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After MCAS requirement ends, Cambridge plans short-term coursework route for grads and will await state council for long-term standards
Summary
Cambridge officials proposed using satisfactory completion of specified coursework for the classes of 2025–2026 who lack MCAS scores and said the district will monitor the governor's statewide council before finalizing long-term competency standards.
Cambridge Public Schools staff on April 15 outlined a two-part response to the state’s removal of the MCAS graduation requirement: a short-term local path using course completion and a longer-term review that will align with forthcoming state guidance.
Chief Accountability Officer Chad Leith told the School Committee that, for the classes of 2025 and 2026, the district proposes awarding the competency determination to students who have satisfactorily completed specified coursework in English language arts (20 credits), mathematics (20 credits) and at least one science discipline (10 credits).
Leith said the approach mirrors actions taken by other…
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