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

Accountability
With the present accountability, I would hope that TEA would work with the legislature to encourage
pre-k and full-day kindergarten in all schools. We must start early if achievement levels are to be met,
and teachers must have adequate time to teach the TEKS.
Unrealistic accountability. Where on the TAKS Tests are the bubbles for poor attendance, discipline
concern, lack of parent support? The educator cannot lean on excuses nor can we fix all concerns
that are prevalent in ALL schools, not just inner city.
There is a strong need for accountability in school counseling!
The new bills to let schools decide pay, termination procedures, hiring, and creditation.
Provide accountability to all subjects taught in public schools at all levels, not only the current ones.
Yes, I believe that the control for how the teacher teaches the children should be an issue. I am in a
school district which makes the teacher approve what she teaches first before taking it to the
children. Half the time, the wait time is too long and the information isn’t given to the children
regarding what lesson they are doing and how it is delivered. Administrator do too little, aides do too
little, and teachers do way too much at Marlin Elementary. I have more duties than the aides.
Administrators rarely are in the cafeteria, but the teachers are required to do a duty without the 30
minutes given at another time.
Administrative support.
Student Attendance. Accountability. AYP.
Accountability, we are getting more and more students who do not have the ability to pass the TAKS
test and do not qualify for Special Ed.
District report Cards and accountability, Listings, Addresses of State government reps and programs.
At the high school level, my students often miss 10-20 days during the spring for extracurricular
activities (usually sports). I have had students miss 30 days during the year excluding illnesses. How
can we teach them if they are not here? If accountability is going to be in the picture, then leave my
students in class.
Teacher/ Admin Quality/ Qualifications/ Retention
Retaining teachers who are qualified.
Many retiring teachers and not having enough qualified applicants to hire for their positions.
Alternative methods of compensation, where a portion of salary may depend on PDAS. The inability of
administrators to get rid of ineffective teachers, because as long as they are certified, it takes years to
build up enough paperwork to get them out of a school.
Certification requirements.
The appropriate training of those persons coming into the business sector into the teaching field.
Urgent need to train them in how to setup, manage and maintain a successful classroom system.
I am very concerned about the introduction of teachers that have not had training in the actual teaching
of kids.
Paraprofessional assistance in the classroom/grade level.
Teacher retirement. I am also greatly disturbed by the lack of REAL education at the high school level,
education having been subjugated to achieving acceptable ratings and retaining drop, outs.
I strongly believe that TEA needs to stand firm on the issue of teacher qualifications. I feel that certified
teachers are held to high standards. Yet we offer incentives to those with degrees outside of
education to join us.
Teacher certification-site-based decision making.
The changes in teacher certification requirements concerning the number of courses taken in college.
Too many courses added that do not increase teacher performance and have curtailed enrollment in
teaching programs.
Uncertified teachers teaching. The SBOE recent decision to allow non-certified teachers into the
classroom is a detriment to our society & will not solve the teacher shortage. It will only exacerbate
the problem because turnover rates will increase.
Streamline the certification process for administrators like what has occurred for teachers.
The requirements to become a foreign language teacher are not comparable to other subjects. Many
schools are loosing talented teachers because of the TOPT testing.
Survey Research Center, University Of North Texas
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