2018 Assessment & Accountability Reporting Schedule *All dates are tentative Date* Deliverable / Event Mode of Delivery September 2018 September 11 Preliminary accountability data for all districts & schools provided Department’s Security Portal: electronically to superintendents & principals Mid-September Accountability reporting webinars to assist superintendents & Registration required: principals in their review of preliminary accountability data MCAS-Alt portfolios & portfolio feedback forms received by UPS delivery to district offices principals September 24 Official embargoed MCAS student rosters & .csv data files posted DropBox Central in the Department’s electronically for superintendents & principals (by end of day) Security Portal: Official embargoed MCAS & MCAS-Alt student results available to Edwin Analytics in the Department’s superintendents & principals in Edwin Analytics (by end of day) Security Portal: Official embargoed accountability data for all districts & schools Department’s Security Portal: provided electronically to superintendents & principals (by end of day) September 27 Official district & school-level MCAS & MCAS-Alt results released to Department’s website: the public Official accountability reports for all districts & schools released to Department’s website: the public September 28 Printed MCAS parent/guardian reports for students participating in UPS delivery to district offices standard MCAS tests & MCAS-Alt received by superintendents December 2018 Late December District & school report cards available to the public Department’s website: June – August 2018 Schedule (past deliverables/events, for informational purposes) Date* Deliverable / Event Mode of Delivery June 2018 June 4 Grades 3-8 machine-scored computer-based results available to PearsonAccess Next: superintendents & principals: ELA, selected response results only Mathematics, selected response & short answer (students tested by 5/25) STE, multiple choice (students tested by 5/25) (Note: Raw scores only – Next-Generation MCAS scaled scores & SGPs not yet available)
2018 Assessment & Accountability Reporting Schedule *All dates are tentative Date* Deliverable / Event Mode of Delivery September 2018 September 11 Preliminary accountability data for all districts & schools provided electronically to superintendents & principals Department’s Security Portal: Mid-September Accountability reporting webinars to assist superintendents & principals in their review of preliminary accountability data Registration required: MCAS-Alt portfolios & portfolio feedback forms received by principals UPS delivery to district offices September 24 Official embargoed MCAS student rosters & .csv data files posted electronically for superintendents & principals (by end of day) DropBox Central in the Department’s Security Portal: Official embargoed MCAS & MCAS-Alt student results available to superintendents & principals in Edwin Analytics (by end of day) Edwin Analytics in the Department’s Security Portal: Official embargoed accountability data for all districts & schools provided electronically to superintendents & principals (by end of day) Department’s Security Portal: September 27 Official district & school-level MCAS & MCAS-Alt results released to the public Department’s website: Official accountability reports for all districts & schools released to the public Department’s website: September 28 Printed MCAS parent/guardian reports for students participating in standard MCAS tests & MCAS-Alt received by superintendents UPS delivery to district offices December 2018 Late December District & school report cards available to the public Department’s website: June – August 2018 Schedule (past deliverables/events, for informational purposes) Date* Deliverable / Event Mode of Delivery June 2018 June 4 Grades 3-8 machine-scored computer-based results available to superintendents & principals: ELA, selected response results only Mathematics, selected response & short answer (students tested by 5/25) STE, multiple choice (students tested by 5/25) (Note: Raw scores only – Next-Generation MCAS scaled scores & SGPs not yet available) PearsonAccess Next: