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Phone: 781-338-6105.  \n© 2026 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education  \nPermission is hereby granted to copy any or all parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes. Please credit the “Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.”  \nMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 135 Santilli Highway, Everett, MA 02149  \nPhone 781-338-3000 TTY: [N.E.T. Relay 800-439-2370 www.doe.mass.edu](N.E.T. Relay 800-439-2370 www.doe.mass.edu)  \nContact: MCAS Service Center  \n\n| For questions on: | • general test administration support\u003Cbr>• MCAS Training Site and MCAS Student Kiosk such as\u003Cbr>o user accounts\u003Cbr>o technology support and readiness\u003Cbr>o student registration process and loading files\u003Cbr>o viewing student data\u003Cbr>o scheduling tests\u003Cbr>• locating resources\u003Cbr>• shipments of materials |\n| --- | --- |\n| Hours: | 7:00 a. m.–5:00 p. m. , Monday–Friday |\n| Web: | [mcas.onlinehelp.cognia.com](mcas.onlinehelp.cognia.com) |\n| Email: | [mcas@cognia.org](mcas@cognia.org) |\n| Telephone: | 1-800-737-5103 TTY: 888-222-1671 |\n\n\n| Contact: | DESE Office of Student Assessment Services |\n| --- | --- |\n| For questions on: | • policy, such as assigning accessibility features and accommodations\u003Cbr>• student participation\u003Cbr>• testing irregularities, including test security incidents and technology failures\u003Cbr>• reactivating tests for CBT\u003Cbr>• student data and SIMS (View the note below regarding SIMS. )\u003Cbr>Questions regarding SIMS data should be directed to the district’s SIMS contact (go to [profiles.doe.mass.edu/search/search.aspx?leftNavID=11239](profiles.doe.mass.edu/search/search.aspx?leftNavID=11239) , select SIMS Contact from the Function menu, and click Get Results) . |\n| Hours: | 8:00 a. m.–5:00 p. m. , Monday–Friday during test administration windows\u003Cbr>Between 7:00 a. m. and 8:00 a. m. during the test administration windows, MCAS Service Center representatives will receive calls to 781-338-3625, answer questions regarding logistics, and take messages for Department staff, which will be returned during our regular business hours. |\n| Web: | [www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/admin.html](www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/admin.html) |\n| Email: | [mcas@mass.gov](mcas@mass.gov) |\n| Telephone: | 781-338-3625 |\n\nTable of Contents  \nI. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1  \nA. Purpose and General Overview ................................................................................ 1  \nB. Scheduling the Practice Test..................................................................................... 1  \nII. Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................................................. 2  \nIII. Using the MCAS Training Site....................................................................................... 2  \nLogging In ............................................................................................................................ 3  \nIV. Navigating the MCAS Training Site Homepage ....................................................... 5  \nV. 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