Schedule for MCAS and MEPA Testing
 | 2007-2008 Schedule for MCAS and MEPA Testing |
  | 2007-2008 Schedule for MCAS and MEPA Testing by Month (Updated 7/31/07) |
| 2008-2009 Schedule for MCAS and MEPA Testing |
| | 2008-2009 Schedule for MCAS and MEPA Testing by Month (Updated 7/31/07) |
2007-2008 Schedule for MCAS and MEPA Testing
Fall 2007 English Proficiency Assessments for New Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of Days |
|---|
| MELA- O* | October 1-31 | All LEP students in kindergarten and LEP students in grades 1-12 who did not participate in spring 2007 MELA- O | NA | NA | NA |
| MEPA-R/W** | October 22-31 | LEP students in grade 3 and LEP students in grades 4-12 who did not participate in spring 2007 MEPA-R/W | 4 | 45 | 2 |
| Deadline for returning MEPA materials (with MELA-O scores) | November 2 | | | | |
| * assesses LEP students' proficiency in listening and speaking |
| ** assesses LEP students' proficiency in reading and writing |
November 2007 MCAS Retest
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of Days |
|---|
ELA Composition Retest
Sessions A and B | November 6 | Students in grades 11 and 12, repeating 10th graders, and adult students who have not earned a CD in ELA and are seeking a diploma | 2 | 45 | 1 |
ELA Reading Comprehension Retest
Sessions 1 and 2 | November 7 | Same as above | 2 | 45 | 1 |
ELA Reading Comprehension Retest
Session 3 | November 8 | Same as above | 1 | 45 | 1 |
Mathematics Retest
Session 1 | November 14 | Students in grades 11 and 12, repeating 10th graders, and adult students who have not earned a CD in Mathematics and are seeking a diploma | 1 | 60 | 1 |
Mathematics Retest
Session 2 | November 15 | Same as above | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Deadline for returning retest materials | November 19 | | | | |
March 2008 MCAS Retest
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of Days |
|---|
Mathematics Retest
Session 1 | March 3 | Students in grades 11 and 12, repeating 10th graders, and adult students who have not earned a CD in Mathematics and are seeking a diploma | 1 | 60 | 1 |
Mathematics Retest
Session 2 | March 4 | Same as above | 1 | 60 | 1 |
ELA Composition Retest
Sessions A & B | March 5 | Students in grades 11 and 12, repeating 10th graders, and adult students who have not earned a CD in Mathematics and are seeking a diploma | 2 | 45 | 1 |
ELA Reading Comprehension
Retest
Sessions 1 & 2 | March 6 | Same as above | 2 | 45 | 1 |
ELA Reading Comprehension
Retest
Session 3 | March 7 | Same as above | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Deadline for returning retest materials | March 11 | | | | |
Early Spring 2008 Test Administration for MEPA for Grades K-12
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of Days |
|---|
| MELA-O | Feb. 25-March 19 | LEP students in grades K -12 | NA | NA | NA |
| MEPA-R/W | March 10-19 | LEP students in grades 3-12 | 4 | 45 | 2 |
| Deadline for returning MEPA materials (with MELA-O scores) | March 21 | | | | |
Early Spring 2008 Test Administration for Reading/ELA for Grades 3-8 and 10
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of Days |
|---|
| ELA Reading Comprehension | March 24-April 4 | Grade 3 | 3 | 60/45/45 | 3 |
| ELA Composition Sessions A & B | March 25 | Grades 4, 7, 10 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
| ELA Reading Comprehension | March 24-April 4
…………………………
March 26-April 4 | Grades 5, 6, 8
………………………
Grades 4, 7 | 3 | 45 | 2 or 3 |
ELA Reading Comprehension
Sessions 1 & 2 | March 26 | Grade 10 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
ELA Reading Comprehension
Session 3 | March 27 | Grade 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| ELA Composition Make-up | April 2 | Students in grades 4, 7, and 10 not tested on March 25 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
| Deadline for returning ELA materials | April 8 | | | | |
MCAS Alternate Assessment for Grades 3-10 and 12
| Test | Deadline for Submitting
Alt-Assessment Portfolios | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of Days |
