CSAP and TCAP publications and other information and data.

It is recommended that the Walk Through and Program Review Tool be used in a collaborative fashion involving classroom teachers, school and district leaders and Colorado Department of Education leaders. Ideally, an independent self-assessment would be the first step in the journey to continuous improvement.

The Colorado Student Assessment Program Alternate (CSAPA) is a standards-based assessment designed specifically for eligible students with significant cognitive disabilities and is meant to provide a picture of student performance to schools, districts, educators, parents and the community.

The purpose of this document is to provide non-regulatory guidance to school districts on ways to align their existing district assessments with a district alternate assessment that meets the requirements of IDEA 2004.

The Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) are the expectations of what students need to know and be able to do at the end of each grade. They also stand as the values and content organizers of what Colorado sees as the future skills and essential knowledge for our next generation to be more successful. State standards are the basis of the annual state assessment.