September 2023
The MCAS-Alt will be based on the following versions of the Resource Guide.
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)
2023 Principal's Manual for MCAS-Alt
2024 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
2024 MCAS-Alt Forms and Graphs Web Based-Version
2023 Fall MCAS-Alt Training
Last Updated: September 21, 2023
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