Presented to School Committee on 11/13/2017
New Standards – New Opportunities Presentation
from April 12, 2018 Parent Coffee
Student Assessment Reports from Previous Years
2015 MCAS, PARCC* & ERB Report
*PARCC – Performance Based Assessment (PBA)
As part of Massachusetts’ two-year “test drive” of PARCC, the Department asked school districts to choose whether to administer MCAS or PARCC tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics to students in grades 3-8 spring 2015; and later in 2015, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted for the state to adopt PARCC for spring 2016. For 2017, PARCC was eliminated and MCAS 2.0 was implemented. Based upon the “legacy” MCAS and similar in format to PARCC, MCAS 2.0 is untimed and will be administered on computers to assess the Massachusetts learning standards. Students will have access to the time they need to complete the assessment. MCAS 2.0 assesses English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, only. Science assessments are as they have been in the past, on paper and based upon “legacy” MCAS.
MCAS 2017-2018 School Year Testing Schedule
November 2017 MCAS ELA & Math Retests
| ELA Composition Sessions A & B | November 8, 2017 |
| ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 & 2 | November 9, 2017 |
| ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3 | November 14, 2017 |
| Mathematics Session 1 | November 15, 2017 |
| Mathematics Session 2 | November 16, 2017 |
| Last date for regular make-up testing | November 17, 2017 |
2018 ACCESS for ELLS test K-12
| ACCESS for ELLs test sessions | January 4-February 7, 2018 |
February 2018 High School MCAS Biology Test
| Biology Session 1 | February 5, 2018 |
| Biology Session 2 | February 6, 2018 |
March 2018 MCAS ELA & Math Retests
| ELA Composition Sessions A & B | February 28, 2018 |
| ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 & 2 | March 1, 2018 |
| ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3 | March 2, 2018 |
| Mathematics Session 1 | March 5, 2018 |
| Mathematics Session 2 | March 6, 2018 |
| Last date for regular make-up testing | March 7, 2018 |
March-April 2018 Grade 10 MCAS ELA Test
| ELA Composition Sessions A & B | March 27, 2018 |
| ELA Composition Make-up Sessions A & B | April 5, 2018 |
| ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 & 2 | March 28, 2018 |
| ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3 | March 29, 2018 |
| Last date for regular make-up testing | April 10, 2018 |
Spring 2018 MCAS Gr. 3-8 ELA & Math, and Gr. 5 & 8 STE**
| ELA test sessions | April 2-May 4, 2018 |
| MATH test sessions | April 3-May 25, 2018 |
| STE sessions | April 4-May 25, 2018 |
2018 MCAS/EPP Mathematics Test
| MCAS/EPP Mathematics Test sessions | April 23-May 4, 2018 |
| Last day for make-up testing | May 4, 2018 |
May 2018 Grade 10 MCAS Mathematics Test
| Mathematics Session 1 | May 23, 2018 |
| Mathematics Session 2 | May 24, 2018 |
| Last date for regular make-up testing | May 30, 2018 |
June 2018 High School MCAS STE* Test
| STE Session 1 | June 6, 2018 |
| STE Session 2 | June 7, 2018 |
| Last date for regular make-up testing | June 12, 2018 |
**=Biology, Chemistry, Introductory Physics, Technology/Engineering Tests
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) website has further information available that is consistently updated. Below, you will find a few links on the DESE website that can serve as a resource or reference.
MCAS 2.0 Home page: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/home.html
Parent/Guardian Information (not updated yet): http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/parents/
Accessibility and Accommodations: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/accessibility/
History of MCAS/MCAS 2.0: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/nextgen/default.html
Participation Requirements (G.L. c.69, s.1I): http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.aspx?id=14573
High School Graduation Requirements: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/graduation.html
