Proficiency Verification Systems (PVS) is a new concept in providing management information about local achievement in basic skills. The program includes a network of assessment and reporting components which can be combined in varied ways to generate proficiency information about individual pupils and groups, for teachers, principals, and school administrators. A key feature is the capability to summarize reports according to use of specific instructional programs, and to provide background results obtained from all users of the system. Initial field testing and revisions began in 1975-76 and continues with over 20,000 pupils in three states. (Author)