The Texas state public education system cannot seem to adopt a statewide test that they use for more than 5 years. School districts statewide have used the following tests: TABS, TEAMS, TAAS, and now TAKS.

Therefore, Laredo Independent school district has adopted a test that better fit the public education in our city. The new instrument will be the TEXAS ASSESMENT OF COGNITIVE OPERATIONS (TACO.)
It will have a remedial version (Soft TACO) a regular version (Hard TACO,) and an advanced version with many more pages (the Gordita.)
It will be graded on the standard bell curve (the TACO Bell.)
Districts receiving the lowest scores will be put on probation with a
Basic Educational Appraisal-Not Satisfactory (BEANS).

A second low rating earns the dreaded Supplement Remediation Factor for Individualized Education Deficits (REFRIED BEANS.)

These ratings are expected to cause a lot of hot air at campus faculty meetings.

Cheers,,,,,,,,,, Lynn