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Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

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MCAS Updates Archive
2024
04/09/2024 View External Link  Student Assessment Update April 9, 2024
04/02/2024 View External Link  Student Assessment Update April 2, 2024, Special Edition
03/26/2024 View External Link  Student Assessment Update March 26, 2024
03/12/2024 View External Link  Student Assessment Update March 12, 2024
02/27/2024 View External Link  Student Assessment Update February 27, 2024
02/13/2024 View External Link  Student Assessment Update February 13, 2024
02/07/2024 View HTML Page  Spring 2024 MCAS Test Administration Manuals
02/07/2024 Download PDF Document  Release of November 2023 MCAS Retest Information
01/30/2024 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 30, 2024
01/16/2024 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 16, 2024
01/03/2024 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 3, 2024
2023
12/15/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update December 15, 2023, Special Edition
12/12/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update December 12, 2023
12/04/2023 Download Word Document  Participation Guidelines for the 2024 High School Science Tests — December 4, 2023
11/28/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update November 28, 2023
11/14/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update November 14, 2023
11/08/2023 View HTML Page  Notice of Intent to Apply and Opportunity to Comment on the Department's Waiver Extension Request Related to the Percentage of Students Who Participate in the MCAS Alternate Assessment
10/31/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update October 31, 2023
10/24/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update October 24, 2023, Special Edition
10/17/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update October 17, 2023
10/03/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update October 3, 2023
09/19/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 19, 2023
09/14/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 14, 2023, Special Edition
09/14/2023 Download Word Document  Accessibility and Accommodations Manual for the 2023–2024 MCAS
09/11/2023 Download PDF Document  MCAS Pre-Administration Guide
09/11/2023 Download Word Document  2023–24 Statewide Testing Schedule and Administration Deadlines
09/05/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update, September 5, 2023
09/01/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 1, 2023, Special Edition
08/30/2023 View HTML Page  Registration Now Available for Fall MCAS Trainings
08/29/2023 View External Link  Opportunity to Apply for MCAS Teacher Committees
08/29/2023 View External Link  2023 Assessment and Accountability Reporting Schedule
07/25/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update July 25, 2023, Special Edition
07/19/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update July 19, 2023, Special Edition
07/17/2023 View HTML Page  Release of Spring 2023 Science and Technology/Engineering MCAS Items
07/12/2023 Download Word Document  Updated 2023–24 MCAS and ACCESS for ELLs Testing Schedule (Updates to Grade 10 Math and MCAS-Alt Dates)
06/21/2023 View HTML Page  Release of Spring 2023 Mathematics MCAS Items
06/21/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update June 21, 2023
06/21/2023 View HTML Page  Release of Spring 2023 English Language Arts MCAS Items
06/14/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update June 14, 2023, Special Edition
06/06/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update June 6, 2023
05/24/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update May 24, 2023
05/10/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update May 10, 2023
05/04/2023 View External Link  Grade 10 ELA Early Release MCAS Data Now Available (See item 1 in the "For High Schools" section.)
05/03/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update May 3, 2023, Special Edition
05/02/2023 View HTML Page  Initial Release of the 2023–24 MCAS and ACCESS for ELLs Testing Schedule
04/28/2023 View External Link  Student Assessment Update April 28, 2023
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