12:00	Registration Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902 (2nd Street and Constitution Avenue, NE)
12:10	A Status Report on the Voluntary National Test and the Role of NAGB Special Informational Briefing Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 215 (First Street and Constitution Avenue, NE) Michael J. Guerra,* executive director, Secondary School Department, National Catholic Education Association
1:00	Welcome, Introductions, and Conference Overview Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902 Mark D. Musick,* chairman of NAGB and president, Southern Regional Education Board Michael D. Usdan, president, Institute for Educational Leadership The National Assessment of Educational Progress: Legislative and Policy Perspectives Senator James M. Jeffords (R-Vermont), chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico), member of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources
1:30	How Is the National Assessment of Educational Progress Important to the Nation, States, Schools and Parents of Students? Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902 Moderator: John Merrow, host, The Merrow Report (PBS/NPR) Panelists: Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico), member of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources Linda Bryant, principal, Westwood Elementary School (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Representative Michael N. Castle* (R-Delaware), vice-chairman of the Early Childhood, Youth and Families Subcommittee Michael Ward, superintendent of public instruction in North Carolina
2:45	What Future Issues Must the National Assessment of Educational Progress Address? (3 Concurrent Panels) Dirksen Building What International Assessment Issues Must NAEP Address in the Future? Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 215 Moderator: John Merrow, host, The Merrow Report (PBS/NPR) Panelists: Albert Beaton, professor of education and director, Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Educational Policy, Boston College Pascal D. Forgione, Jr., commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education Iris Rotberg, research professor of education policy, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University Harold Stevenson, professor of psychology, University of Michigan What State Issues Must NAEP Address in the Future? Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 430 Moderator: William T. Randall,* project director, Connect (former commissioner, Colorado State Department of Education) Panelists: Ronald R. Cowell, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and chairman of the Committee on Education Timothy P. Kelly, education policy director, Office of Governor John Engler Henry Marockie, state superintendent of schools in West Virginia Robert Schwartz, president, Achieve, Inc. What Classroom Instruction Issues Must NAEP Address in the Future? Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 628 Moderator: Warren Simmons, director, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University Panelists: Phyllis Aldrich,* coordinator for gifted education, Washington, Saratoga, Warren, Hamilton and Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services New York) James E. Ellingson, * retired teacher, grades 4, 5, and 6 (Moorhead, MN) Christine Johnson,* vice president of educational services, Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System Grant Wiggins, president, Center on Learning, Assessment and School Structure (CLASS)
4:00	What Should NAEP and NAGB Do to Meet Future Challenges? Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902 Moderator: Mary Blanton,* attorney and former vice chair of NAGB Panelists: Wuhelmina R. Delco,* adjunct professor, Community College Leadership Program, University of Texas at Austin and former vice chair of NAGB Chester E. Finn, Jr., John M. Olin fellow, Hudson Institute and former chairman of NAGB John F. Jennings, director, Center on Education Policy Mans Vinovskis, professor of history, University of Michigan
5:00	NAEP Standards and NAGB Achievement Levels Special Informational Briefing with Multi-media Presentation Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 215 Michael T. Nettles, professor of education and public policy, University of Michigan
6:45	Reception The Carlton (16th and K Streets, NW)
7:30	Banquet The Carlton
8:30	What Role Should Education Standards Play in Our Country's Future? Moderator: Mark D. Musick,* chairman of NAGB and president, Southern Regional Education Board Video presentation featuring: The Honorable Lamar Alexander The Honorable William Bennett The Honorable Richard Riley, U.S. Secretary of Education Panelists: Mary Blanton, * attorney and former vice chair of NAGB Michael Cohen, special assistant to the President for education policy Michael T. Nettles,* professor of education and public policy, University of Michigan and vice chairman of NAGB James J. Renier, retired chairman and CEO, Honeywell Corporation and chairman, IEL Board of Directors
9:30	Adjournment