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Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

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MCAS News Archive
2022
01/12/2022 View External Link  Student Assessment Update, January 12, 2022, Special Edition for High Schools
01/10/2022 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 10, 2022, Special Edition for Middle Schools
01/07/2022 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 7, 2022, Special Edition
01/04/2022 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 4, 2022
2021
12/14/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update December 14, 2021
12/08/2021 Download Word Document  2021 MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt): State Summary of Participation and Achievement
11/30/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update November 30, 2021
11/16/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update November 16, 2021
11/15/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update November 15, 2021, Special Edition
11/05/2021 View HTML Page  Notice of Intent to Apply and Opportunity to Comment on the Department's Waiver Extension Request Related to the Percentage of Students Who Participate in the MCAS Alternate Assessment
11/02/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update November 2, 2021
10/25/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update October 25, 2021, Special Edition
10/25/2021 View HTML Page  Commissioner's Letter to Parents and Guardians for All Grades (in English and translations)
10/25/2021 View HTML Page  Commissioner's Letter to Parents and Guardians of Students in the Class of 2023 (in English and translations)
10/19/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update October 19, 2021
10/18/2021 View HTML Page  MCAS Assessment Development Committee and Bias and Sensitivity Committee Recruitment — Due by November 5, 2021
10/05/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update October 5, 2021
09/27/2021 View HTML Page  MCAS Results Release Documents
09/22/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 22, 2021
09/15/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 15, 2021, Special Edition
09/07/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 7, 2021
09/02/2021 View HTML Page  Register for Trainings for the November MCAS Retests
09/01/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update September 1, 2021, Special Edition
08/19/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update August 19, 2021, Special Edition
08/09/2021 Download Word Document  Initial Release of the 2021–2022 MCAS and ACCESS for ELLs Testing Schedule
08/09/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update August 9, 2021, Special Edition
07/06/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update July 6, 2021, Special Edition
07/02/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update July 2, 2021, Special Edition
06/30/2021 View HTML Page  Release of Spring 2021 MCAS Items
06/16/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update June 16, 2021
06/15/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update June 15, 2021, Special Edition
06/08/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update June 8, 2021
06/07/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update June 7, 2021, Special Edition
06/03/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update June 3, 2021, Special Edition
05/26/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update May 26, 2021
05/17/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update May 17, 2021, Special Edition for Grades 3–8
05/12/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update May 12, 2021
05/07/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update May 7, 2021, Special Edition
05/04/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update May 4, 2021
04/28/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update April 28, 2021
04/27/2021 View HTML Page  High School Participation Guidelines for the Spring MCAS Tests
04/22/2021 Download Word Document  April/May 2021 MCAS-Alt Newsletter
04/13/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update April 13, 2021
04/13/2021 Download Excel Document  February Biology 2021 Conversion Table
04/07/2021 Download Word Document  Spring 2021 Statewide Testing Schedule for Grades 3–8 and High School MCAS, MCAS-Alt, and ACCESS for ELLs — updated April 7, 2021
04/01/2021 View External Link  Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Makes Changes to the MCAS Schedule, Graduation Requirements for 11th Graders
03/30/2021 View HTML Page  Spring 2021 Legacy High School ELA and Mathematics Resources
03/24/2021 Download Word Document  March 2021 Special Edition Newsletter
03/17/2021 Download PowerPoint File  Slide Template for Training Test Administrators
03/05/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update: New Tentative MCAS Administration Dates for Spring 2021 for Grades 3–8
03/02/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update March 2, 2021, Special Edition
02/23/2021 Download Word Document  Student Assessment Update February 23, 2021
02/22/2021 View HTML Page  2021 Spring Administration Manuals
02/11/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update February 11, 2021
02/10/2021 Download Word Document  School and District ACCESS for ELLs Planning Guide During COVID-19
02/02/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update February 2, 2021
01/27/2021 View External Link  Invite for schools to participate in the grade 8 civics pilot assessment — complete by February 5, 2021
01/25/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 25, 2021
01/25/2021 View HTML Page  Register for Feb. 1 SR/PNP Training
01/20/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 20, 2021
01/20/2021 View HTML Page  MCAS February 2021 Biology Administration Resources
01/19/2021 View External Link  Student Assessment Update January 19, 2021
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