A consortium of four institutions, based at Western Michigan University, was to plan a Research and Development Center on Student Testing, Evaluation, and Standards Setting. The four consortium sites are Boston College, the Dallas Independent School District, the University of Kansas, and Western Michigan University. This report is a final performance report for the planning grant made to Western Michigan University by the National Institute of Education. The first section provides a summary of the planning activities actually conducted under the grant. It includes a description of particular problems and successes, a list of participants and their affiliations, and an evaluation report for the planning project. The second section is a technical report on the Research and Development (R and D) mission for the Center. It updates the mission and strategy statement contained in the planning grant application and includes an agenda, with supporting justification for R and D within the Center's mission. The third section contains a futures paper, as required by the grant announcement. It is intended for practitioners and researchers and describes work needed in the mission area of the Center to accomplish desirable goals by 1990. A 16-page bibliography of sources used in the planning project and supporting documentation for particular parts of the planning project are appended to this performance report. (JAZ)