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MCAS News Archives

2009
11/06/2009	Update about the Grade 3 English Language Arts (ELA) Test Design
11/06/2009	2009-2010 Test Administration Milestones
11/03/2009	October 2009 MCAS-Alt Newsletter
10/27/2009	2010 MCAS Assessment Development Committee (ADC) Recruitment
10/27/2009	2010 MCAS/MEPA Bias and Sensitivity Committee Recruitment
10/27/2009	Additional MCAS High School Science and Technology/Engineering Test Administration Opportunity for Grade 12 Students in the Class of 2010
10/21/2009	November Retest Administration Resources
10/13/2009	Fall 2009 MEPA Administration Resources
09/23/2009	2010 MCAS-Alt Online Forms and Graphs Programs
09/21/2009	Authorized Bilingual Dictionaries for Use on MCAS Test by Students with Limited English Proficiency
09/21/2009	Guides and Reports to the MEPA Results for Parents/Guardians (in English and other languages)
09/21/2009	MCAS-Alt Parent/Guardian Report (in English and other languages)
09/21/2009	Guide to the MCAS-Alt Parent/Guardian Report (in English and other languages)
09/18/2009	Training Sessions and Materials for Administrators and Educators Regarding the Assessment of Students with Disabilities
09/16/2009	2.7 MB  Guide to Interpreting the Spring 2009 MCAS Reports for Schools and Districts
09/14/2009	1.8 MB  2 MB 2010 Educator's Manual for MCAS-Alt
09/14/2009	New Resources Available for Interpreting and Using MEPA Results
09/10/2009	September 2009 MCAS-Alt Newsletter
09/10/2009	2009 MCAS and AYP Data Review and Release Schedule
09/02/2009	Progress Report on Students Earning the Competency Determination (CD) Statewide and by School and District: Classes of 2009 and 2010
09/02/2009	Summary of 2009 MCAS State Results
09/02/2009	Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Continued MCAS Improvement
09/01/2009	Fall 2009 MCAS-Alt Educator Training Sessions
09/01/2009	Fall 2009 Administrators' Overview
08/31/2009	Instructions for Ordering Materials for the November MCAS Retests and Fall MEPA (Deadline to Respond: September 18, 2009)
08/31/2009	Fall 2009 Training/Retraining Sessions for Qualified MELA-O Trainers (QMTs)
08/31/2009	Reminder about the New Competency Determination Requirement Beginning with the Class of 2010
08/11/2009	Spring 2009 MCAS Raw-to-Scaled Score Conversion Table
08/10/2009	Threshold Scores for the 2009 MCAS Tests
08/07/2009	Review of 2009 MCAS and AYP Data
08/06/2009	High School Competency Determination (CD) Attainment Status Data Review
06/30/2009	Updated Information about the 2009-2010 MCAS and MEPA Test Administration Schedules
06/24/2009	MCAS Improvements Include Faster Results, Less Testing Time
06/22/2009	New MELA-O QMT/QMA Lists Posted
06/18/2009	2009 MCAS-Alt Scoring Guidelines
06/05/2009	Science and Technology/Engineering Competency Determination Requirements for Junior and Senior Transfer Students
06/05/2009	MEPA Reporting and Guidance to Districts on Planning Instructional Programming for English Language Learner (ELL) Students
06/05/2009	Preliminary Schedule for Release of Spring 2009 MCAS and AYP Results
05/22/2009	2009 MCAS-Alt Score Appeal FAQs and form
05/19/2009	Grade 5 Mathematics and Science and Technology/Engineering TAM - last updated 5/11/09
05/14/2009	Invitation to Serve on MEPA Assessment Development Committees in 2009-2010
04/24/2009	May-June 2009 MCAS Test Administrator's Manuals
04/22/2009	Announcement of Enhancements to MCAS
04/09/2009	Invitation to Serve on MEPA Standard-Setting Panels in July 2009
04/09/2009	MEPA Standard Setting Application
04/09/2009	2009 MCAS-Alt Summer Scoring Institute
04/09/2009	2009 MCAS-Alt Summer Scorer Application
04/08/2009	Requirements for the Participation of Students with Disabilities in MCAS Spring 2009 Update
03/30/2009	2009 MCAS-Alt Portfolio Review Drop-In Sessions information
03/18/2009	Release of MCAS February 2009 Biology Test Results and March 2009 Retest Results
03/18/2009	Expectations for History and Social Science Instruction in 2009-2010
03/18/2009	2009 MCAS Administration Resources Now Available
03/09/2009	Instructions for creating and submitting MCAS-Alt Electronic Portfolios
03/03/2009	MCAS History and Social Science Tests: 2009-2010 Update
03/02/2009	Revised MCAS March Retest Schedule
02/27/2009	2008 MCAS-Alt: State Summary of Participation and Performance
