Welcome to Maryland Help & Support

Welcome to the Maryland Help and Support website. The (opens in new tab)Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program’s LS MISA and Government tests that measure school and individual student progress toward mastery of the high school science and social studies curriculum standards.

Key Dates

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Winter 2026 Spring 2026 Summer 2026

Winter 2026

Additional Test Taker Training
Option 1: 9/24/25
Option 2: 9/26/25

First Pre-ID Upload Window
**PBT materials will be automatically ordered from enrollments loaded in this window
10/13/25 – 10/24/25

Second Pre-ID Upload Window
11/10/25 – 11/14/25

Additional Test Taker Accommodations Window
**LACs and STCs may bulk upload accommodations between the hours of 3:00 pm EST to 5:30 am EST (outside of testing window dates). During the testing window, i.e. during the hours of 5:30 am EST to 3:00 pm EST, accommodations can be edited manually.
10/27/25 – 1/16/26

Manuals Posted on the MD Help & Support Site
10/6/25

Secure Materials & Manuals Shipment Arrives in Schools and LEAs
11/17/25

Additional Order window
11/17/25 – 1/9/26

Window to Create and Schedule Test Sessions
11/20/25 – 1/16/26

UPS Pickup Scheduling Window
12/1/25 – 1/16/26

Last Day to Finalize Student Online Test Invalidation
1/16/26

Last Day to Transcribe Paper-Based Test into Kiosk
1/16/26

Individual Student Results Available in Data Interaction
12/12/25 – 2/4/26

Test Irregularities available in Data Interaction
2/4/26

Student Results File with LEAs for Corrections
2/6/26 – 2/12/26

Correction file due back to MSDE from LEAs
2/12/26

Final Student Results File available for LEAs from MSDE on Secure Server
3/10/26

Final Student Results File available in Data Interaction
3/11/26

Summary Reports, Student Reports and Labels available in Data Interaction
3/24/26

Student Reports and Labels Arrive in Schools and LEAs
4/7/26

Spring 2026

First Pre-ID Upload Window
**PBT materials will be automatically ordered from enrollments loaded in this window
3/2/26 – 3/13/26

Second Pre-ID Upload Window
4/13/26 – 4/17/26

Manuals Posted on the MD Help & Support Site
10/6/25

Secure Materials & Manuals Shipment Arrives in Schools and LEAs
4/13/26

Additional Order window
4/13/26 – 5/22/26

Window to Create and Schedule Test Sessions
4/20/26 – 5/29/26

UPS Pickup Scheduling Window
4/27/26 – 5/29/26

Last Day to Finalize Student Online Test Invalidation
5/29/26

Last Day to Transcribe Paper-Based Test into Kiosk
5/29/26

Individual Student Results Available in Data Interaction
5/8/26 – 6/16/26

Test Irregularities available in Data Interaction
6/16/26

Student Results File with LEAs for Corrections
6/23/26 – 6/29/26

Correction file due back to MSDE from LEAs
6/29/26

Final Student Results File available for LEAs from MSDE on Secure Server
7/23/26

Final Student Results File available in Data Interaction
7/27/26

Summary Reports, Student Reports and Labels available in Data Interaction
8/7/26

Student Reports and Labels Arrive in Schools and LEAs
8/19/26

Summer 2026

First Pre-ID Upload Window
**PBT materials will be automatically ordered from enrollments loaded in this window
6/8/26 – 6/12/26

Second Pre-ID Upload Window
7/6/26 – 7/10/26

Secure Materials & Manuals Shipment Arrives in Schools and LEAs
7/8/26

Additional Order window
7/8/26 – 7/24/26

Window to Create and Schedule Test Sessions
7/13/26 – 7/31/26

UPS Pickup Scheduling Window
7/20/26 – 7/31/26

Last Day to Finalize Student Online Test Invalidation
7/31/26

Last Day to Transcribe Paper-Based Test into Kiosk
7/31/26

Individual Student Results Available in Data Interaction
7/31/26 – 8/18/26

Test Irregularities available in Data Interaction
8/18/26

Student Results File with LEAs for Corrections
8/20/26 – 8/26/26

Correction file due back to MSDE from LEAs
8/26/26

Final Student Results File available for LEAs from MSDE on Secure Server
9/21/26

Final Student Results File available in Data Interaction
9/23/26

Summary Reports, Student Reports and Labels available in Data Interaction
10/6/26

Student Reports and Labels Arrive in Schools and LEAs
10/16/26

LS MISA: Life Science Maryland Integrated Science Assessments

During the 2017-2018 school year and beyond, students take the Life Science Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (LS MISA). LS MISA is a series of science assessments in Grade 5, 8 and High School. These assessments provide educators, parents, and the public with information about student progress towards science literacy. High school students take the LS (Life Science) MISA after successfully completing high school coursework in life science (biology). LS MISA and Government are End of Course Assessments worth 20% of a student's final grade. For more information regarding the test, please visit the (opens in new tab) Maryland Assessments website.

Practice Tests Page

MCAP Government

High school students take the MCAP Government EOC assessment after successfully completing high school coursework in government. MCAP Government is an End of Course Assessment worth 20% of a student's final grade. For more information regarding the test, please visit the (opens in new tab)Maryland Assessments website.

Practice Tests Page

Data Interaction (DI)

Static and interactive reports showing student, school, district, and statewide performance information for MCAP Government and LS MISA are available to school test coordinators within the secure (opens in new tab)Data Interaction website.