The Maryland School Assessment (MSA) is a
mandatory assessment of reading and mathematics achievement that meets
the testing requirements
of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. The tests will be administered
in April 2007 to students in grades 3 through 8. For each of these grades, there are
two days of testing for reading and two days of testing for mathematics. In March 2007,
science will be added in grades 5 and 8. Results from last year's MSA for all Baltimore
County Public Schools can be found at the Maryland
State Department of Education (MSDE) website on
the School Improvement in Maryland Data page.
Visit the
Test page for MSDE or
contact a school counselor for more information.
