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The Montana Comprehensive Assessment System (MontCAS) is the suite of statewide assessments aligned with Montana's academic content standards to meet federal testing requirements.
Montana's Required Statewide Assessments
2024-2025 Student Upload Schedule - this calendar view shows the student upload schedule for all of Montana's statewide assessments.
System Test Coordinators can check here weekly for an up-to-date list of timely tasks. Click the tab for a list of tasks for each state required assessment.
Special August Bulletin: 2024-2025 Statewide Assessment Overview
Updated: December 2, 2024 - note update for ACCESS for ELLs
The MSA Interim Assessments Test Administration Manual will guide users through the steps to administer the optional interim science assessments.
With the upcoming release of ChromeOS Version 133 on the Stable channel in early 2025, a required setting for the secure browser will no longer be enabled by default. Districts/schools MUST utilize one or both of the options shared in the Chrome OS Update Instructions.
Students eligible for the Multi State Alternate Assessment (ELA and mathematics) must be marked as alternate in AIM/Infinite Campus to ensure they are uploaded to the MSAA Portal appropriately.
If an EL student is missing from the portal, reach out to the OPI Assessment Unit at 844.867.2569 to have the student manually entered. DO NOT SEND STUDENT INFORMATION IN AN EMAIL OR LEAVE IT ON A VOICEMAIL. You must speak directly with an Assessment Unit team member, or send it via secure file transfer.
Districts received testing materials the last week of November. If you don't have enough materials or the correct materials for testing, order additional materials using the instructions in ACCESS Online Materials. Deadline: February 14, 2025.
Assessment Help Desk: 844-867-2569
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Click on the NAEP logo to learn more about the only national assessment.
Montana's 2023-2024 State Assessment results were made available in early September. This 2023-2024 Statewide Assessment Overview presentation gives additional details.
2024 State Assessment Data Overview