Md. Code Regs. 13A.03.02.06 - Maryland Comprehensive Assessments

A. A student shall take the requisite Maryland Comprehensive Assessment during its next regular administration if the student received credit for taking, by the methods identified in Regulations .03 and .04 of this chapter, any of the following courses aligned with the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment:

(1) Algebra;

(2) Science;

(3) English; or

(4) Government.

B. To be awarded the Maryland High School Diploma, all students, including elementary and middle school students who take high school level courses, shall take the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment for algebra, science, English, and government after the student completes the required course or courses.

C. Reporting Student Performance.

(1) A school system shall state on the student's performance record card only that the student has or has not met all assessment requirements.

(2) For the purpose of this section, except for students identified in §D of this regulation, "met all assessment requirements" means taking all Maryland Comprehensive Assessments.

D. For the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 school years, a student will have met the assessment requirement for Algebra I, English 10, science, and government if:

(1) The student has passed the Algebra I course, English 10 course, science course, and government course; and

(2) The student takes the Algebra I, English 10, science, and government Maryland Comprehensive Assessment aligned with the course.

E. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year:

(1) A student shall take the requisite Maryland Comprehensive Assessment during its regular administration if the student is taking, by the methods identified in Regulations .03 and .04 of this chapter, any of the following courses aligned with the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment:

(a) Algebra;

(b) English;

(c) Science; or

(d) Government; and

(2) Students entering the ninth grade, the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment for science and government shall account for 20 percent of the student's final grade in the respective high school level science and government courses.

Notes

Md. Code Regs. 13A.03.02.06

Regulation .06 amended effective 42:12 Md. R. 763, eff.6/22/2015; amended effective 43:23 Md. R. 1280, eff. 11/24/2016; amended effective 45:4 Md. R. 206, eff. 2/26/2018; amended effective 48:12 Md. R. 474, eff. 6/14/2021; amended effective 50:16 Md. R.727, eff. 8/21/2023