Pasquale DeVito to Direct Measured Progress’s Massachusetts Testing Programs 

Pasquale J. “Pat” DeVito recently joined Measured Progress as director of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAS). Dr. DeVito replaces Dr. Lisa Ehrlich, who has been promoted to the position of chief operating officer for the Dover, New Hampshire-based company.

Dr. DeVito has a long and successful track record in the areas of student assessment and program evaluation. Until 2003, he was director and senior program officer for the National Research Council’s Board on Testing and Assessment. He worked for the Rhode Island Department of Education from 1974 through 2000, serving as evaluation specialist, manager of testing and evaluation, and director of assessment. Most recently, he held the position of senior vice president for Questar Assessment, Inc., where he oversaw business development initiatives.

Dr. DeVito earned a doctorate in educational research, measurement, and evaluation; a master’s degree in educational psychology; and a bachelor’s degree in psychology, all from Boston College. He is a member of several professional organizations focused on educational measurement, including the American Educational Research Association, the American Evaluation Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education.

“We are pleased to welcome Pat to the MCAS team.” said Measured Progress President Martin Borg.  “His experience, credentials, and integrity will be assets to both Measured Progress and the MCAS—an assessment program that already has a national reputation for rigor and excellence.”

Measured Progress has collaborated with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on a variety of programs since the 1980s. The company developed and administered the MCAS from 1995 until 2000 and in 2004 signed a five-year contract to resume work on the program. In addition, Measured Progress has developed the MCAS Alternate Assessment since 1998 and produces the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment for English language learners.

Most recently, the Commonwealth awarded a five-year, $146 million contract to Measured Progress, which will develop, administer, score, and report results of both the MCAS and the MCAS-Alternative Assessment through 2014.