I. Materials for Teleconference 4
Building Tests To Support Instruction and Accountability: A Guide for Policymakers
http://aasa.org/issues_and_insights/assessment/Building_Tests.pdf
(10/23/01)   Link takes you to aasa.org
A new independent commission report that offers nine requirements for states to design tests that promote better teaching and learning. Prepared by the Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment.

Illustrative Language for an RFP To Build Tests To Support Instruction and Accountability
http://aasa.org/issues_and_insights/assessment/Illustrative_Language_for_an_RFP.pdf
(10/23/01)  Link takes you to aasa.org
Prepared by the Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment.


II. Additional Resources
We may post an additional draft for use in future teleconferences on this topic just prior to the call.

Panelists for the September 30, 2002 Teleconference

Research Panelists
Jim Popham, Professor Emeritus UCLA
Marcie Dianda, National Education Association, with additional context from the Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment

Kansas Panelists
Dr. Alexa Pochowski, Assistant Commissioner, Learning Services Division at the Kansas State Department of Education, will lead a team from special education, assessment, and Title I offices at KDE that will include:

• Judi Miller, Coordinator, State and Federal Programs Administration Team
• Dr. Cherie Randall, Coordinator, State Assessment Program
• Lynnett Wright, Education Program Consultant (State Assessment, Alternate Assessment, Continuous Improvement Monitoring and Regional Consultant)
• Theresa Cote Senior Administrative Specialist
  

Federal Panelists
OSEP:  David Malouf and Cynthia Bryant
Title I:  Sue Rigney

Co-hosts 
Eileen Ahearn, National Association of State Directors of Special Education
Rachel Quenemoen, National Center on Educational Outcomes