MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) Resources and Training

MCAS-Alt Newsletters

• February 2023

• December 2022

• September 2022

Remote Learning Resources

• Assisting Students with Assignments: A Guide for Parents

• Guidance on Collecting MCAS-Alt Evidence Produced During Remote Instruction

Resource Guides to The Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Students with Disabilities

The MCAS-Alt will be based on the following versions of the Resource Guide.

Fall 2022

• English Language Arts and Literacy (PreK–Grade 12)
  (incorporating the 2017 ELA and Literacy Standards)

• Mathematics (PreK–Grade 12)
  (incorporating the 2017 Mathematics Standards)

• Science and Technology/Engineering (STE)
  (preK–Grade 8; and High School Biology and Introductory Physics only)
  (incorporating the 2016 STE "Next-Generation" Standards)

• Science and Technology/Engineering (STE)
  ("Legacy" High School Chemistry and Technology/Engineering only)
  (incorporating the 2001/2006 STE Standards)

Manuals

• 2023 Principal's Manual for MCAS-Alt

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

• 2023 Educator's Manual for MCAS-Alt

  • MCAS-Alt Skills Survey — Updated: September 2020

  • MCAS-Alt "Competency Portfolio" Requirements for Students to Earn a Competency Determination (CD)

• Policy on Storage and Destruction of Returned MCAS-Alt Portfolios

MCAS-Alt Forms and Graphs

• 2022 MCAS-Alt Forms and Graphs Web Based Version

Statewide Training

• Spring MCAS-Alt Review Session

Last Updated: February 1, 2023