MCAS Accessibility and Accommodations

Accessibility and Accommodations Manual for the November 2024 Retest Administration

This manual only applies for students taking the November ELA or Mathematics retests.

Excerpts for Accessibility and Accommodations Manual

• Decision-Making Tool for MCAS Participation by Students with Disabilities (Appendix A)

• Procedures for Scribing and Transcribing Student Responses (Appendix B)

• Procedures for Providing the Human Read-Aloud (Appendix C)

• Guidelines for Using Assistive Technology as an MCAS Test Accommodation (Appendix D)

• MCAS and ACCESS for ELLs Accessibility Features and Accommodations at a Glance (Appendix E)

• Updated Policy on Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries/Glossaries for ELs during MCAS Testing (Appendix F)

Resources for Testing Students with Disabilities

• Approved Graphic Organizers and Reference Sheets for Students with Disabilities on MCAS, and Cover Sheet to Request Customized Reference Sheet

• MCAS Nondisclosure Acknowledgment for Test Administrators Administering Certain Accommodations

• Student Accommodation Refusal Form

• Request for Permission to Test an Adult with Accommodations

MCAS Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Disabilities

Resources for Testing EL Students

• Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries and Glossaries Authorized for Use by English Learners on the 2025 MCAS Tests — updated November 2024

• Biology Glossary — English/Portuguese

• Documentation of MCAS Accommodations for an EL Student

Resource

• Guidelines for Participation of Students Diagnosed with Concussions

Last Updated: November 13, 2024