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Superintendent clarifies MCAS requirements: competency determination removed, assessments remain
2808420 · March 28, 2025
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Summary
Superintendent Powers told the committee that Massachusetts districts must continue to administer MCAS tests even after voters removed competency determination from state requirements; districts are developing local competency-determination procedures for graduation requirements.
Superintendent Powers told the school committee that, despite a voter-approved change this fall to remove the statewide competency determination tied to MCAS, districts are still required to administer the MCAS tests and the results will continue to be used in state accountability…
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