There is certainly a need for more math and science teachers, and we support this proposal.
We're always concerned when things don't go perfectly, but we will find out what happened here and make sure it doesn't happen again. And we will adjust the scores accordingly.
It's important for parents to meet this deadline.
Because 2005-6 will be the first year we're administering the tests in grades three to eight, it simply won't be possible to have our scoring completed before August.