02/27/2009	Requirements for Participation of Students with Limited English Proficiency in MCAS and MEPA
02/27/2009	Educational Proficiency Plans: Update on Students' Attainment of Proficiency Based on November 2008 MCAS Retest Results
02/27/2009	High School Competency Determination Student Status: Data Review
02/25/2009	Release of November 2008 Retest Items (Spanish)
02/24/2009	Education Board Votes to Postpone History Graduation Requirement
02/18/2009	Updated MELA-O QMT/QMA lists posted
02/12/2009	March-April 2009 MCAS Test Administrator's Manuals
02/09/2009	Spring 2009 MCAS and MEPA Workshop Resources
02/09/2009	Spring 2009 MCAS Principal's Administration Manual
02/03/2009	Portfolio Review Sessions for the 2009 MCAS-Alternate Assessment
02/02/2009	Release of November 2008 Retest Items
01/30/2009	Districts in North Central Massachusetts Severely Affected by Extensive School Closings Due to December 2008 Ice Storms
01/20/2009	Spring 2009 MEPA Practice Tests Now Available
01/15/2009	Opportunity to Give Feedback on MCAS Parent/Guardian Reports and Interpretive Materials - Please Respond by January 23
01/15/2009	MEPA Locator Survey for LEP Students in Grades Kindergarten Through 2
01/15/2009	Release of Fall 2008 Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA) Results
01/15/2009	Training Sessions for Qualified MELA-O Trainers (QMTs): Winter-Spring 2009
01/07/2009	February Biology Test Administrator's Manual
2008
11/18/2008	New MCAS-Alt Sample Portfolio Strands now posted
10/24/2008	2009 MCAS-Alt Forms and Graphs Download Version now available
09/24/2008	Fall 2008 Training Sessions for Qualified MELA-O Trainers (QMTs)
09/24/2008	Guide to Interpreting the Spring 2008 MCAS Reports for Schools and Districts
09/24/2008	Chelsea Elementary School Hailed for Improvement on 2008 MCAS
09/19/2008	MCAS-Alt Training Opportunities
09/16/2008	2008 MCAS Results Show Continued Mathematics Gains in All Grades
08/26/2008	Important Information about the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA) for Fall 2008
08/26/2008	Instructions for Ordering Materials for the November 2008 MCAS Retest and February 2009 Biology Test Administrations
08/15/2008	Threshold Scores on the 2008 MCAS Tests
08/12/2008	2008 MCAS and AYP Reporting Schedule
07/09/2008	2008 MCAS and AYP Data Review; Deadline for Reporting MCAS Data Discrepancies - updated 8/12/08
06/05/2008	June Release of Multiple-Choice Results: Grades 3 and 10 English Language Arts (ELA) Reading Comprehension and Grade 10 Mathematics
06/05/2008	Release of Spring 2008 IDEA Proficiency Test (IPT) Results for English Language Learners in Grades K-2 in Title III Districts
02/08/2008	Requirements for the Participation of Students with Disabilities in MCAS (Spring 2008 Update)
02/07/2008	Competency Determination Data Review
02/07/2008	Off-Topic Compositions on MCAS English Language Arts Tests
02/05/2008	Spring 2008 MEPA Workshop Resources Now Available
01/24/2008	New Features Planned for the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA) Program
2007
12/05/2007	2008 MCAS-Alt Electronic Portfolio Grant Application Posted
11/10/2007	New MCAS-Alt Sample Portfolio Strands now posted
10/10/2007	Voluntary Algebra II Test: Professional Development Incentive for Participating in Field Testing
09/24/2007	Threshold Scores on the 2007 MCAS Tests (updated 9/24/07)
07/23/2007	Schedule for Release of 2007 MCAS and AYP Results; Deadlines for Reporting MCAS and AYP Data Discrepancies
07/10/2007	Preliminary Statewide MEPA Results: Spring 2007
06/19/2007	March 2007 MCAS Retest ELA Student Compositions
04/02/2007	Important Information on English Proficiency Testing for LEP Students: Retraining Existing Massachusetts English Language Assessment-Oral (MELA-O) Administrators and Trainers
03/20/2007	Spring 2007 Field Test for the Certificate of Occupational Proficiency
03/09/2007	Advisory Regarding Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
02/27/2007	Approved Bilingual Dictionaries for Use on MCAS Test by Students with Limited English Proficiency
02/26/2007	MCAS Guide to History and Social Science Assessments
2006
12/18/2006	New Competency Determination Requirement Beginning with the Class of 2010
09/13/2006	Threshold Scores on the 2006 MCAS Tests updated with grades 3, 5 and 7 Mathematics