Dear Principals and Directors of Charter Schools, Approved Private Special Education Schools, Educational Collaboratives, and Special Education in Institutional Settings:
The purpose of this website is for the principal to do the following:
- Certify that appropriate preparations have been made prior to test administration;
- Enter the quantity of answer booklets being returned (for paper-based testing);
- Certify that the school's MCAS test administration met the student participation and test security requirements described in the Principal's Administration Manual.
Note that the PCPA may not be completed by a designee.
In order to maintain a standard test administration and reporting schedule across all schools, this form must be completed according to the dates listed in the table below.
| Test Administration | Deadline to Complete the PCPA BEFORE Testing | Deadline to Complete the PCPA AFTER Testing |
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| March 2018 MCAS ELA and Mathematics Retests | 12:00 p.m., February 26 | 3:00 p.m., March 8 |
| Spring 2018 MCAS Grades 3-8 English Language Arts | 12:00 p.m., March 29 | 3:00 p.m., May 7 |
| Spring 2018 MCAS Grades 3–8 Mathematics and Gr. 5 and 8 STE | 12:00 p.m., March 29 | 3:00 p.m., May 29 |
| MCAS Alternate Assessment | 12:00 p.m., March 22 | 3:00 p.m., March 28 |
March–April 2018 Grade 10 MCAS
English Language Arts | 12:00 p.m., March 23 | 3:00 p.m., April 11 |
| May 2018 Grade 10 MCAS Mathematics | 12:00 p.m., May 21 | 3:00 p.m., May 31 |
| June 2018 High School MCAS Science and Tech/Eng | 12:00 p.m., June 4 | 3:00 p.m., June 13 |
Instructions
- The principal must complete the PCPA and certify the information submitted on this form.
- To begin, select your administration from the dropdown menu.
- Note: For Grades 3–8 English Language Arts, select "Spring 2018 MCAS Grades 3–8" from the drop-down menu. For Grades 3–8 Mathematics and Gr. 5 and 8 STE, select "Spring 2018 MCAS Grades 3–8 Mathematics and Gr. 5 and 8 STE"