In sum,
clear majorities of uninformed respondents want their
districts to spend more, but when respondents are told current expenditure levels, they take those amounts into account — an indication that public thinking on expenditures would change if residents were better informed about actual fiscal practices in their
schools.
TCTA testified at the hearing, pointing out that since the law requires that a local
district innovation plan can not be adopted without the approval
of the
majority of the
district - level decision - making committee, it was critical for the rules to make
clear that the law requires the professional staff in a
school district to nominate and elect professional staff representatives on the committee, with at least two - thirds
of the elected representatives being classroom teachers.