Yep, been done at other schools in other years. As a motivation to get the kids to pass TAKS, you reward them by automatically passing them for the six weeks or semester.

Trouble is, the kid thinks he passed the test, so he shuts down. Stops doing work. But in high school, we have ACPs! and our CEI is based on them!

Recommendation to Spence teachers: Get it in writing. Ask the principal if this is not falsifying grades, as the kid did not actually EARN the grade. He just passed a test.

Remember, if there is an investigation later, the teacher gets the knife for "falsifying" grades.