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Easton committee weighs approach after state reclassifies MCAS as a competency determination
Summary
School leaders told the Easton School Committee on Jan. 9 that the statehas reclassified MCAS as a competency determination and districts must decide locally how to assess students who have not yet passed. The committee directed staff to fast-track an interim process for the Class of 2025 while policy work continues.
Dr. Cabral, the district superintendent, told the Easton School Committee on Jan. 9 that the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has recharacterized MCAS as a —competency determination— and that districts must determine local procedures for students who have not met that standard.
"They are now charging districts on their own to determine what the competency determination is going to be," Dr. Cabral said during the committee's update on MCAS and graduation requirements.
The committee is most immediately focused on the Class of 2025, Dr. Cabral said, because a small number of seniors have not passed…
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