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The Louisiana PASS system was developed for the Louisiana Department of Education by Pacific Metrics Corporation. All PASS test content, including test questions and test graphics, was provided by the Louisiana Department of Education.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to the following teachers and classes for participating in the PASS field tests:

  • Stacey Smith, English, J.I. Watson Middle School, Iowa, LA
  • Diane Jenkins, English, Ouachita Parish High School, Monroe, LA
  • Izella Hymes, English, Swayze Elementary School, Monroe, LA
  • Mrs. Slaughter, English, Calhoun Middle School, Monroe, LA
  • Mrs. Davis, English, Calhoun Middle School, Monroe, LA
  • Mrs. Frisch, English, Calhoun Middle School, Monroe, LA
  • Cynthia Thompson, English, Bonnabel High School, Kenner, LA
  • Yvette Barineau, English, Doyle High School, Livingston, LA
  • Sandy Landry, English, Henry Ford Junior High, Avondale, LA
  • Connie McDonald, English, LSU Laboratory School, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Gerald R. White, Science, Pineville High School, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Michelle Buchanan, Science, Alexandria Middle Magnet, Alexandria, LA
  • Ann Trappey, Social Studies, Kentwood High School, Kentwood, LA
  • Carl McGee, Social Studies, Westlake High School, Westlake, LA
  • Lesia Rawls, Social Studies, Franklinton Junior High, Franklinton, LA
  • Sandra Byrd, Social Studies, Lake Charles Boston High School,
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Rosalind Ruckstuhl, Social Studies, Washington-Marion High School Magnet,
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Sharon Vessel, Math, West Feliciana High School, St. Francisville, LA
  • Patrick Dowd, Math, West Feliciana High School, St. Francisville, LA
  • D. McKey, West Feliciana High School, St. Francisville, LA
  • Patrick Jenkins, West Feliciana High School, St. Francisville, LA
  • Cynthia Vincent, Social Studies, Kaplan High School, Vermilion Parish, LA
  • Heidi Rhea, Science, Southeastern Louisiana University Lab School, Hammond, LA
  • Wendy Allen, English, Riser Middle School, Ouachita Parish
  • Laree LeJeune Taylor, English, Northdale Magnet Academy, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Deanna Eley, English, Good Hope Middle School, West Monroe, LA
  • Christine Phillips, English, West Feliciana High School, St. Francisville, LA
  • Whitney Whealdon, English, West Feliciana High School, St. Francisville, LA
  • Susan Ouchley, English, West Feliciana High School, St. Francisville, LA
  • Susan Lambert, English, West Feliciana High School, St. Francisville, LA
  • Abbie Thomas, English, Lakeshore Elementary, Monroe, LA
  • Bill Chiquelin, English, Lafayette Charter High School, Lafayette, LA
  • Sue Caballero, Math, White Hills Elementary, Baker, LA

Pacific Metrics Corporation is indebted to the following for permission to use material on the Louisiana Practice Assessment / Strengthen Skills (PASS) Web Site:

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, from Mountain Interval. © 1916 by Henry Holt and Company.
"A Story with a Surprise Ending" by Leslie Hall. © 2001 by Leslie Hall. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"The Story of an Eyewitness" reprinted from SunSITE.berkeley.edu/UCRegents.
"Naming the Stars" by Joyce Sutphen, first appeared in POETRY, © 2000 by the Modern Poetry Association. Reprinted by permission of the Editor of POETRY.
Excerpts from LOUISIANA TOUR GUIDE reprinted by permission of the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association and the Louisiana Office of Tourism.
Excerpt from LouisianaTravel.com reprinted by permission of the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association and the Louisiana Office of Tourism.
Louisiana Fact Sheet adapted from THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA © 1993 World Book Inc. By permission of the publisher. www.worldbook.com
Excerpt from STORIES IN TIME: STATES AND REGIONS, Teacher's Edition, Grade 4, copyright © 1997 by Harcourt, Inc., reprinted by permission of the publisher. This material may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher.
From Firefighting Strategies and Tactics, 1 edition, by Angle/Harlow/Gala/Maciuba/Lombardo. © 2001. Reprinted with permission of Delmar Learning, a division of Thomson Learning. Fax 800.730.2215.
"Firefighter Injuries by Type of Duty, 1998" and "Fire Ground Injuries by Cause, 1998" by the National Fire Protection Association. © 1998 by the National Fire Protection Association. Used by permission.
Excerpt from "Firefighting and Emergency Services" reprinted from About.com
"Women in Firefighting: A History" by T.M. Floren. © 1996, 2000 Women in the Fire Service, Inc.
Excerpt from WATER SUPPLIES FOR FIRE PROTECTION by Everett Hudiburg, © 1971 by Board of Regents, Oklahoma State University. Used by permission.
"Summer Jobs for Teens" by Doris J. Jessup. Reprinted from the Greensboro Public Library Web site by permission of the Greensboro Public Library. www.greensborolibrary.org
From THE ESSENTIAL BOOK OF INTERVIEWING by Arnold B. Kanter, copyright © 1995 by Arnold B. Kanter. Used by permission of Times Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
Excerpt from 101 DYNAMITE ANSWERS TO INTERVIEW QUESTIONS by Caryl Rae Krannich and Ronald L. Krannich, © 1999 IMPACT PUBLICATIONS. www.impactpublications.com
"Step Three—Practice: Answer the Hard Questions" reprinted from myfuture.com. Permission requested.
"Dressing for the Interview" © 1996. This material is provided compliments of nextSteps.org, a full-featured career development site for youth.

Photograph of nutria from http://www.flex.net/~lonestar/nutria.htm by Terry Portillo. © 2002 by Terry Portillo. Used by permission.
Photograph of alligator nest from http://gator.biol.sc.edu/GatorBabies.html by Travis C. Glenn. © 2002 by Travis C. Glenn. Used by permission.
Photograph of Winn-Rock Quarry by Francis M. Broussard. © 1998 Lafayette Geological Society. http://www.lgsweb.org Used by permission.
Space photographs courtesy of NASA.
Photograph of Mozambique orchestra from International Library of African Music at http://archive.ilam.ru.ac.za/home.asp. Permission requested.
Photograph of Brazilian drummers from http://www.arts.ilstu.edu/exhibits/GerryMagallan/0home.html by Gerry Magallan. Permission requested.
Photograph of Chandrakantha from http://chandrakantha.com/. Permission requested.

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