Quality Performance Accreditation (QPA), as mandated by the Kansas State Board of Education, requires schools to document student learning through multiple assessment strategies and requires students to participate in state-developed assessments in reading, writing, mathematics, and science. The Kansas National Education Association has joined other National Education Association affiliates in studying state efforts in assessment and accountability. Their study is supported by the state and the Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory. The impact of QPA and state assessments on Kansas teachers is being investigated through a study of the efforts of six pairs of teachers who have met and used video conferencing to explore the impacts of assessment. This first year's report makes clear the teachers' understanding that assessment is, above all, a process. Teachers are recognizing their need for further training, and are acknowledging that alternative assessments are giving them valuable additional tools for improvement, but are in themselves no panacea. An appendix includes application materials and site information. Materials from six study sites are also attached. (Contains 59 references.) (SLD)