MCAS 2.0 is not taking the Commuter Rail to the next-generation assessment station. This train has left the building.
DESE has published the Development Process and Timeline with a goal of rolling out the new English language arts and mathematics MCAS 2.0 assessments by Spring 2017.
Timeline
January 2016 – Informational updates to Assessment Oversight Committee of Board of Elementary and Secondary Education begin
February 2016 – Advisory workgroups start to meet
March 2016 – ESE issues request for proposals for a testing contractor
July 2016 – ESE awards new MCAS contract
Summer/Fall 2016 – Test development begins
Spring 2017 – MCAS 2.0 administered on paper and computer
Spring 2019 – MCAS 2.0 administered exclusively on computer (with paper versions as accommodations)
