Why don’t more parents send their kids to Basis McLean?

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

That's the common smug snark from people who never stood in front of a classroom. But if you want to pay $30K+ for your kids to be taught by passionate and well-intentioned beginners, then BIM is definitely the place for you.

Lots of newcomers now, while many of their best long-term faculty are at Nysmith, Landon, and Flint Hill to name a few.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

That's the common smug snark from people who never stood in front of a classroom. But if you want to pay $30K+ for your kids to be taught by passionate and well-intentioned beginners, then BIM is definitely the place for you.

Lots of newcomers now, while many of their best long-term faculty are at Nysmith, Landon, and Flint Hill to name a few.

That’s just your opinion.
I happen to have taught college students before.
What I said was based on my own experiences. What experiences do you have?
It’s not up to you to say who are the best teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

That's the common smug snark from people who never stood in front of a classroom. But if you want to pay $30K+ for your kids to be taught by passionate and well-intentioned beginners, then BIM is definitely the place for you.

Lots of newcomers now, while many of their best long-term faculty are at Nysmith, Landon, and Flint Hill to name a few.

That’s just your opinion.
I happen to have taught college students before.
What I said was based on my own experiences. What experiences do you have?
It’s not up to you to say who are the best teachers.

Teaching MS and HS at BIM and elsewhere. Different universe from college.

As for anonymous posters telling other anonymous posters what to and who is in charge here, it's always hilarious here on DCUM. Shall I tell you what you can and cannot do?

ROFLMAO

Now launch your next personal attack. That's the usual progression.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

That's the common smug snark from people who never stood in front of a classroom. But if you want to pay $30K+ for your kids to be taught by passionate and well-intentioned beginners, then BIM is definitely the place for you.

Lots of newcomers now, while many of their best long-term faculty are at Nysmith, Landon, and Flint Hill to name a few.

That’s just your opinion.
I happen to have taught college students before.
What I said was based on my own experiences. What experiences do you have?
It’s not up to you to say who are the best teachers.

Teaching MS and HS at BIM and elsewhere. Different universe from college.

As for anonymous posters telling other anonymous posters what to and who is in charge here, it's always hilarious here on DCUM. Shall I tell you what you can and cannot do?

ROFLMAO

Now launch your next personal attack. That's the usual progression.

Who just used dirty words like “smug snark”?
Go talk to your kids at home like this? No wonder BASIS does not fit your kids.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

That's the common smug snark from people who never stood in front of a classroom. But if you want to pay $30K+ for your kids to be taught by passionate and well-intentioned beginners, then BIM is definitely the place for you.

Lots of newcomers now, while many of their best long-term faculty are at Nysmith, Landon, and Flint Hill to name a few.

That’s just your opinion.
I happen to have taught college students before.
What I said was based on my own experiences. What experiences do you have?
It’s not up to you to say who are the best teachers.

Teaching MS and HS at BIM and elsewhere. Different universe from college.

As for anonymous posters telling other anonymous posters what to and who is in charge here, it's always hilarious here on DCUM. Shall I tell you what you can and cannot do?

ROFLMAO

Now launch your next personal attack. That's the usual progression.

Who just used dirty words like “smug snark”?
Go talk to your kids at home like this? No wonder BASIS does not fit your kids.

Here is some remedial literacy and vocabulary for you. Clearly, you need some:

smug
/sməɡ/
adjective
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
"he was feeling smug after his win"

snark
/snärk/
Learn to pronounce
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
noun
noun: snark; plural noun: snarks
critical or mocking comments made in an indirect or sarcastic way.
"a little more research and a little less snark might have made this an interesting post"

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

That's the common smug snark from people who never stood in front of a classroom. But if you want to pay $30K+ for your kids to be taught by passionate and well-intentioned beginners, then BIM is definitely the place for you.

Lots of newcomers now, while many of their best long-term faculty are at Nysmith, Landon, and Flint Hill to name a few.

That’s just your opinion.
I happen to have taught college students before.
What I said was based on my own experiences. What experiences do you have?
It’s not up to you to say who are the best teachers.

Teaching MS and HS at BIM and elsewhere. Different universe from college.

As for anonymous posters telling other anonymous posters what to and who is in charge here, it's always hilarious here on DCUM. Shall I tell you what you can and cannot do?

