2013 Educator's Manual for MCAS-Alt - Massachusetts Department ...
2013 Educator's Manual for MCAS-Alt - Massachusetts Department ...
2013 Educator's Manual for MCAS-Alt - Massachusetts Department ...
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Commissioner’s Foreword<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
PART I Introduction, Overview, and Security Requirements .......................................................... i<br />
Introduction to the <strong>2013</strong> Educator’s <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong> .............................................................................. 1<br />
New and Notable <strong>for</strong> the <strong>2013</strong> <strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong> ......................................................................................................... 1<br />
<strong>Massachusetts</strong> Comprehensive Assessment System .......................................................................................... 3<br />
<strong>MCAS</strong> <strong>Alt</strong>ernate Assessment (<strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong>) Overview ...................................................................................... 4<br />
Policy on Storage and Destruction of Returned Portfolios ................................................................................ 5<br />
Suggested Timeline <strong>for</strong> 2012−<strong>2013</strong> .................................................................................................................... 6<br />
<strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong> Security Requirements .................................................................................................................... 7<br />
Guidelines <strong>for</strong> IEP Team Decision Making: Which Students Should Take the <strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong>... ........................... 9<br />
PART II Required Assessments <strong>for</strong> Each Grade .............................................................................12<br />
<strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong> “Grade-level” Portfolios in Grades 3−8: Portfolio Requirements in Order to Score Needs<br />
Improvement or Higher ................................................................................................................................... 20<br />
<strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong> Portfolios Submitted to Meet the Competency Determination Requirement .............................. 23<br />
PART III Portfolio Evidence ..............................................................................................................31<br />
Portfolio Contents ............................................................................................................................................ 32<br />
PART IV Scoring Portfolios and Reporting Results .......................................................................46<br />
Scoring <strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong> Portfolios .......................................................................................................................... 47<br />
<strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong> Rubric <strong>for</strong> Scoring Portfolio Strands ............................................................................................. 49<br />
Calculating the Overall Achievement Level in the Content Area .................................................................... 55<br />
Reporting Results of <strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong> ...................................................................................................................... 56<br />
Replacing AYP with New Progress and Per<strong>for</strong>mance Measures ..................................................................... 58<br />
PART V Required Forms ...................................................................................................................60<br />
PART VI Product Description Labels and Blank Data Charts ......................................................76<br />
APPENDICES<br />
Why It’s Important to Include Students with Disabilities in <strong>MCAS</strong> ................................................................ 90<br />
Frequently Asked Questions about <strong>MCAS</strong>-<strong>Alt</strong> ................................................................................................ 91
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