Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

Training Opportunities

Below is a list of current training opportunities offered by the Office of Student Assessment Services. Register for a session by clicking the link in the "Training Dates/Times and Registration Links" column below. Recordings of MCAS training sessions will be posted in the MCAS Resource Center approximately one week after the session date.

Sessions and Topics to be Covered	Training Dates/Times Registration Links	Intended Audience	Intended Level of Experience	Recommended Read-Ahead Materials
MCAS-Alt Participation Tool Office Hours MCAS-Alt participation criteria Alternate assessment participation tool Disproportionality risk ratio tool	Wednesday, November 20 12:00–1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 10 10:00–11:00 a.m.	Administrators, special educators, and IEP liaisons	All levels	Updated Training for District IEP Teams
Overview of Student Registration Tasks in the MCAS Portal Registration tasks for the February Science and March Retest administrations	Tuesday, November 26 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.	High school principals and school test coordinators, district test coordinators	All levels
MCAS Office Hours: Registration Tasks for February Science and March Retests	Thursday, December 5 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 5 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.	High school principals and school test coordinators, district test coordinators	All levels
ACCESS for ELLs Test Coordinator Training Webinar for Returning Test Coordinators Format of the assessment(s) Test administration training requirements and considerations Test administration timelines and deadlines Latest updates for the current year's administration	Wednesday, December 4 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.	ACCESS for ELLs test coordinators, EL program directors, principals	Returning test coordinators
ACCESS for ELLs Test Coordinator Training Webinar for New Test Coordinators Format of the assessment(s) Test administration training requirements and considerations Test administration timelines and deadlines Latest updates for the current year's administration	Tuesday, December 3 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 10 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	ACCESS for ELLs test coordinators, EL program directors, principals	New test coordinators

Last Updated: November 14, 2024