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Easton schools scramble to set MCAS competency rules for 2025 class after state leaves decision to districts
Summary
Easton Public Schools staff told the School Committee they are preparing an expedited, separate competency-determination process for the Class of 2025 and planning a policy review afterward, while remaining mindful of the law’s retroactive exposure for prior graduates.
Superintendent Doctor Cabral told the Easton School Committee on Jan. 9 that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has left decisions about MCAS competency determinations to local districts and that Easton must decide how to proceed quickly for the Class of 2025.
The committee was told the state has reclassified MCAS as a “competency determination” and will no longer set a single statewide competency policy. "They are now charging districts on their own to determine what the competency determination is going to be," Doctor Cabral said. That change created an urgent timing problem for seniors who have months, not years, left before graduation.
Why it matters: competency determination differs from graduation requirements and can be…
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