Tuesday, June 17, 2014

2014 MCAS and Accountability Release Schedule

The 2014 MCAS and Accountability Release Schedule was recently posted to the DESE Web site. Here is a summary of some key dates:
  • June 23rd - partial* preliminary MCAS Student Rosters posted electronically at DropBox Central in the Security Portal
  • June 26th - partial* preliminary reports available in Edwin Analytics 
  • August 7th - full preliminary MCAS results available in both DropBox Central and Edwin Analytics
  • August 12th - Preliminary Accountability data provided through the Security Portal
  • Aug 7-14th - MCAS discrepancy reporting window
  • Mid-September - Official data released publicly (note, all data are embargoed prior to this date!)
*Partial results include: 
  • ELA, full results 
  • Mathematics, multiple-choice results only 
  • STE, grades 5 and 8, multiple-choice results only 
  • MCAS-Alt, full results in all subjects