2015 Assessment and Accountability Data
Review and Release Schedule
*All dates are tentative
Date*
Last updated 10/23/2015
Deliverable / Event
Mode of Delivery
Printed MCAS parent/guardian reports for students
participating in standard MCAS tests and MCAS-Alt received by
superintendents
UPS delivery to district offices
October 20
State-level PARCC results released to the public
Department’s Student Assessment website:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/parcc/
October 29
Preliminary embargoed 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/
Preliminary embargoed PARCC grade 3-8 and 9 & 11 school and
district summary reports available electronically for
superintendents and principals
DropBox Central & Edwin Analytics in the
Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
October 30
10:00 a.m.
PARCC reporting teleconference to assist superintendents and
principals in their review of results
Online registration required (limit 1
registrant per school):
https://engage.vevent.com/rt/pearsoninc~
103015
November 2015
November 2
2:00 p.m.
PARCC reporting teleconference to assist superintendents and
principals in their review of results
Online registration required (limit 1
registrant per school):
https://engage.vevent.com/rt/pearsoninc~
110215
Second week of
November
Official PARCC grade 3-8 and 9 & 11 school and district
summary reports released to the public
Department’s website:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/
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):
https://ma.pearsonaccessnext.com/
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
Preliminary embargoed accountability data for all districts and
schools, including accountability and assistance levels and 20122015 Progress and Performance Index (PPI) data, provided
electronically to superintendents and principals
Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
October 2015
October 1
November 19-20
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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2015 Assessment and Accountability Data
Review and Release Schedule
*All dates are tentative
Date*
Late November
December 2015
Early December
December
Last updated 10/23/2015
Deliverable / Event
Accountability data teleconferences to assist superintendents
and principals in their review of results
Mode of Delivery
TBD
Official accountability reports for all districts and schools,
including accountability and assistance levels and 2012-2015
Progress and Performance Index (PPI) data, released to the
public
Department’s website:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/
School and district report cards made available to the public
Department’s website:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/
Electronic PARCC parent/guardian reports for students
participating in grades 3-8 PARCC tests available for
superintendents and principals
Pearson Access Next (PA Next):
https://ma.pearsonaccessnext.com/
Printed PARCC parent/guardian reports for students
participating in grades 3-8 PARCC tests received by
superintendents
UPS delivery to district offices
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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2015 Assessment and Accountability Data
Review and Release Schedule
*All dates are tentative
Last updated 10/23/2015
June-September 2015 Schedule (past deliverables/events, for informational purposes)
Date*
Deliverable / Event
Mode of Delivery
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:
www.mcasservicecenter.com/
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
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/
MCAS-Alt score appeal results received by principals
Regular mail
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:
www.mcasservicecenter.com/
Department’s Security Portal:
https://gateway.edu.state.ma.us/
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:
www.mcasservicecenter.com/
June 2015
June 15
July 2015
July 3
Late July
August 2015
August 7
August 7
2:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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2015 Assessment and Accountability Data
Review and Release Schedule
*All dates are tentative
Last updated 10/23/2015
Date*
August 10
10:00 a.m.
Deliverable / Event
MCAS and accountability reporting teleconference #2 to assist
superintendents and principals in their review of preliminary
results and in reporting discrepancies
Mode of Delivery
Registration required through the MCAS
Service Center website:
www.mcasservicecenter.com/
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:
www.mcasservicecenter.com/
MCAS-Alt portfolios and portfolio feedback forms received by
principals
UPS delivery to district offices
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/
September 2015
September 14
September 21
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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