I know everyone is thinking the same thing, do we have to? Yes, we do. MCAS testing will take place at Wood Hill and throughout the Andover Public Schools in May. This year though MCAS will be on our computers.
ELA MCAS will be week one of testing and will take place on May 1-2. Science MCAS (for the eighth grade) will be week two of testing, taking place on May 14-15. Math MCAS will be the third and final week of testing. Testing days are May 21-22.
If you think about these tests though and how they don't affect our grades, what they're really testing is if we are learning. These tests are testing our teachers to make sure they are teaching us everything we need to know. Have you ever noticed how on the paper that comes home they compare your grade against your school, your state, and the country. That is because they want to make sure the teachers in every school, in every state, in the country is up to standard for their grade. Andover has historically done well in these categories.
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