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State removes MCAS as sole competency measure; Beverly schools to use personalized learning plans for some seniors
Summary
Massachusetts removed MCAS as the only way to demonstrate high-school competency; Beverly Public Schools will use personalized learning plans (formerly EPPs) for impacted seniors and rely on coursework, benchmarks and other demonstrations for future cohorts.
Dorothy Flaherty, Beverly Public Schools assistant superintendent, told the School Committee’s Curriculum, Instruction and Student Life meeting on Jan. 8 that a state law change removed MCAS as the sole measure for high-school competency determination.
Flaherty said the law, which took effect in December, “removed MCAS as the requirement for grade 10 to prove competency determination,” and that MCAS “is no longer a measure of competency determination or required for high school graduation.” She stressed the change does not eliminate MCAS testing itself; the state will still use MCAS participation rates for school and district accountability.
The change means students can demonstrate mastery in English language arts, math and at least one science discipline through alternatives such as…
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