Standards-Based Accountability Assessments

​The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) and alternate assessment Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS) are the state tests that help districts measure student progress toward Minnesota’s academic standards and also meet the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Students take one test in each subject.
 
Ashby students will take MCA tests in the following subject areas. Reading: MCA (grades 3-8, 10). Mathematics: MCA (grades 3-8, 11). Science: MCA (grades 5, 8, 10).
In addition, the ACT plus Writing Test was offered to all juniors at Ashby Public School on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Make=up ACT test is on May 3.
 
2016 MCA and ACT Testing Dates
 
(All testing begins at approximately 8:30 a.m. on test days)
MCA Mathematics (on-line)  
Grade 11: Monday, April 11
Grade 3: Tuesday, April 12
Grade 6: Tuesday, April 12

Grade 4: Wednesday, April 13
Grade 7: Wednesday, April 13
Grade 5: Thursday, April 14
Grade 8: Thursday, April 14
 
MCA Reading (on-line)
Reading MCA Schedule
Monday, April 18
Grade 10 Reading
Tuesday, April 19
Grade 11 ACT - 8:00 a.m. (big gym/paper & pencil) 
Wednesday, April 20
Grade 3 Reading, part 1 
Grade 4 Reading part 1
Grade 5 Reading, part 1 
Grade 6 Reading, Part 1
Thursday, April 21
Grade 3 Reading, part 2 
Grade 4 Reading part 2 
Grade 5 Reading, part 2 
Grade 6 Reading, part 2
Grade 7 Reading part 1
Friday, April 25
Grade 7 Reading, part 2 
Grade 8 Reading, part 1 & 2 
 
Science (on-line) 
Grade 5: Monday, May 2 
Grade 10: Wednesday, May 4
Grade 8: Thursday, May 5