Montana Aligned to Standards Through-Year (MAST) Program Portal
About the Program
The Montana Aligned to Standards Through-Year (MAST) Program features a series of short, standards-aligned math and ELA tests that are administered throughout the year to students in grades 3-8. This assessment system offers useful flexibility in test administration and allows for through-year alignment with taught curriculum. MAST provides educators with valuable data and a comprehensive model of student learning over the course of the school year, all while meeting federal testing requirements.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MAST Testing windows for the 2025-2026 School Year are confirmed:
Window 1: October 13 – December 5, 2025
Window 2: January 12 – March 6, 2026
Window 3: March 30 – May 22, 2026
Window 1: October 13 – December 5, 2025
Window 2: January 12 – March 6, 2026
Window 3: March 30 – May 22, 2026
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MAST Through-Year Summative Reports release has been updated to October 16, 2025. Like the Smarter Balanced results, these summative reports should be filed in students' cumulative records, and a printed copy should be shared with parents/guardians, consistent with past practices. Supporting resources will soon be available on the MAST Portal under Through-Year Reporting.
Once available, these reports will be housed in the Kite Educator Portal and can be found by navigating to Interim > View Results, click on the small blue dropdown arrow on the Testlet Report tab, and finally, select the desired report, fill out the organizational dropdowns then click on Search.
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TESTLET SCORE REPORTS
THROUGH-YEAR SCORE REPORTS
Through-Year Interpretive Guides & Videos
Through-Year Overviews
SYSTEMS (TECH PLATFORMS)
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
TRANSLATED TEST DIRECTIONS
- Arabic Version of Written Test Directions
- French Version of Written Test Directions
- Spanish Version of Written Test Directions
- Urdu Version of Written Test Directions
- Vietnamese Version of Written Test Directions
- Simplified Chinese Version of Written Test Directions
- Traditional Chinese Version of Written Test Directions
- ASL Version of Testing Instructions with Calculator
- ASL Version of Testing Instructions without Calculator
SCHEDULE
- Administration Window #1: October 13 - December 5, 2025
- Administration Window #2: January 12 - March 6, 2026
- Administration Window #3: March 30 - May 22, 2026
MAST TRAININGS
MAST for Test Coordinators PPTX, PDF, and Facilitator Guide
MAST for Educators PPTX, PDF, and Facilitator Guide