MCAS Accessibility and Accommodations

Accessibility and Accommodations Manual for the 2023-24 MCAS

Excerpts for Accessibility and Accommodations Manual

• Decision-Making Tool for MCAS Participation by Students with Disabilities (Appendix A)

• Procedures for Scribing and Transcribing Student Responses (Appendix B)

• Procedures for Providing the Human Read-Aloud (Appendix C)

• Guidelines for Using Assistive Technology as an MCAS Test Accommodation (Appendix D)

• MCAS and ACCESS for ELLs Accessibility Features and Accommodations at a Glance (Appendix E)

Resources for Testing Students with Disabilities

• Approved Graphic Organizers and Reference Sheets for Students with Disabilities on MCAS, and Cover Sheet to Request Customized Reference Sheet

• MCAS Nondisclosure Acknowledgment for Test Administrators Administering Certain Accommodations

• Student Accommodation Refusal Form

• Request for Permission to Test an Adult with Accommodations

MCAS Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Disabilities

Resources for Testing EL Students

• Bilingual Dictionaries and Glossaries Authorized for Use by English Learners on the 2024 MCAS Tests — updated Fall 2023

• Biology Glossary — English/Portuguese

• Documentation of MCAS Accommodations for an EL Student

Resource

• Guidelines for Participation of Students Diagnosed with Concussions

Last Updated: December 1, 2023