2004 Customer Satisfaction Survey (PDF, 566 KB) - TEA - Home ...

put goals down with figures of AYP, to make the principals look good, but no one says how I can
keep on career ladder while having to do paperwork that takes hours every day away from my three
preparations. My students are missing out also when I don’t have funds in my department. Funds
may come to the school, but that doesn’t really mean LEP students are always getting the fair deal,
and NEITHER ARE THEIR TEACHERS.
Easier access to grant funds.
Immigration and local finance issues.
I do not believe the state takes into consideration the different socio-economic backgrounds we work
with. I think money would be better spent helping coordinate a successful home base for our
students, than trying to make them succeed without parental backing. Maybe the legislators have
their students in an excelling school, but many of us deal with deficit minorities.
Having the time and resources to successfully work with each student and help them achieve.
Funding for the Pre kindergarten Program to be a full day program.
Textbooks that are current and the funds to secure those books
Facilities money for aging, out of date or inadequate buildings. Coming retirement balloon of teachers
and administrators.
OEYP Funding! (Ours was cut DRASTICALLY this year) Extended Year (Summer School) has a huge
impact on our students, and I would hate to see our district discontinue it due to lack of funding!!!!
More financial support for students in poor ISDs.
Under-financed directives/initiatives.
Charter schools should get enough funding to be able to afford transportation to athletic events and be
able to field competitive teams. As it stands, funding is so slight that being competitive with well,
funded ISDs is very difficult.
The lack of funding for charter schools often time is very, very, very, very inadequate.
Charter school funding and accountability is importance. Teachers at charter schools are paid
minimally to work with the children most districts are happy to see go. Charter schools have to pay for
building expenses and advancement projects out of the general fund without the backing of the TEA.
On top of this they are training the next wave of teachers who are being alternatively certified
because the larger districts in our area do not hire alternatively certified teachers and can offer much
higher salaries to the quality teachers that do come our way. It becomes very difficult to move a
school toward excellence when every year we experience at least a 30% turn over of teachers as
they receive their certification and move off to a district who can pay them as much as 25% more.
Alternative/ Vocational/ Charter School
Consumer math, vocational classes other than computer classes.
There needs to be some type of program for students who fall between the cracks, the so-called,
“shadow children. ” There are no special programs that I know of for these students, and it is a
shame especially in light of No Child Left Behind. Teachers can reduce assignments for these
students, but that is just giving them less of what they cannot do. These student need to be taught at
the appropriate level of difficulty and certainly at slower rate of speed. These students have their
spirits crushed daily and will almost certainly drop out. Vocational programs need to be put back in to
the curriculum, and all students should have a realistic chance of graduating with some type of
meaningful certificate if not a regular high school diploma. 2 The drop out rate should be analyzed
more carefully. Students are dropping out because the education some of them are receiving is not
relevant to their lives or future. Vocational programs must be reconsidered.
I am very concerned about accountability within charter schools. I have come from a charter school
that appears on the outside to be fine, but look closer and things are not good. They pass each year
with the TEA inspection, but you need to look deeper. There is money being used for churches within
these charter schools. Check out Life School of Dallas or Red Oak, please.
Vocational and trade programs need to be updated and offered.
I am at an Alternative School , need more info for Alternative Schools.
Academic Alternative Schools.
Vocational, alternative education.
Realistic high school programs for students not college bound, career training.
Developing vocational programs as a viable alternative for students who do not want to go to college.
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