AEIS does not help districts pull out who are classroom teachers versus the others. The media is hurting schools and school districts when reporting the TAAS scores. This creates too much competition among school districts. By doing this, you could take the emphasis off of achieving exemplary scores, which in turn relieves the pressure currently on the teachers. Teachers can teach the curriculum and not teach the TAAS test.
Exemptions are a major problem.
TAAS scores are misleading due to the exemption levels at schools. Every student should take the TAAS test to obtain an accurate score. Encouraging students to be absent on the day of TAAS testing. Minority schools are at a disadvantage. Some schools have subgroups, which could hurt your opportunity to become an exemplary school.