Volume 1 of the fall 1997 annual survey tabulates information about each state's assessment program during the 1996-97 school year. This volume contains the survey sent to state assessment directors, which was completed by representatives of all 50 states, and a summary table that lists the types of programs in each state. A list of state assessment directors is also provided. Data tables contain responses in table form, grouped into "General Concerns" and "Special Topics." Volume 2 contains data about program components and an order form. It provides information about the components of the states' assessment programs, grouped into the following categories: (1) "Who Is Assessed, When, and How"; (2) "Assessment Purposes"; (3) "Performance Standards"; (4) "Students with Disabilities Exemptions and Accommodations"; (5) "LEP Students Exemptions and Accommodations"; and (6) "Assessment Results Reporting." (SLD)