January 24, 2015

Greetings!

A number of parents have been asking about the testing windows for PARCC and MCAS  this coming spring.  PARCC includes two testing sessions, on that is called the Performance Based Assessments (PBA) and the other session is the End of Year assessments.  Both of these testing sessions include mathematics and ELA. 

Below is the testing window for each of our three schools: Tahanto (TAH), Berlin Memorial School (BMS), and Boylston Elementary School (BES).  These testing sessions are also listed on the district website under 'Curriculum'.

PARCC testing at each school is designed to span over a two-week period of time with the first week designated for the online testing component and the second week for make-ups as necessary.

Performance Based Assessment (PBA):

Testing Window:  March 16-April 10

TAH: Weeks of March 16^th -March 27^th  (includes ELA MCAS for Grade 10 on March 25, 26)

BES: Weeks of March 23d – April 2^nd

BMS: Weeks of March 30th – April 10^th

End-of-Year (EOY):

BMS: Weeks of May 3rd – May 15^th

BES: Weeks of May 11^th – May 22^nd

TAH: Weeks of May 18^th – May 29^th

MCAS Science/Engineering Grade 5

BES: May 5^th and May 6^th

BMS: May 19^th and May 20th

If you have any questions about PARCC, MCAS, or the testing windows, please do not hestitate to contact me at: ccostello@bbrsd.org.

Thank you,
Carol Costello
Director of Curriculum & Grants
Berlin-Boylston Public Schools