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Test Overview: English Language Arts
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Test Overview: Science & Technology

Although the Massachusetts Department of Education mandates that, beginning in 2003, students are required to pass the 10th Grade English Language Arts and Mathematics tests as a requirement for high school graduation*, testing occurs across many grade levels. This is done to track student progress over time, allowing ongoing identification of those knowledge domains or strands, if any, in which students require concentrated study efforts. In addition, because its focus is to promote learning, the MCAS Program has been expanded to include testing for the Science & Technology and History & Social Science knowledge domains. The administration schedule by grade level for Spring 2003 follows:

ELA Long
Composition		 ELA Reading
Comprehension		 History &
Social Science		 Mathematics Science &
Technology
Grade 3   X      
Grade 4 X     X  
Grade 5     X   X
Grade 6       X  
Grade 7 X X      
Grade 8     X X X
Grade 10 X X X X  

In addition, Grades 9 and 10 will be engaged in a High School End of Course "Science Pilot" during the Spring 2003 testing period.

* 10th grade students who fail to achieve mastery on the English Language Arts or Mathematics tests are given up to four additional opportunities to pass with re-tests administered in the both the Fall and Spring of their junior and senior years of high school.
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