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MCAS waived for 2019-2020 school year
Published on Apr 14, 2020 12:09

Good afternoon,
Below is a message from the state's Commissioner of Education:

On Friday, April 10, Governor Baker signed legislation that addresses many concerns municipalities and school districts might have because of the state of emergency related to COVID-19, including this year’s MCAS testing and the competency determination, the deadline for Student Opportunity Act plans, and the process for regional school districts to approve their annual budget.

  • MCAS: The Department previously requested and received a waiver from the federal requirement for annual statewide student assessment. Now, with the state legislation enacted, the MCAS testing requirement is waived for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. As a result of these federal and state actions and in light of the on-going health crisis, Commissioner Riley has canceled this spring’s regular administration of grade-level MCAS tests for students in grades 3-10. In addition, the legislation allows the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, upon the commissioner’s recommendation, to modify or waive the requirements of the  competency determination for high school graduation in order to address disruptions caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 or the state of emergency. The commissioner is considering various options, and further guidance will be forthcoming.


There will be more information coming as to whether students scheduled to take it this year will have to take it next year or not and the impact on seniors who may not have passed MCAS yet.  Answers to those questions have not been communicated yet.  As soon as we get further guidance from the state, I will communicate that to families.

Best,
Bob Mullaney
Principal, Millis High School

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