Dear District Leaders, Educators, and Community Stakeholders:
The release of the next-generation MCAS results show that half of Massachusetts grades 3–8 students are already scoring in the Meeting Expectations or above categories even with the elevated expectations of the new tests. The other achievement levels are Exceeding Expectations, Partially Meeting Expectations, and Not Meeting Expectations.
Below you will find additional information on the test results and resources for parents.
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ESE publicly releases 2017 assessment and accountability results
The Department publicly released 2017 assessment and accountability results this week, including results from the first administration of the next-generation MCAS. In the assessment press release, Education Secretary Jim Peyser said, "With the help of hundreds of educators, we revised our curriculum standards to boost student achievement and revamped the assessments to ensure we have a tool to appropriately gauge whether a student is prepared for the next grade level and eventually college or career. While our schools rank among the top performing in the nation, we want to ensure we prepare all our students for future successes."
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New resources available to help parents understand the next-generation MCAS
In conjunction with the release of the next-generation MCAS scores, ESE has also made many resources available on the MCAS parent page (www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/parents), including a letter to parents about the next-generation MCAS scores in both English and Spanish and an interactive parent guide.
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