Anytime a professional source that becomes a professional tool that raises the image of our profession in the public's eye and says we have basic skills in reading, math, science and all those things, I think it's a good thing .

It's so far below the standard we're putting in the middle school right now, it's sad. So Mark (Neighbors) and I said Friday, why don't we just tear it down.

The teachers have been taking the test for the entire past year, but it has not been used as a gate-keeping device on whether or not they get their certificate.