Principals refuse to take any new kids if TAAS scores are low. Principal will check records first then say campus full-cannot transfer. And don't cheat - consequences are high. Will pull certification and smile while they do it. Principals tell you.
Teachers are aware because of the teacher that cheated and got certificate taken away.
Teachers terminated for cheating. One teacher re-wrote 13 students' test that had bad punctuation and different ink. Teaching what is on TAAS - nothing else. Take too many practice tests. Benchmark test given several times a year.