In other words, reporting data may be shared at some level with teachers, but this is not the same as the teachers being involved in the reporting process. Concern expressed about dropout data, given that re-enrollment information is not automatically transmitted back to the last school from which a student departed AND the fact that students often move due to remarriage of parents, which can involve enrolling under an entirely new name. In a couple of smaller districts, the teachers are integrally involved in the reporting process, by reviewing the student data list. The district performed a self-audit and found no obstacles to accurate reporting. Some other districts are in the process of improving their data reporting procedures.
Participants suspect that administrative personnel are often categorized as instructional.
This may be based on a method of counting that considers personnel who hold a teaching certificate - which, of course, includes administrators and counselors. They may actually fill in for a teacher when an emergency arises. Athletic personnel may be classified as teachers. In general, participants knew about how other personnel are categorized from the staff directory, but they are not involved in reporting of this level of data. Almost all teachers are terrified of repercussions from TAAS problems, are aware of others who were punished for procedural violations and go overboard to avoid them.