ROFLMAO

Now launch your next personal attack. That's the usual progression.

Who just used dirty words like “smug snark”?
Go talk to your kids at home like this? No wonder BASIS does not fit your kids.

Here is some remedial literacy and vocabulary for you. Clearly, you need some:

smug
/sməɡ/
adjective
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
"he was feeling smug after his win"

snark
/snärk/
Learn to pronounce
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
noun
noun: snark; plural noun: snarks
critical or mocking comments made in an indirect or sarcastic way.
"a little more research and a little less snark might have made this an interesting post"

You seem like an unpopular teacher who was not respected enough in BASIS. Is that why you tried to defame BASIS for years?
are you still not happy after leaving BASIS? Is it because you don’t have a new job? Or are you not happy with your new job?
You can apply for a job at BASIS though if you are bored in this forum.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

That's the common smug snark from people who never stood in front of a classroom. But if you want to pay $30K+ for your kids to be taught by passionate and well-intentioned beginners, then BIM is definitely the place for you.

Lots of newcomers now, while many of their best long-term faculty are at Nysmith, Landon, and Flint Hill to name a few.

Nysmith , yes.....Flint Hill, you must be kidding.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

That's the common smug snark from people who never stood in front of a classroom. But if you want to pay $30K+ for your kids to be taught by passionate and well-intentioned beginners, then BIM is definitely the place for you.

Lots of newcomers now, while many of their best long-term faculty are at Nysmith, Landon, and Flint Hill to name a few.

That’s just your opinion.
I happen to have taught college students before.
What I said was based on my own experiences. What experiences do you have?
It’s not up to you to say who are the best teachers.

Teaching MS and HS at BIM and elsewhere. Different universe from college.

As for anonymous posters telling other anonymous posters what to and who is in charge here, it's always hilarious here on DCUM. Shall I tell you what you can and cannot do?

ROFLMAO

Now launch your next personal attack. That's the usual progression.

Who just used dirty words like “smug snark”?
Go talk to your kids at home like this? No wonder BASIS does not fit your kids.

Here is some remedial literacy and vocabulary for you. Clearly, you need some:

smug
/sməɡ/
adjective
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
"he was feeling smug after his win"

snark
/snärk/
Learn to pronounce
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
noun
noun: snark; plural noun: snarks
critical or mocking comments made in an indirect or sarcastic way.
"a little more research and a little less snark might have made this an interesting post"

You seem like an unpopular teacher who was not respected enough in BASIS. Is that why you tried to defame BASIS for years?
are you still not happy after leaving BASIS? Is it because you don’t have a new job? Or are you not happy with your new job?
You can apply for a job at BASIS though if you are bored in this forum.

There is the personal attack that I predicted. In fact, I continued tutoring kids from BIM for a long time after I left because parents still wanted me working with their kids.

Thanks for reflecting the stew of bitterness surrounding that school yet again.

FYI, I love my new school. It has the best management team I ever worked with in education.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

That's the common smug snark from people who never stood in front of a classroom. But if you want to pay $30K+ for your kids to be taught by passionate and well-intentioned beginners, then BIM is definitely the place for you.

Lots of newcomers now, while many of their best long-term faculty are at Nysmith, Landon, and Flint Hill to name a few.

That’s just your opinion.
I happen to have taught college students before.
What I said was based on my own experiences. What experiences do you have?
It’s not up to you to say who are the best teachers.

Teaching MS and HS at BIM and elsewhere. Different universe from college.

As for anonymous posters telling other anonymous posters what to and who is in charge here, it's always hilarious here on DCUM. Shall I tell you what you can and cannot do?

ROFLMAO

Now launch your next personal attack. That's the usual progression.

Who just used dirty words like “smug snark”?
Go talk to your kids at home like this? No wonder BASIS does not fit your kids.

Here is some remedial literacy and vocabulary for you. Clearly, you need some:

smug
/sməɡ/
adjective
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
"he was feeling smug after his win"

snark
/snärk/
Learn to pronounce
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
noun
noun: snark; plural noun: snarks
critical or mocking comments made in an indirect or sarcastic way.
"a little more research and a little less snark might have made this an interesting post"

You seem like an unpopular teacher who was not respected enough in BASIS. Is that why you tried to defame BASIS for years?
are you still not happy after leaving BASIS? Is it because you don’t have a new job? Or are you not happy with your new job?
You can apply for a job at BASIS though if you are bored in this forum.

