1. From the Editor

   • Chad D. Ellett

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 283 - 284

2. Issues in Implementing a New Teacher Assessment System in a Large Urban School District: Results of a Qualitative Field Study

   • Douglas R. Davis
   • Jonelle E. Pool
   • Michele Mits-Cash

   OriginalPaper Pages: 285 - 306

3. Teacher Evaluation and Merit Pay: Legal Considerations, Practical Concerns

   • Marguerita K. DeSander

   OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 317

4. CREATE NEWS Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation

   • Peter W. Airasian
   • Sandy Horn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 327

5. Value-Added Assessment from Student Achievement Data: Opportunities and Hurdles CREATE NATIONAL EVALUATION INSTITUTE July 21, 2000

   • William L. Sanders

   OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 339