|---|
| MCAS -Alt | April 18 | Students with significant disabilities in grade 12 working toward a CD | NA | NA | NA |
| MCAS-Alt | May 9 | Students with significant disabilities in grades 3-8, 10 | NA | NA | NA |
May 2008 MCAS Test Administration for Grades 3-8
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of Days |
|---|
| Math | May 12-May 29 | Grades 3 - 8 | 2 | 60 | 1 or 2 |
| Science and Tech/Eng | May 13-May 29 | Grades 5, 8 | 2 | 60 | 1 or 2 |
| History and Social Science Test | May 14-May 29 | Grades 5, 7 | 2 | 60 | 1 or 2 |
| Deadline for returning May test materials | May 30 | | | | |
May 2008 Test and Test Administration for grades 10 and 11
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of Days |
|---|
Mathematics
Session 1 | May 21 | Students in grade 10 | 1 | 60 | 1 |
Mathematics
Session 2 | May 22 | Students in grade 10 | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| U.S. History Test | May 23-29 | Students in grades 10/11 completing coursework in U.S. History I and II | 2 | 60 | 1 or 2 |
| Deadline for returning May test materials | May 30 | | | | |
June 2008 MCAS Test Administration for Grades 9 and 10
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of Days |
|---|
High School Science
Session 1 | June 3 | Students in grades 9 and 10 taking a high school science and technology/engineering course in biology, chemistry, introductory physics, or technology/engineering | 1 | 60 | 1 |
High School Science
Session 2 | June 4 | Same as above | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Deadline for returning June test materials | June 9 | | | | |
Note: Make-up sessions for all tests except for the ELA Composition may be administered after the session's original administration.
2008-2009 Schedule for MCAS and MEPA Testing
Fall 2008 Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA)
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of days |
|---|
| MELA-O* | October 1-29 | LEP students in kindergarten; LEP students in grades 1-12 who did not participate in spring 2008 MELA-O | NA | NA | NA |
| MEPA-R/ W** | October 20-29 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Deadline for UPS pickup of MEPA materials | October 31 | | | | |
| * The Massachusetts English Language Assessment - Oral (MELA-O) assesses LEP students' proficiency in listening (comprehension) and speaking (production). |
| ** The Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA) assesses LEP students' proficiency in reading and writing. |
November 2008 MCAS Retest
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of days |
|---|
ELA Composition Retest,
Sessions A and B | November 5 | Students in grades 11 and 12; repeating 10th graders; adults who have not earned a CD in ELA and are seeking a high school diploma | 2 | 45 | 1 |
ELA Reading Comprehension Retest,
Sessions 1 and 2 | November 6 | Same as above | 2 | 45 | 1 |
ELA Reading Comprehension Retest,
Session 3 | November 7 | Same as above | 1 | 45 | 1 |
Mathematics Retest,
Session 1 | November 12 | Students in grades 11 and 12; repeating 10th graders; adults who have not earned a CD in Mathematics and are seeking a high school diploma | 1 | 60 | 1 |
Mathematics Retest,
Session 2 | November 13 | Same as above | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Deadline for UPS pickup of retest materials | November 18 | | | | |
February 2009 Biology Test
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of days |
|---|
Biology,
Session 1 | February 2 | Students in grades 9 and 10 who are on a block schedule and have completed a course in biology; students in grades 10 and 11 who have not earned a CD in science and technology/engineering | 1 | 60 | 1 |
Biology,
Session 2 | February 3 | Same as above | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Deadline for UPS pickup of Biology materials | February 6 | | | | |
March 2009 MCAS Retest
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of days |
|---|
ELA Composition,
