The tables below describe the CD requirements for students in the classes of 2021–2025.
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 6 REGENTS DIPLOMA UPDATE
Update on CD Requirements for STE for the Classes of 2021-23 - (Open the ZIP file, and then open the document named "2020-0526cd-requirements-2021-23.docx.") Update on Competency Requirements for ELA and Math for the Class of 2021 - January 26, 2021 Update on Competency Requirements for ELA and Math for the Class of 2022 - April 20, 2021
Please see the tables in section c below for details.
Note that some students in the classes of 2021–2025 may score in the Not Meeting Expectations level, but their scaled score is high enough to earn the CD in that subject. For more information on the interim CD, refer to the transition plan and the Octoedition of the Student Assessment Update. The interim passing standard for ELA and Mathematics defines a level of achievement on the new tests that is similar to the standard on the legacy tests. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved interim CD requirements beginning with the class of 2021 (i.e., the first class to take the next-generation ELA and Mathematics tests in grade 10). Students may fulfill the CD requirements through the standard MCAS tests or by submitting an MCAS cohort appeal or MCAS competency portfolio, which is an alternative method of student assessment that uses a collection of a student's work samples to measure the educational performance of a small number of students who possess skills at or near grade level, but who cannot demonstrate those skills on the standard MCAS tests, even with accommodations, due to a significant disability. Students who do not pass the MCAS tests in grade 10 may take retests according to these participation guidelines in grades 11 and 12 and beyond.
Students must earn a passing score on the grade 10 MCAS tests in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, and one of the high school Science and Technology/Engineering (STE) tests (Biology, Chemistry, Introductory Physics, and Technology/Engineering) to meet their CD requirement. 69, § 1D, requires that all students who are seeking to earn a high school diploma, including students educated at public expense in educational collaboratives and approved and unapproved private special education schools within and outside the state, must meet the Competency Determination (CD) standard, in addition to meeting all local graduation requirements. The Massachusetts Education Reform Law of 1993, state law, G.L. MA Graduation Requirements and Related Guidance I. Circuit Breaker Spending Comparisons TransportationĬommissioner's Office About the Commissioner Back to School Commissioner's Update Learning Adventures Special Advisories Strategic Plan Superintendents' Checklistĭistrict Support Accountability Lists, Materials, and Tools Approved Special Education Schools Chronically Underperforming Schools and Districts Data and Accountability District Review Documentation District Review Reports Federal Reports Leadership and Governance (Toolkit) Leading Educational Access Project (LEAP) Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Public School Monitoring School and District Profiles School and District Report Cards Special Education Special Education in Institutional Settings Statewide System of Support Student Opportunity Act Administration and Finance Accounting and Auditing Chapter 70 Program Chapter 74 Nonresident Tuition Charter Finance and Enrollment DESE Budget Educational Collaboratives Federal Grants Programs Food and Nutrition Grants/Funding Opportunities Inter-District School Choice Regional Districts School Buildings School Finance Regulations Special Ed.