BASIS DCPCSB to open two PK3-5 campuses

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of note: "Most promising locations are in Ward 1 and Ward 2"

This makes me a happy mommy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The following potential sites for a BASIS DC primary school have been investigated as of this writing:
• Ward 3 – 5025 Wisconsin Ave NW
• Ward 4 - 6200 2nd St NW
• Ward 6 - 375 E St SW
• Ward 5 - 711 Edgewood St NE
Additionally, we have considered the following options in Wards 1 and 2:
• Ward 1 –3224 16th St NW
• Ward 2 – 909 E Street NW

A charter in ward 3? That actually may be thinking of offering PK3?? Wonders never cease.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NEED to know more & I'm not reading the 500 page app. Give me the deets PLEASE.

I have an older child at BASIS MS far away from my house. LOVE IT. I have a younger child at a local elementary near my house. LOVE IT.

1. Would they be at the same campus? I know they don't know which campus, but the same or 2 different ones?

2. My younger child has severe emotional needs -- does anyone have experience with how BASIS handles something like that for MS? (E.g. current school waived her tests all last year because she was having panic attacks, even though she is really smart -- tested 3 grades above grade level the year before when she was less of an emotional mess. Would basis accommodate her? She does have an IEP and an autism diagnosis.)

3. If I choose NOT to go to Basis next year (due to severe emotional needs), would it then screw us over in 5th grade eventually because current kids would have priority over siblings?

No idea, but any rational person would agree that current students should take priority over incoming siblings.

Yes, although because of that reason, I plan to write against their app. My emotionally unstable daughter cannot be moved into a new school for 3rd grade next year. But, I'd hope that she'd be ready for a new school in 3 years, and basically she won't have a spot anymore because they are creating a ES that takes her sibling preference away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following potential sites for a BASIS DC primary school have been investigated as of this writing:
• Ward 3 – 5025 Wisconsin Ave NW
• Ward 4 - 6200 2nd St NW
• Ward 6 - 375 E St SW
• Ward 5 - 711 Edgewood St NE
Additionally, we have considered the following options in Wards 1 and 2:
• Ward 1 –3224 16th St NW
• Ward 2 – 909 E Street NW

Can we vote????

3224 16th Street, NW PLEASE!!! I know that campus and love that space. I am definitely not going to some of these really far places. But 909 E Street NW is also fantastic since that's near the MS.

I agree re 3224 16th Street - BUT there's a snag at Walter Reed right now so DCI may or may not be vacating for another year. DCI is trying to break through the log jam but are at the mercy of the Army.

909 E Street would have 0 space for playground / outdoor PE. It's a block further from the national mall. Awful idea. 375 E Street SW seems almost as bad.

6200 2nd Street is an actual school building and is walkable to Takoma metro. Edgewood NE is not far from RI Ave Metro.

Ward 3 seems a non starter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NEED to know more & I'm not reading the 500 page app. Give me the deets PLEASE.

I have an older child at BASIS MS far away from my house. LOVE IT. I have a younger child at a local elementary near my house. LOVE IT.

1. Would they be at the same campus? I know they don't know which campus, but the same or 2 different ones?

2. My younger child has severe emotional needs -- does anyone have experience with how BASIS handles something like that for MS? (E.g. current school waived her tests all last year because she was having panic attacks, even though she is really smart -- tested 3 grades above grade level the year before when she was less of an emotional mess. Would basis accommodate her? She does have an IEP and an autism diagnosis.)

3. If I choose NOT to go to Basis next year (due to severe emotional needs), would it then screw us over in 5th grade eventually because current kids would have priority over siblings?

No idea, but any rational person would agree that current students should take priority over incoming siblings.

Yes, although because of that reason, I plan to write against their app. My emotionally unstable daughter cannot be moved into a new school for 3rd grade next year. But, I'd hope that she'd be ready for a new school in 3 years, and basically she won't have a spot anymore because they are creating a ES that takes her sibling preference away.

I'm sure that the DCPCSB is going to be moved to deny high quality elementary school seats to the entire city because you may, or may not, get a good enough sibling preference draw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following potential sites for a BASIS DC primary school have been investigated as of this writing:
• Ward 3 – 5025 Wisconsin Ave NW
• Ward 4 - 6200 2nd St NW
• Ward 6 - 375 E St SW
• Ward 5 - 711 Edgewood St NE
Additionally, we have considered the following options in Wards 1 and 2:
• Ward 1 –3224 16th St NW
• Ward 2 – 909 E Street NW

A charter in ward 3? That actually may be thinking of offering PK3?? Wonders never cease.

Can you explain your comment to those of us who aren't in the know. Ward 4 parent here.

Also, PK3 is not offered. It's K-4th only (app was amended). Still don't get joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following potential sites for a BASIS DC primary school have been investigated as of this writing:
• Ward 3 – 5025 Wisconsin Ave NW
• Ward 4 - 6200 2nd St NW
• Ward 6 - 375 E St SW
• Ward 5 - 711 Edgewood St NE
Additionally, we have considered the following options in Wards 1 and 2:
• Ward 1 –3224 16th St NW
• Ward 2 – 909 E Street NW

A charter in ward 3? That actually may be thinking of offering PK3?? Wonders never cease.

