Waltham Public School's MCAS 2.0 Results

In 2016-2017 MA students participated in a new state standards-based assessment called MCAS 2.0. This new assessment is more rigorous than previous MCAS assessments in several important ways: (1) the assessment is aligned to a new set of rigorous English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science standards that Massachusetts has adopted; (2) the assessment includes new performance bands (i.e. exceeding expectations, meeting expectations, partially meeting expectations and not meeting expectations); and (3) a phased shift toward computer-based assessment and away from paper-pencil assessments.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released 2017 MCAS scores yesterday, Wednesday, October 18th. The City of Waltham’s Middle Schools demonstrated significant improvement! See their wins and next steps based on the 2016-2017 MCAS 2.0 results from Superintendent Drew Echelson attached.