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Superintendent explains MCAS changes, graduation rules and new silent‑911 ID cards for staff
Summary
Superintendent Kelly told the Revere School Committee that MCAS no longer counts as a graduation requirement but remains required as a statewide assessment and retains uses such as scholarship eligibility; the district will send a letter to families with details.
Superintendent Kelly reminded the committee on Jan. 21 that recent state law changes remove MCAS as a graduation requirement but do not eliminate the assessments themselves. "MCAS is not gone. It's just not counted as a graduation requirement," the superintendent said, and she asked the district to send a letter to families explaining the change and how it affects students.
Kelly said districts must still administer state assessments where federal law requires them…
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