Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

English Language Arts Test Design and Development

Assessment Development Committee Members

Name (Last, First)		Grade	School or Affiliation	District
Benedetto	MaryBeth	G3 ELA	Madeline English School	Everett
Huber	Dana	G3 ELA	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Lowell
Maucione	Lisa	G3 ELA	DeMello Elementary School	Dartmouth
McCarty	Chaitra	G3 ELA	Hyannis West Elementary School	Barnstable
Merrill	Corey	G3 ELA	John F. Kennedy School	Somerville
Peritz-Smith	Ivy	G3 ELA	Swift River Elementary School	Belchertown
Rahilly	Lisa	G3 ELA	White Street Elementary	Springfield
Swintak	Brenda	G3 ELA	District	Attleboro
Verdolino	Nancy	G3 ELA	Memorial Elementary School	Hopedale
Walsh	Meghan	G3 ELA	John A. Crisafulli School	Westford

Ball	Amy	G4 ELA	Alden Elementary	Duxbury
Bilodeau	Michelle	G4 ELA	Gerena Community School	Springfield
Gallant	Mary	G4 ELA	Morse Elementary School	Cambridge
Hyde	Kimberly	G4 ELA	Mary O. Pottenger Elementary School	Springfield
Murphy	Karen	G4 ELA	Lincoln-Thomson Elementary	Lynn
Newell	Melissa	G4 ELA	District	Lowell
Olson	Cindy	G4 ELA	Parkview School	Easton
Primiano	Karen	G4 ELA	Mary Rowlandson Elementary School	Nashoba Regional
Smith	Alyson	G4 ELA	Woodville Elementary	Wakefield
White	Lisa	G4 ELA	District	Plymouth

Byrd	Brandon	G5 ELA	Barnstable United Elementary School	Barnstable
Devine	Lisa	G5 ELA	Staff Sergeant James J. Hill Elementary School	Revere
Hogan	Erin	G5 ELA	District	Westford
James	Julie	G5 ELA	Wamsutta Middle School	Attleboro
Kelty	Megan	G5 ELA	District	Northborough and Southborough
Koonz	Kathleen	G5 ELA	Swift River Elementary	New Salem
Krasowski	Sarah	G5 ELA	Lincoln-Thomson Elementary School	Lynn
Messer	Marsha	G5 ELA	White Brook Middle School	Easthampton
Pollard	Cheryl	G5 ELA	Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School	Lowell
Rumbelow	Alison	G5 ELA	Mary Rowlandson Elementary	Nashoba Regional
Wright	Molly	G5 ELA	Marblehead Charter School	Marblehead Charter School
Murray	Elizabeth	G5 ELA	Nash Primary School and Hamilton Primary School	Weymouth

Barney	Sara	G6 ELA	Robert J. Coelho Middle School	Attleboro
Campbell	Brian	G6 ELA	Wellesley Middle School	Wellesley
DiSarcina	Jennifer	G6 ELA	Eliot Innovation K-8 School	Boston
Franty	Olivio (Lee)	G6 ELA	Richard J. Murphy K-8 School	Boston
Jacob-Dolan	Peter	G6 ELA	John Glenn Middle School	Bedford
Lavoie	Elizabeth	G6 ELA	Richardson Middle School	Dracut
Martinsen	Robyn	G6 ELA	Douglas Middle School	Douglas
McPartland	Jennifer	G6 ELA	District	East Bridgewater
Moroso	Taylor	G6 ELA	W.L. Chenery Middle School	Belmont
Pettengill	Alecia	G6 ELA	Williams Middle School	Longmeadow
Sayles	Julia	G6 ELA	Prospect Hill Academy Charter School	Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
Vowels	Heather	G6 ELA	Lynnfield Middle School	Lynnfield

Angell	Elizabeth	G7 ELA	Richard J. Murphy K-8 School	Boston
Bettano	Judith	G7 ELA	Higgins Middle School	Peabody
Cangemi	Pamela	G7 ELA	Williams Middle School	Longmeadow
Costa	Lauren	G7 ELA	Joseph H. Martin Middle School	Taunton
DeLisle	Kimberly	G7 ELA	Point Webster Middle School	Quincy
Doiley	Pamela	G7 ELA	Boston Community Leadership Academy/McCormack	Boston
Gervais	Jacklyn	G7 ELA	Plymouth Community Intermediate School	Plymouth
Jordan	Colleen	G7 ELA	Silver Lake Regional Middle School	Silver Lake Regional
Quinn	Anita	G7 ELA	Agawam Junior High School	Agawam
Stanton	Jessica	G7 ELA	Littleton Middle School	Littleton
Weigle	Katharine	G7 ELA	Winter Hill Community Innovation School	Somerville

Blanchard	Deborah	G8 ELA	Athol-Royalston Middle School	Athol-Royalston Regional
Byers	Kathleen	G8 ELA	Somerset Middle School	Somerset
Costello	Terry	G8 ELA	Community Day Charter Public School	Community Day Charter Public School
Dickey	Brian	G8 ELA	District	Springfield
Griswold	Andrea	G8 ELA	Mohawk Trail Regional School	Mohawk Trail Regional
Karns	Brigitte	G8 ELA	Marblehead Middle School	Marblehead
Looby	Emily	G8 ELA	Oxford High School	Oxford
Palladino	Kathryn	G8 ELA	Greater Lowell Technical High School	Greater Lowell Regional
Plosky	Carolyn	G8 ELA	Winchester High School	Winchester
Testa-Adams	Kathleen	G8 ELA	Coelho Middle School	Attleboro
Weldon	Diane	G8 ELA	Georgetown Middle/HS	Georgetown
Whitaker	Mary	G8 ELA	Lunenburg Middle High School	Lunenburg

Cangemi	Charles	G10 ELA	Ludlow High School	Ludlow
Cunningham	Eamon	G10 ELA	Milford High School	Milford
DeFelice	Mary	G10 ELA	International High School	Lawrence
Egan	Aleisha	G10 ELA	Ashland High School	Ashland
Fialho	Luis	G10 ELA	Springfield Central High School	Springfield
Galligan	Mark N.	G10 ELA	District	Pembroke
Hayes Frohock	Kristin	G10 ELA	Dracut High School	Dracut
Hebert	Cheryl	G10 ELA	Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School	Greater New Bedford
Hill	Andrew	G10 ELA	Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School	Upper Cape Cod Regional
Starnes	Dr. Paula	G10 ELA	Roger L. Putnam High School	Springfield
Mulcahy	Kerry	G10 ELA	Doherty High School	Worcester
Trinh	Courtney	G10 ELA	Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School	Southeastern Regional

Last Updated: May 15, 2023