Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 2.djvu/493

 PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986 liv.- ' '

100 STAT. 1595

"(ii) on making comparisons of such assessments with the national profile (including special population profiles) and change data developed by the National Assessment; and "(F) with respect to each State which voluntarily participates State and local in accordance with paragraph (5), provide a statement of governments. information collected by the National Assessment for each such State. "(2)(A) The organization through which the Office carries out the National Assessment shall be responsible for overall management of the National Assessment. Such organization shall delegate authority to design and supervise the conduct of the National Assessment to an Assessment Policy Committee, established by such organization. The Assessment Policy Committee shall be composed of— JJ^I «.a "(i) five members appointed by the organization of whom two members shall be representatives of business and industry and •; three members shall be representatives of the general public; .;ii/tia..^^ and "(ii) fourteen members appointed by the organization from the categories of membership specified in subparagraph (B). "(B) Members of the Assessment Policy Committee appointed in accordance with subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be— "(i) one chief State school officer; . "(ii) two State legislators; "(iii) two school district superintendents; "(iv) one member of a State board of education; Z "(v) one member of a local school board; ' "(vi) one Governor of a State; "(vii) four classroom teachers; "(viii) one elementary school principal; and "(ix) one secondary school principal. "(C) The Assistant Secretary shall serve as an ex officio member of the Assessment Policy Committee. The Assistant Secretary shall also appoint a member of the Council to serve as nonvoting member of the Assessment Policy Committee. "(D) Members appointed in accordance with subparagraph (A)(i) and (ii) shall be appointed for terms for three years on a staggered basis. "(3) The Assessment Policy Committee established by paragraph (2) shall be responsible for the design of the National Assessment, including the selection of the learning areas to be assessed, the development and selection of goal statements and assessment items, the assessment methodology, the form and content of the reporting and dissemination of assessment results, and studies to evaluate and improve the form and utilization of the National Assessment. The appropriateness of all cognitive, background, and attitude items developed as part of the National Assessment shall be the respon-sibility of the Assessment Policy Committee. Such items shall be subject to review by the Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget for a single period of not more than sixty days. (4) Each learning area assessment shall have goal statements devised through a national consensus approach, providing for active participation of teachers, curriculum specialists, subject matter specialists, local school administrators, parents, and members of the general public. All items selected for use in the assessment shall be " '"•'' ^ reviewed to exclude items which might reflect racial, sex, cultural, ' " or regional bias.

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