MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) Resources and Training
MCAS-Alt Newsletters
April/May 2021
March 2021 Special Edition Newsletter
February/March 2021
January 2021 Special Edition Newsletter
November/December 2020
September/October 2020
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 2020
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
2021 Principal's Manual for MCAS-Alt
2021 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
2021 MCAS-Alt Forms and Graphs Web Based Version
Statewide Training
MCAS-Alt Portfolios-in-Progress Review Sessions
Last Updated: April 22, 2021