Sessions A and B | March 2 | Students in grades 11 and 12; repeating 10th graders; adults who have not earned a CD in ELA and are seeking a high school diploma | 2 | 45 | 1 |
ELA Reading Comprehension Retest,
Sessions 1 and 2 | March 3 | Same as above | 2 | 45 | 1 |
ELA Reading Comprehension Retest,
Session 3 | March 4 | Same as above | 1 | 45 | 1 |
Mathematics Retest,
Session 1 | March 5 | Students in grades 11 and 12; repeating 10th graders; adult students who have not earned a CD in Mathematics and are seeking a high school diploma | 1 | 60 | 1 |
Mathematics Retest,
Session 2 | March 6 | Same as above | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Deadline for UPS pick up of retest materials | March 10 | | | | |
Spring 2009 Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA)
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of days |
|---|
| MELA-O | Feb. 23-Mar. 17 | LEP students in grades K-12 | NA | NA | NA |
| MEPA-R/W | March 9-17 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Deadline for UPS pick up of MEPA materials | March 19 | | | | |
March-April 2009: MCAS English Language Arts (ELA) for Grades 3-8 and 10
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of days |
|---|
ELA Composition,
Sessions A and B | March 31 | Students in grades 4, 7, and 10 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
| ELA Reading Comprehension | Mar 30-Apr 10
Mar 30-Apr 10
April 1-10 | Students in grade 3
Students in grades 5, 6, and 8
Students in grades 4 and 7 |
3 | 60/45/45
45
45 |
2 or 3 |
ELA Reading Comprehension,
Sessions 1 and 2 | April 1 | Grade 10 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
ELA Reading Comprehension,
Session 3 | April 2 | Grade 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| ELA Composition Make-Up | April 7 | Students in grades 4, 7, and 10 not tested on March 31 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
| Deadline for UPS pickup of ELA materials | April 14 | | | | |
MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) for Grades 3-12
| Test | Deadline for submitting portfolios | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of Days |
|---|
| MCAS-Alt | April 17 | Students with significant disabilities in grade 12 working toward a CD | NA | NA | NA |
| MCAS-Alt | May 8 | Students with significant disabilities in grades 3-11 | NA | NA | NA |
May 2009 MCAS: Grades 3-8
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of days |
|---|
| Mathematics | May 11-May 28 | Students in grades 3-8 | 2 | 60 | 1 or 2 |
Science and Technology/
Engineering | May 11-May 28 | Students in grades 5 and 8 | 2 | 60 | 1 or 2 |
| History and Social Science | May 11-May 28 | Students in grades 5 and 7 | 2 | TBD | 1 or 2 |
| Deadline for UPS pickup of May test materials | May 29 | | | | |
May 2009 MCAS: High School Mathematics and U.S. History
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of days |
|---|
Mathematics,
Session 1 | May 19 | Students in grade 10 | 1 | 60 | 1 |
Mathematics,
Session 2 | May 20 | Same as above | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| U.S. History | May 21- 28 | Students in grades 10 and11 who have completed coursework in U.S. History I and II | 2 | TBD | 1 or 2 |
| Deadline for UPS pickup of May test materials | May 29 | | | | |
June 2009 MCAS: High School Science and Technology/Engineering (STE)
| Test | Administration
Dates | Who Participates | No. of Sessions | Min./
Session | No. of days |
|---|
High School STE,
Session 1 | June 4 | Students in grades 9 -11 who have not earned a CD in Science and Tech/Eng. and are seeking a high school diploma. | 1 | 60 | 1 |
High School STE,
Session 2 | June 5 | Same as above | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Deadline for UPS pickup of high school STE test materials | June 10 | | | | |
Note: Please refer to the appropriate Principal's Administration Manual for more information on the test administration schedule, including the proscribed order for administering each grade's tests and the policy for make-up testing.
Last updated 9/6/07
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