Parent Guides
Standardized Testing
Department of Education
Parent's Guide to MCAS Testing
This guide explains new changes to MCAS scoring, learning standards that students are held to, and how you can best support your child's learning. For more information about standardized testing in Massachusetts, please visit the DESE website.
Department of Education
Family Guide to Learning Standards
These guides to the Massachusetts learning standards help families understand what students are expected to know and do by the end of each grade. Designed to help families and teachers work together to support learning, the guides are available in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese.
Addressing Concerns
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Resolving Disputes with the School
There are times when parents and schools simply do not agree on some issue affecting a child’s education. When informal approaches don’t result in agreement the law (IDEA) provides several approaches that parents and schools can use to help resolve the dispute.
National School Safety & Security Services
Addressing School Safety Concerns
School safety is perhaps the only school issue more important to parents than their child’s academic achievement. Click to learn some helpful steps when bringing school safety concerns to the attention of school officials.