Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Accessibility and Accommodations

• Special Access Accommodations for the Human-Read Aloud or Text-to-Speech (TTS) on Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS English Language Arts ELA Tests

Accessibility and Accommodations Manual for the 2026 Test Administrations

• Manual

Excerpts from the Accessibility and Accommodations Manual

• Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Accessibility Features and Accommodations at a Glance (Appendix A)

• Decision-Making Tool for Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Participation by Students with Disabilities (Appendix B)

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

• Providing the Human Read-Aloud Accommodation (Appendix D)

• Using Assistive Technology as an Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Test Accommodation (Appendix E)

• Creating Test Administrator Logins for Human Read-Aloud and Human Signer (Appendix F)

Resources for Testing Students with Disabilities

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

• Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Nondisclosure Acknowledgment for Test Administrators Administering Certain Accommodations

• Student Accommodation Refusal Form

Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Disabilities

• Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Alternate Assessment webpage

Resources for Testing English Learner EL Students

• Expansion of Bilingual Spanish/English Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Tests in 2025

• Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries and Glossaries Authorized for Use by English Learners on the 2025 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Tests — updated November 2024

• Biology Glossary — English/Portuguese

• Documentation of Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Accommodations for an English Learner EL Student

Additional Resources

• Procedures for Students Who Use a Cell Phone or Smartwatch to Monitor Medical Information

• Guidelines for Participation of Students Diagnosed with Concussions

Last Updated: February 10, 2026