Can you explain your comment to those of us who aren't in the know. Ward 4 parent here.

Also, PK3 is not offered. It's K-4th only (app was amended). Still don't get joke.

Only 1 charter (Wash Latin in its first, temporary location) was sited in Ward 3.

The notion of charters in DC has always been to serve disadvantaged kids and most applications go to great lengths to say they will locate in Ward 7 or 8 (where most are) and they often wind up in 4 or 5 based on facility availability (or - according to charter critics - because they never really meant to serve poor kids in the first place).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I agree re 3224 16th Street - BUT there's a snag at Walter Reed right now so DCI may or may not be vacating for another year. DCI is trying to break through the log jam but are at the mercy of the Army.

909 E Street would have 0 space for playground / outdoor PE. It's a block further from the national mall. Awful idea. 375 E Street SW seems almost as bad.

6200 2nd Street is an actual school building and is walkable to Takoma metro. Edgewood NE is not far from RI Ave Metro.

Ward 3 seems a non starter.

Who are you? How do you know everything about all these sites right away? It's creeping me out. And I mean that in a good way. How do you know so much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following potential sites for a BASIS DC primary school have been investigated as of this writing:
• Ward 3 – 5025 Wisconsin Ave NW
• Ward 4 - 6200 2nd St NW
• Ward 6 - 375 E St SW
• Ward 5 - 711 Edgewood St NE
Additionally, we have considered the following options in Wards 1 and 2:
• Ward 1 –3224 16th St NW
• Ward 2 – 909 E Street NW

A charter in ward 3? That actually may be thinking of offering PK3?? Wonders never cease.

Can you explain your comment to those of us who aren't in the know. Ward 4 parent here.

Also, PK3 is not offered. It's K-4th only (app was amended). Still don't get joke.

Only 1 charter (Wash Latin in its first, temporary location) was sited in Ward 3.

The notion of charters in DC has always been to serve disadvantaged kids and most applications go to great lengths to say they will locate in Ward 7 or 8 (where most are) and they often wind up in 4 or 5 based on facility availability (or - according to charter critics - because they never really meant to serve poor kids in the first place).

PP's point is that there are no charters in Ward 3... nor any PK3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I agree re 3224 16th Street - BUT there's a snag at Walter Reed right now so DCI may or may not be vacating for another year. DCI is trying to break through the log jam but are at the mercy of the Army.

909 E Street would have 0 space for playground / outdoor PE. It's a block further from the national mall. Awful idea. 375 E Street SW seems almost as bad.

6200 2nd Street is an actual school building and is walkable to Takoma metro. Edgewood NE is not far from RI Ave Metro.

Ward 3 seems a non starter.

Who are you? How do you know everything about all these sites right away? It's creeping me out. And I mean that in a good way. How do you know so much?

I'm not creepy; I lead a boring life and have mad google skillz.

But really, everyone knows the DCI bulding - it's been home to many charters going back 10+ years. I live in Brightwood/Takoma and walk past the 2nd Street bldg with my dog. I used to contract in FBI bldg across street from Weschler's and went in to watch auctions a couple days a week. My company tried to buy that space 2 years ago.

The rest I googled.

[Anonymous]

Why would anyone choose to have an elementary in Ward 3 when all the JKLMs are in Ward 3? Middle School, sure, but elementary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone choose to have an elementary in Ward 3 when all the JKLMs are in Ward 3? Middle School, sure, but elementary?

They tossed 6-7 addresses in here and no one knows if any are likely or feasible. But charters draw city-wide so it doesn't really matter where they are. Parents who like the model will travel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone choose to have an elementary in Ward 3 when all the JKLMs are in Ward 3? Middle School, sure, but elementary?

They tossed 6-7 addresses in here and no one knows if any are likely or feasible. But charters draw city-wide so it doesn't really matter where they are. Parents who like the model will travel.

No idea what JKLM means but I personally will NOT travel. Our kids got into Sela and I loved the model so I commuted. That lasted 3 days. By Wednesday, I was looking for a nearby school and by Friday, I pulled them out. I do not travel well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone choose to have an elementary in Ward 3 when all the JKLMs are in Ward 3? Middle School, sure, but elementary?

They tossed 6-7 addresses in here and no one knows if any are likely or feasible. But charters draw city-wide so it doesn't really matter where they are. Parents who like the model will travel.

No idea what JKLM means but I personally will NOT travel. Our kids got into Sela and I loved the model so I commuted. That lasted 3 days. By Wednesday, I was looking for a nearby school and by Friday, I pulled them out. I do not travel well.

JKLM = shorthand for upper Ward 3 DCPS elementary schools Janney, Key, Lafayette, Much or Mann

We travelled 30 minutes each way for a strong elementary school. My kids travel 50 minutes each way for middle and high school. Different families make different choices.

[Anonymous]

This is quite different from any other elementary school in the city.

For starters students would begin changing classes / having different teachers for different core subjects in early elementary (but not K).

Has anyone else read this yet?