MCAS Accessibility and Accommodations

• Accessibility and Accommodations Manual for the 2021–2022 MCAS Tests/Retests

Resources for Administering Accommodation A9 (formerly accommodation 20)

• Graphic Organizers, Checklists, and Supplemental Reference Sheets for Use by Students with Disabilities on Next-Generation MCAS and High School Science and Technology/Engineering Tests

• Cover Sheet for Submitting Customized Materials for Approval on MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering Tests and ELA and Mathematics Retests (2021–2022)

• Approval Guide for Individualized Mathematics Reference Sheets for Legacy Retests

• Pre-Approved English Language Arts Graphic Organizers for Legacy MCAS Retests

Additional Policies/Resources

• Assistive Technology Guidelines for MCAS

• Guidelines for Participation of Students Diagnosed with Concussions

• Procedures During Testing for Students with Diabetes Who Use a Cell Phone to Control a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) or an Insulin Pump

• Guidelines for Students with Significant Disabilities

• Bilingual Dictionaries and Glossaries Authorized for Use by English Learners on the 2021 MCAS Tests — updated Fall 2020

• Biology Glossary — English/Portuguese

• Administrative Advisory SPED 2002-4 — Revised: Special Education Students in Out-of-District Placements - Participation in MCAS Testing and High School Graduation Standards

• Administrative Advisory SPED 2018-2: Secondary Transition Services and Graduation with a High School Diploma

• Student Accommodation Refusal Form

Last Updated: September 27, 2021