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Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

Participation Requirements for Students

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General Requirements

The 1993 Education Reform Law mandates that all students in the tested grades who are educated with Massachusetts public funds participate in MCAS, including

  • students enrolled in public schools
  • students enrolled in charter schools
  • students enrolled in educational collaboratives
  • students enrolled in private schools receiving special education that is publicly funded by the Commonwealth, including approved and unapproved private special education schools within and outside Massachusetts
  • students enrolled in institutional settings receiving educational services
  • students in mobile military families
  • students in the custody of either the Department of Social Services (DSS) or the Department of Youth Services (DYS)
  • students with disabilities (see Students with Disabilities)
  • students with limited English proficiency (see LEP Students)
  • students in high school (participation guidelines for the November 2009 MCAS retests)


last updated: November 6, 2009
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