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Threat of Winter Storm Postpones Tuesday's MCAS Testing

Due to the expected winter storm Monday night into Tuesday morning, the state announced the MCAS English Language Arts Composition test for students in grades 4, 7 and 10 has been postponed until Monday, March 25.

With much of Massachusetts expecting a winter storm Monday night into Tuesday morning, the state's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has decided to postpone Tuesday's MCAS English Language Arts Composition test for students in grades 4, 7 and 10 to Monday, March 25.

The decision was announced on DOE's website.

Originally, this composition test was scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, but in an effort to make sure all schools administer the test on the same day, "all schools must administer the ELA Composition test to students in grades 4, 7, and 10 on Monday, March 25, including schools that are not affected by the weather," according to a memo from Elizabeth Davis, Associate Commissioner of Student Assessment.

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If there is school on Tuesday, any ELA Reading Comprehension test sessions that are scheduled may be administered, just not the ELA Composition test.

Click here for more information from the Mass. DOE

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The National Weather Service predicts the Walpole area will receive about 4 to 8 inches of snow from this storm before it changes over to sleet and then rain sometime Tuesday morning ... just in time for the commute to work. 

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