Raise the Bar

Sep 24, 2021, 2:03 PM

The Fall Season is here! The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the MCAS 2021 results to the public this week, with parent and student forms being mailed to us from DESE next week. Families will receive their child’s MCAS scores after September 30. Families of students who were in grades 3-8 in the spring should keep in mind that those students were given shorter than usual tests, which can cause individual student performance to vary more than usual as compared to previous years. These variations even out as groups of students are aggregated, but the difference is worth keeping in mind when viewing individual results. Families should also remember that MCAS results are only one measure of their child's growth and achievement. We have experienced a safe and successful start to the academic year. A reminder that our in-school COVID testing options do require consent, so please go to the consent website here. Online consent is best but if you feel you really need…