{"id":3270,"date":"2023-01-13T08:20:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T13:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=3270"},"modified":"2025-07-23T08:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:22:56","slug":"testing-staff-mcas-accounts","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/knowledge-base\/testing-staff-mcas-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing Staff Cognia MCAS Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each year, in preparation for the Spring computer-based MCAS exams (ELA, Math, and STE), we need all High School teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, and administrators to test their logins to the Cognia MCAS site. This should be a quick process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please direct a web browser to:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcas.cognia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/mcas.cognia.org\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your username is your complete Chelsea email address, so my login would be&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:moorea@chelseaschools.com\" target=\"_blank\">moorea@chelseaschools.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you do not remember your password OR if you have never logged into the Cognia site, please follow the &#8220;forgot password&#8221; link which will allow you to reset your password. This process should send directions to your\u00a0@<a href=\"http:\/\/chelseaschools.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chelseaschools.com<\/a>\u00a0email address. Please check your spam folder if you do not see it within a few minutes of triggering the process.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please take a couple minutes to log into the Cognia site by the first week of each December.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#74e195\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">If you successfully log in, you&#8217;re set and the admin team will&nbsp;be providing additional MCAS training\/instructions down the road.&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fd765e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">If you have difficulties logging in or you fire any kind of error, please let Andy Moore know specifically what error\/problem you encounter so he can identify and fix any user account errors as soon as possible.<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice the sign in and accompanying links to &#8220;forgot password&#8221; link in the lower right area of the below screenshot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png 1002w, https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-50x36.png 50w, https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-60x43.png 60w, https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-100x72.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, in preparation for the Spring computer-based MCAS exams (ELA, Math, and STE), we need all High School teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, and administrators to test their logins to the Cognia MCAS site. 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