AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC. et al v. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.

Filing 70

LARGE ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENT(S) Index of Consolidated Exhibits In Support of Public.Resource.Org's Motion for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment and Permanent Injunction by PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC. #69 MOTION for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment and Permanent Injunction filed by PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2 [Sealed], #3 Exhibit 3 [Sealed], #4 Exhibit 4 [Sealed], #5 Exhibit 5 [Sealed], #6 Exhibit 6 [Sealed], #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8 [Sealed], #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11 [Sealed], #12 Exhibit 12 [Sealed], #13 Exhibit 13 [Sealed], #14 Exhibit 14 [Sealed], #15 Exhibit 15 [Sealed], #16 Exhibit 17 [Sealed], #17 Exhibit 18 [Sealed], #18 Exhibit 19 [Sealed], #19 Exhibit 20 [Sealed], #20 Exhibit 21 [Sealed], #21 Exhibit 22 [Sealed], #22 Exhibit 23 [Sealed], #23 Exhibit 24 [Sealed], #24 Exhibit 25 [Sealed], #25 Exhibit 26 [Sealed], #26 Exhibit 27 [Sealed], #27 Exhibit 28 [Sealed], #28 Exhibit 29 [Sealed], #29 Exhibit 30 [Sealed], #30 Exhibit 31, #31 Exhibit 32 [Sealed], #32 Exhibit 33 [Sealed], #33 Exhibit 34 [Sealed], #34 Exhibit 35, #35 Exhibit 36, #36 Exhibit 37, #37 Exhibit 38 [Sealed], #38 Exhibit 39, #39 Exhibit 40, #40 Exhibit 41 [Sealed], #41 Exhibit 42 [Sealed], #42 Exhibit 43 [Sealed], #43 Exhibit 44, #44 Exhibit 45, #45 Exhibit 46, #46 Exhibit 47, #47 Exhibit 48, #48 Exhibit 49, #49 Exhibit 50 [Sealed], #50 Exhibit 51, #51 Exhibit 52, #52 Exhibit 53, #53 Exhibit 54, #54 Exhibit 55, #55 Exhibit 56, #56 Exhibit 57, #57 Exhibit 58, #58 Exhibit 59, #59 Exhibit 60, #60 Exhibit 61, #61 Exhibit 62, #62 Exhibit 63, #63 Exhibit 64 [Sealed], #64 Exhibit 65, #65 Exhibit 66, #66 Exhibit 67, #67 Exhibit 68, #68 Exhibit 69, #69 Exhibit 70, #70 Exhibit 71, #71 Exhibit 72, #72 Exhibit 73, #73 Exhibit 74)(Bridges, Andrew)

EXHIBIT 31

May 7, 2001

The Honorable
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator:

I am writing on behalf of the American Psychological Association (APA) in support of three amendments that will
be offered by Senator Paul Wel'stone during debate on S. 1, the Better Education for Students and Teachers Act.
Senator Wellstone's amendments modify and clarify provisions relating to the use of tests and state assessments
under the bill in an effort to ensure that the new testing provisions have the positive effects that the United States
Senate intends. We encourage you to cosponsor these amendments and to support them when offered to the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act during Senate floor consideration.
With 155,000 members and affiliates, APA is the largest association of psychologists in the world, and strives to
advance psychology as a science, a profession, and a means of promoting human welfare. Psychologists have
unique expertise to lend to policy discussions involving educational and psychological testing. Psychological
scientists developed the first intelligence tests, educational achievement and ability measures, and personnel
selection instruments. They continue to be at the forefront of assessment technology, and remain committed to the
fair and appropriate use of tests, particularly in high-stakes situations with significant consequences for individuals.

APA's policy positions on testing questions are anchored by the Standards for Educational and Psychological
Testing (1999), which is widely recognized as an authoritative document on test development and use. Codeveloped with the American Educational Research Association and the National Council on Measurement in
Education, the Standards has been adopted by the U.S. Department of Education, cited in policy guidance issued by
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and frequently relied upon in legal cases related to educational
and employment testing.
Senator Wellstone's amendments on state assessments would ensure that states adhere to quality assurances when
developing and implementing the new assessments required under SA. One amendment would require that
assessments meet the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (1999) and would offer grant support to
States to develop assessments that are high quality and include multiple measures of student achievement. A
second amendment would ensure that bonus funds authorized in the legislation are awarded to States that develop
high quality tests, instead of those who simply create new tests the fastest. A third Wellstone amendment would
clarify provisions relating to the use of certain tests by requiring that the new assessments authorized under S.1 be
used for diagnostic purposes only and that adequate yearly progress be determined based on the tests already
authorized under current law.
APA believes that together these amendments will assure that the new assessments authorized in S.1 are of high
quality and are used appropriately for the benefit of school districts, schools, and students. If APA can be of
assistance to you and your office in your deliberations on high-stakes educational decisions, please contact our
Public Policy Office at [phone].
Sincerely,

Raymond D. Fowler, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Vice President

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