Spring 2026 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Test Administration Resources for Grades 3–8 and High School

Go to the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Resource Center for the following:

• resources to prepare students, including a student tutorial, practice tests, and equation editor guides and reference sheets for Mathematics and Science and Technology/Engineering STE
• training modules for staff and recordings of previously offered training sessions
• Computer-Based Testing CBT technology guides and user guides

Test Administration Manuals

• Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Pre-Administration Guide 2026-27

Test Administration Sample Forms and Materials

Additional Policies/Resources

• Updates to the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Student Kiosk and Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Portal for 2026–27 — September 1, 2026

• Spring 2026 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Test Administration Frequently Asked Questions FAQs — March 20, 2026

• Schools' Sample Materials for Coordinating Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Test Administration

• Complete List of Test Materials (For Use When Inventorying Shipments for Paper-Based Testing PBT)
  • Grades 3–8
  • Grade 10
  • High School Science
  
  

• Slide Template for Training Test Administrators

• Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Protocols Quiz for Test Administrators

• Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Student Questionnaire (Views of Climate and Learning [VOCAL] Student Survey Project)

• Accessibility and Accommodations Manual, Related Forms, and Other Resources

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

Technology-Related Resources for Computer-Based Testing (CBT)

Computer-Based Testing CBT Resources

• Computer-based Testing Device Planner

Cybersecurity Resources

• Protecting Our Future: Partnering to Safeguard K-12 Organizations from Cybersecurity Threats, from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, part of the federal Department of Homeland Security

• Massachusetts MA Office of Municipal and School Technology
  • Cybersecurity Roadmap
  • Cybersecurity Best Practices
  
  

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework

Grade 8 Civics Test

• State-level Performance Task Topic for Spring 2026: Topic 3: The institutions of United States government

• Grade 8 Civics Topic Assignment and Resources for Schools (November 13 Student Assessment Update)

• Frequently Asked Questions about the Grade 8 Civics Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Assessment

High School Participation Guidelines

• Participation Guidelines for the Spring 2026 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Grade 10 English Language Arts ELA and Math Tests

• Participation Guidelines for the 2026 High School Science Tests

• Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Participation Guidelines for Adams and Koplik Scholarship Award Eligibility

Last Updated: September 2, 2026