Assessment/Accountability
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

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 at public expense in approved and unapproved private special education schools within and outside Massachusetts
• students receiving educational services in institutional settings
• students in the custody of either the Department of Social Services or the Department of Youth Services
• students with disabilities (see Students with Disabilities)
• students with limited English proficiency (see LEP Students)

Participation Guidelines for MCAS Grade 10 Tests and Retests in ELA and Mathematics

Participation Guidelines for MCAS High School Science and Technology/Engineering Tests