In 2024, the Guidelines for the Candidate Assessment of Performance were updated in alignment with revisions to the Standards of Effective Practice and the Guidelines for the Professional Standards for Teachers . Please visit the PST and CAP page for additional information and resources related to these updates.
The 2019 CAP Guidelines and resources linked below may be used through the 2024-2025 school year.
To aid supervisors in conducting observations and contributing impactful feedback to candidates, DESE recommends its "What to Look For" guides that describe what to expect in a classroom at a particular grade level in a specific subject area. This includes the knowledge and skills students should be learning and using (as reflected in state learning standards) on the front page and examples of student and teacher behaviors aligned to the Standards of Effective Practice used in the state evaluation framework on the back page.
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What To Look For ELA Kindergarten
What To Look For Math Kindergarten
What To Look For Science Kindergarten
What To Look For ELA Grade 1
What To Look For Math Grade 1
What To Look For Science Grade 1
What To Look For ELA Grade 2
What To Look For Math Grade 2
What To Look For Science Grade 2
What To Look For ELA Grade 3
What To Look For Math Grade 3
What To Look For Science Grade 3
What To Look For ELA Grade 4
What To Look For Math Grade 4
What To Look For Science Grade 4
What To Look For ELA Grade 5
What To Look For Math Grade 5
What To Look For Science Grade 5
What To Look For ELA Grade 6
What To Look For Math Grade 6
What To Look For Science Grade 6
What To Look For ELA Grade 7
What To Look For Math Grade 7
What To Look For Science Grade 7
What To Look For ELA Grade 8
What To Look For Math Grade 8
What To Look For Science Grade 8
What To Look For ELA Grades 9–10
What To Look For Math Model Algebra 1
What To Look For Science High School Biology
What To Look For ELA Grades 11–12
What To Look For Math Model Algebra 2
What To Look For Science High School Chemistry
What To Look For Math Model Geometry
What To Look For Science High School Earth and Space Science
What To Look For Science High School Physics
What To Look For Science High School Technology Engineering
Your feedback regarding these guides is welcomed and appreciated. Please send your comments to instructionalsupport@doe.mass.edu .
Last Updated: November 4, 2024
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