Word: mcas
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That year, the Morse school scored well on the test--surprisingly well for a school with many low-income students. And the state picked Morse when it chose an elementary school to host the announcement of MCAS scores that year...
According to Coady, that made a difference for Morse's MCAS scores, and MCAS scores made a difference for the Morse school...
...same time, though, the school's MCAS scores have leveled off. Coady attributes that mainly to students transferring in, who have not gone through the school's curriculum during earlier grades...
Coady says he has reservations about MCAS. What he wants, he says, is an annual assessment so student performance can be monitored year-to-year, rather than waiting for MCAS scores at grades...
...told them we take great pride in taking the MCAS and doing well," he says. "This is an important test for us, because as we do well on it....We continue to attract parents...