Administration and Finance
Commissioner's Office
District Support
Educational Options
Instructional Support
Kaleidoscope Collective
Legal
Planning and Research
Strategic Initiatives
Student Assessment
For resources for educator preparation programs supporting PAL candidates, including the PAL Administrative Field Guide, please see Programs information and resources .
Massachusetts Performance Assessment for Leaders (MA-PAL) Toolkit for School Leader Mentors
For resources for candidates preparing for PAL, please see Candidates information and resources , including the PAL Candidate Assessment Handbook, PAL Pre-Observation Template, PAL Confidentiality and Anonymity Form, and PAL Assessment Policies.
2023-2024 PAL Technical Report
2022-2023 PAL Technical Report
Due to limited web server space and the Department's commitment to achieving meaningful accessibility to online documents for all users, but most particularly for users with disabilities (we follow specific Commonwealth Enterprise Standards designed to meet the needs of our citizens with disabilities), we cannot post all of our reports on our webpage. Please send an email to pal@mass.gov to request additional technical reports and we will respond promptly. Thank you.
Last Updated: February 25, 2026