2015 Assessment and Accountability Data Review and Release Schedule Sept. 18, 2015

2015 Assessment and Accountability Data

Review and Release Schedule

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*All dates are tentative / Last updated 9/18/2015
Date* / Deliverable / Event / Mode of Delivery
September 2015
September 14 / MCAS-Alt portfolios and portfolio feedback forms received by principals / UPS delivery to district offices
September 21 / Official MCAS student rosters and .csv data files posted electronically for superintendents and principals / DropBox Central in the Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
Official MCAS participation data – aggregated by subgroup and subject – posted electronically for superintendents and principals / DropBox Central in the Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
Official state-level MCAS results released to the public by close of business / Department’s Student Assessment website:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas
September 22 / Official embargoed MCAS and MCAS-Alt student results available to superintendents and principals in Edwin Analytics by close of business / Edwin Analytics in the Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
September 24 / Official district and school-level MCAS and MCAS-Alt results released to the public / Department’s website:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/
October 2015
October 1 / Printed MCAS parent/guardian reports for students participating in standard MCAS tests and MCAS-Alt received by superintendents / UPS delivery to district offices
Late October / Preliminary PARCC grades 3-8 and 9 & 11 student rosters and .csv files posted electronically for superintendents and principals / DropBox Central in the Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
November & December 2015
Early / Mid November / Electronic PARCC parent/guardian reports for students participating in grade 9 or 11 PARCC tests available for superintendents and principals / Pearson Access Next (PA Next):

Printed PARCC parent/guardian reports for students participating in grade 9 or 11 PARCC tests received by superintendents / UPS delivery to district offices
Official state-level MCAS-Alt results released to the public / Department’s Student Assessment website:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/alt
Date* / Deliverable / Event / Mode of Delivery
November & December 2015
Mid / Late November / Official embargoed PARCC grade 9 & 11 school-level summary reports available electronically for superintendents and principals / Pearson Access Next (PA Next):

State-level PARCC results released to the public / Department’s Student Assessment website:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/parcc/
PARCC grade 3-8 rosters and school-level summary reports available electronically for superintendents and principals / Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
Late November / Official embargoed PARCC grade 3-8 school-level summary reports available electronically for superintendents and principals / Pearson Access Next (PA Next):

Mid-November / Mid-December / Preliminary & official embargoed 2015 accountability data for all schools, including accountability and assistance levels and 2012-2015 Progress and Performance Index (PPI) data, provided electronically to superintendents and principals / Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
Official district and school PARCC results and accountability reports released to the public / Department’s website:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/
December / January / Electronic PARCC parent/guardian reports for students participating in grades 3-8 PARCC tests available for superintendents and principals / Pearson Access Next (PA Next):

Printed PARCC parent/guardian reports for students participating in grades 3-8 PARCC tests received by superintendents / UPS delivery to district offices

June-August 2015 Schedule (past deliverables/events, for informational purposes)

Date* / Deliverable / Event / Mode of Delivery
June 2015
June 15 / Preliminary MCAS-Alt results and Portfolio Feedback Forms for students who participated in the MCAS-Alt posted electronically for principals / DropBox Central in the Department's Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
June 29 / MCAS ELA Composition images for grades 4, 7, and 10 posted electronically for principals / MCAS Service Center website:

June 30 / Partial preliminary MCAS Student Rosters and .csv data files posted electronically for superintendents and principals:

ELA, full results
Mathematics, multiple-choice results only
STE, grades 5 and 8, multiple-choice results only
MCAS-Alt, full results in all subjects

/ DropBox Central in the Department's Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
Schools may begin contacting the MCAS Service Center with questions about preliminary student results / MCAS Service Center:
800-737-5103
July 2015
July 3 / Partial preliminary MCAS reports available to superintendents and principals in Edwin Analytics

ELA, full results
Mathematics, grades 3-8 multiple-choice results only
STE, grades 5 and 8, multiple-choice results only

/ Edwin Analytics in the Department's Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
Late July / MCAS-Alt score appeal results received by principals / Regular mail
August 2015
August 7 / Preliminary MCAS Student Rosters and .csv data files posted electronically for superintendents and principals:

ELA, Math, and STE, full results
MCAS-Alt, full results in all subjects

/ DropBox Central in the Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
Preliminary MCAS participation data – aggregated by subgroup and subject – posted electronically for superintendents and principals / DropBox Central in the Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
MCAS discrepancy reporting window opens. Instructions on how to identify and report discrepancies will be posted at the MCAS Service Center website and in DropBox Central in the Department’s Security Portal / MCAS Service Center website:

Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
August 7
2:00 p.m. / MCAS and accountability reporting teleconference #1 to assist superintendents and principals in their review of preliminary results and in reporting discrepancies / Registration required through the MCAS Service Center website:

August 10
10:00 a.m. / MCAS and accountability reporting teleconference #2 to assist superintendents and principals in their review of preliminary results and in reporting discrepancies / Registration required through the MCAS Service Center website:

August 12 / Preliminary MCAS reports available to superintendents and principals in Edwin Analytics / Edwin Analytics in the Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
August 19 / MCAS discrepancy reporting window closes. Discrepancies reported after 5:00 p.m. on August 19th will NOT be included in MCAS Parent/Guardian Reports or in the public release of official school, district, and state results / MCAS Service Center website:

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