Commissioner Chester has announced a schedule for the June release of 2011 preliminary MCAS and MCAS-Alt results. This release will include full preliminary MCAS results for ELA, multiple-choice results for Math and STE (grades 5 and 8), and full MCAS-Alt results. As a reminder, this preliminary information is embargoed; while it may be used for instructional planning, it may not be discussed with the public or press.
Here's a summary of the schedule:
June 15 - ELA Composition images available at the MCAS Service Center Web site
June 16 - MCAS-Alt Portfolio feedback forms available in DropBox
June 17 - Preliminary roster reports posted in DropBox
June 20 - Preliminary school/district reports posted in DropBox
June 24 - Selected reports available in Education Data Warehouse
August TBD - Full preliminary results available
In addition, there will be two MCAS reporting teleconferences on June 16 at 2:30 pm and June 17 at 10:00 am (register via www.mcasservicecenter.com).
The folks at ESE are putting into place several strategies to minimize traffic jams with the EDW for this June release, including links to pre-run versions of popular reports. Stay tuned for more details.
Please visit the Commissioner's memo for the details of the MCAS release schedule as well as the MEPA results schedule.
