Tutoring sessions are held before school, during school and after school. Exercises on blacking in the dots and other test-taking skills are planned or under way. Students and parents have signed contracts promising their support and personal preparation. Pep rallies, in-school parades and TAAS Tag Teams are planned in the days leading up to the test to get kids psyched. Although the intensity of preparations varies from school to school, almost all in Tarrant County are getting ready.
Many schools give pre-tests in the fall.
Student weaknesses are identified and tutoring and teaching efforts are focused there. That's why math is being pushed during every class period at North Side High School in Fort Worth. Each school has its own approach, geared to help students that need to catch up. And special bus service has been added to get those students home afterward. I look back, and my principal didn't tutor me.