    • Scorable Materials Return Checklist - PDF
    • Post Test Compliance - URL
    • Scratch Paper Verification - PDF

• Training Materials

  • CMAS Overview - PDF
  • Technology Overview - PDF
  • Before Testing Checklist - PDF
  • Unit Testing Times and Testing Multiple Groups - PDF
  • State Assessment Acronyms - PDF

• PearsonAccess^next Resources

  • PAnext Student Registration (SR/PNP) Checks and Resources - PDF
  • PAnext Student Transfer Request Guidance - PDF
  • Prepare Test Sessions in PAnext - PDF
  • Creating Sample Students in PearsonAccess^next Training Center - PDF
• Guidance on Eligibility for Assessments in Spanish - PDF
• Parent Excuse from State Assessment Participation Coding - PDF
• Spring 2025 CMAS and CoAlt Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) Field Definitions and File Layout - PDF

Test Administrator Training Resources

The following slide decks are customizable for local training purposes (e.g., DACs/SACs train Test Administrators):

• Computer-based Testing Test Administrator Training - PPT
• Paper-based Testing Test Administrator Training - PPT

Report Interpretation Resources

• CMAS and CoAlt Interpretive Guide to Assessment Reports - PDF
• Understanding OnDemand Reports - PDF
  • After SDFs become available, OnDemand Reports (ODRs), which include preliminary student performance, can be downloaded from PearsonAccess^next. When finalized student performance reports are available, ODRs are no longer accessible.
• Accessing Data Files and Reports in PearsonAccess^next - PDF