Principal's Certification of Proper Test Administration
Spring 2013 MCAS

Dear Principals and Directors of Charter Schools, Approved Private Special Education Schools, Educational Collaboratives, Special Education in Institutional Settings, and Alternative Adult/External Diploma Programs:

The purpose of this website is for the principal to do the following. Note that the PCPA may not be completed by a designee.

  1. Certify that the quantity of materials received is accurate (section 2)
  2. Enter the quantity of materials being returned (sections 3 & 4)
  3. Certify that your school administered the MCAS tests according to student participation and test security requirements described in the Principal's Administration Manual (section 5)

In order to maintain a standard test administration and reporting schedule across all schools, this form must be completed for each test administration 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
March 2013 MCAS ELA and Mathematics Retests 12:00 p.m., February 25 3:00 p.m., March 7
March–April 2013 MCAS English Language Arts 12:00 p.m., March 14 3:00 p.m., April 8
MCAS Alternate Assessment 12:00 p.m., March 15 3:00 p.m., March 28
May 2013 MCAS Gr. 3–8 Math and Science & Tech/Eng 12:00 p.m., May 2 3:00 p.m., May 22
May 2013 MCAS Grade 10 Mathematics 12:00 p.m., May 9 3:00 p.m., May 22
June 2013 MCAS High School Science and Tech/Eng 12:00 p.m., May 31 3:00 p.m., June 10

Instructions

  • The principal must complete the PCPA and certify the information submitted on this form.
  • To begin, select your administration from the dropdown menu.

Thank you for your cooperation.


Please contact the MCAS Service Center at 800-737-5103 or via email at mcas@measuredprogress.org if you have any questions or problems accessing this website. For more information about MCAS, please visit the Department’s website at www.doe.mass.edu/mcas.