July 15, 2000


Hello Colleagues:


The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education is
circulating the draft of a report entitled: "The Use of Tests When Making
High Stakes Decisions for Students: A Resource Guide for Educators and
Policymaker."


This report will become a major statement of U.S. government procedures and
policies in matters of concern to all of us. Their input period is from now
through August 7.


You can get a copy by contacting:
Jeanette Lim
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave SW
Switzer Building
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100


According to a cover letter from Scott R. Palmer, "Additional copies of the
draft testing guide are available on OCR's Website at:


http://www.gov/offices/OCR/testing


or by calling 800-421-3481


Also,


"If you have any immediate questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
me [Scott Palmer] or David Berkowitz at 202-205-5526."


I hope we can have some discussion here about this document, which is going
to be central to many (if not all) OCR and court challenges to the tests in
the coming years.


George N. Schmidt
Editor, Substance
5132 W. Berteau
Chicago, IL 60641


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