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VI. TEA STRATEGIC PLANNING
Table 47
Ranking of Policy Issues
High School Completion (includes
Student Success, Math and Science
Initiatives
Supt.
4
(4.33)
Early Start (Childhood Development,
School Readiness, Transitions) 6
Teaching Excellence (Compensation,
Mentoring, Recruitment and Retention,
etc.)
(5.49)
3
(4.32)
Technology (Online Instruction,
Distance Learning, etc.) 7
(5.71)
Accountability – Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) 5
(4.45)
LEP Student Success
8
(6.23)
Charter Schools/Educational
Alternatives 9
(8.05)
School Finance – Current Funding
Levels 1
(1.53)
School Finance – Texas School
Finance Project 2
(3.54)
Rank
(Average Score)
Business Principal
Managers s
4
(4.21)
5
(4.89)
3
(3.79)
7
(5.19)
6
(4.98)
8
(6.19)
9
(7.95)
1
(1.63)
2
(2.87)
6
(4.62)
5
(4.59)
2
(3.43)
8
(5.59)
3
(4.07)
7
(5.03)
9
(7.89)
1
(3.13)
4
(4.29)
Teachers/
Staff
4
(3.95)
3
(3.76)
1
(2.77)
6
(5.18)
7
(5.38)
8
(5.49)
9
(7.45)
2
(3.24)
5
(4.01)
• Respondents were asked to rank the order of importance of the policy issues listed in
Table 47, with 1 being the most important. The policies are listed in the same order as
they were printed on the survey form. Each was ranked 1 to 9 with 1 being the most
important and 9 being the least important. The scores for each policy were averaged for
each group of respondents and are presented in parentheses under their respective
ranking.
• School Finance/Current Funding Levels was ranked the most important issue by
superintendents (1.53), business managers (1.63), and principals (3.13). Teaching
Excellence (Compensation, Mentoring, Recruitment and Retention, etc.) was ranked the
most important issue by teachers and staff (2.77).
Survey Research Center, University Of North Texas
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