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Current Update - August 22, 2008

July 23, 2008

1. Updated 2008-2009 Statewide Testing Schedule and Release of 2009-2010 Statewide Testing Schedule

June 6, 2008

1. Release of Spring 2008 IDEA Proficiency Test (IPT) Results for English Language Learners in Grades K-2 in Title III Districts
2. June Release of Multiple-Choice Results: Grades 3 and 10 English Language Arts (ELA) Reading Comprehension and Grade 10 Mathematics
3. Release of Spring 2008 MEPA Results

April 25, 2008

1. School Choice Receiving District Status, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009
   
2. 2007 MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt): State Summary of Participation and Performance
     
3. Distinguished Elementary Educators - Request for Nominations
   
4. Correction of Koplik Memo
   

April 7, 2008

1. 2008 MCAS-Alt Summer Scoring Institute
2. New Fiscal Guidance - Consolidation Funds in Title I Schoolwide Programs
3. FY08 Title I Program Monitoring Review
4. FY09 Title V, Part A Innovation Grants News Alert
5. School Choice Roster Updates, Spring 2008
6. Release of March 2008 MCAS Retest Results
7. US-China Principal Shadowing Project

April 7, 2008

1. 2008 MCAS-Alt Summer Scoring Institute
2. New Fiscal Guidance - Consolidation Funds in Title I Schoolwide Programs
3. FY08 Title I Program Monitoring Review
4. FY09 Title V, Part A Innovation Grants News Alert
5. School Choice Roster Updates, Spring 2008
6. Release of March 2008 MCAS Retest Results
7. US-China Principal Shadowing Project

February 27, 2008

1. Special Education Circuit Breaker Extraordinary Relief Claims Due by Friday, February 29, 2008
2. Opportunity to Review Student Demographic Information to Be Used for 2008 MCAS|AYP Subgroup Reports
3. Mathematics Curriculum Framework Review Panel
4. English Language Arts Curriculum Framework Discussion Meetings
5. April Regional College Readiness Workshops

February 7, 2008

1. Education Proficiency Plans
2. Off-Topic Compositions on MCAS English Language Arts Tests
3. Competency Determination Data Review
4. MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) Portfolios-in-Progress
     
5. Preserve America History Teacher of the Year
6. Announcement of the George Washington Teachers' Institute
7. 2008 Presidential Awards for Mathematics and Science Teaching
8. Seeking Individuals for Membership on the Family Literacy Research and Evaluation Advisory Group

January 25, 2008

1. Health Education in Massachusetts Secondary Schools, 2006
     
2. Spring 2008 Reading and Writing Test Requirements for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students in Grades K-2
   
3. New Features Planned for the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA) Program
   
4. 2008 Requirements for the Participation of Students with Limited English Proficiency in MCAS and MEPA
     
5. Preliminary Report on Current Fiscal Conditions in Massachusetts Public Schools
       
6. Information Regarding the 2008 American Stars of Teaching
   

January 10, 2008

1. 2008 Participation Requirements and Information about Additional Testing Opportunities for the MCAS High School Science and Technology/Engineering (STE) Tests
2. Release of November 2007 MCAS Retest Results
3. 2008 MCAS and MEPA Administration Workshops
4. Providing Updates to Shipping Information and Ordering Test Materials for the Spring 2008 MCAS Tests, March Retest, and Spring MEPA-R/W Administrations