There is the personal attack that I predicted. In fact, I continued tutoring kids from BIM for a long time after I left because parents still wanted me working with their kids.

Thanks for reflecting the stew of bitterness surrounding that school yet again.

FYI, I love my new school. It has the best management team I ever worked with in education.

So you did teach at BASIS before. For that, I respect you although I did not agree with your opinion.

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It’s pretty despicable that a former teacher would try to malign the school that gave them employment and opportunity just because things didn’t work out for them. I say Basis is lucky to rid of such a character- less person.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact is, more and more parents are sending their kids to Basis McLean. Compare to last year, the total student count increases 22%, The number of 9th graders increases 34.5%.
Yes, there are some teachers left including middle school director. But only 4.25% teachers left.
I am the one who posted many posts in this thread in Spring with imperfect English. I am back.
lol

It’s great to hear from someone who knows the data with such great accuracy. Increase of the total enrollment by 22% is impressive. Now the school grew to ~610 students.

I'm joining the PPs here: the percentages might give a skewed picture. For example, if there were total 4 students in the 9th grade last year and this year 2 students added, the growth is 50%. Assuming the 34.5% is accurate number, what is the enrollment? 25 total in the 9th grade? 10 total in 11th? Another interesting metric is the retention percentage. What is the retention rate in transition from MS to HS, for example?
The percentage of teachers left is 4.25%. Let’s assume that’s 4 out of 98. Judging only by the numbers, this is not a big loss. However, what subjects did they teach? Are there resources to redistribute the load? Perhaps, the 4.25% number doesn’t include the mentioned above MS director. Rumors say that, in addition to the director duties, he was teaching physics courses, covering the load of a teacher who, seemingly, was driven out last October by the policies of the new HoS.
Maybe the reason why people hesitate to enroll their children is the administration policies that emerge from the combination of the CCP style management and solely pursuit of the profits.

The former MS director (still shown on the BIM website) is now teaching middle school science in a Fairfax public school, according to his LinkedIn profile, so that is very plausible. Imagine abandoning a higher-paid management job to go back to the public schools that he left in 2017 because he really didn't like it there.

That's the reality at BIM now.

I presume you have spoken with him directly about his return to FCPS... well I have and he has been interested in an AP position for a while and the only way FCPS hires for an AP position is from within. Which means, one has to be in the school in order to even be considered for that job.

Again, most of the info here is pure speculation. Teachers leave for various reasons, moving out of state *several*, others want get into admin, etc., people need to do what's best for them, spin it any way you like - but if you don't have facts...

He is the only person I ever knew who left teaching for a management track (also leaving public for private because of abuse from students that would not be tolerated at BASIS, then turned around and went back to teaching in public.

Kinda speaks for itself, no matter how you dress it up. Leaving just before school starts is also not normal.

Agree wit the lastpost, this departure does look peculiar regardless of how one spins it. However, some of the PPs are correct. Techers leave due to variety of reasons: a teacher follows the spouse to California, an older teacher retires after the new teacher is hired, etc. But some departures tell a story worth to ponder about. One year after the BASIS School System was purchased by a Chinese investment company, the prominent MS math teacher left BASIS McLean. This teacher was with the school since its inception and announced departure in the summer of 2021 after the meetings with the new HoS, who was brought to BIM from China. Shortly after in October of 2021, a physics teacher, who taught MS and AP courses left just two months after the begging of the school year. This is a curious correlation with the new HoS starting to implement his policies. Worth mentioning that, after this unexpected departure, the aforementioned MS Director was tasked to teach physics in addition to his administrative duties. Then, in November of 2021 the school Operations Manager suddenly left. Another interesting correlation? Then, early in the summer of 2022, a MS teacher of chemistry and math announced departure for another school. This teacher was with BIM since its inception and was one of the “core” faculty. Finally, right at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a flurry of unexpected resignations took place: the above mentioned MS Director, the HS Director, two (all of them) PE teachers, HS history teacher and, maybe, some others. Possibly, the MS Director does aspire to become AP in FCPS or, maybe, he left BIM because of the policies of the new administration?

In choosing school for their child, the parents should consider all available information. Once the choice is made, there is no re-do. For those who have made the choice – nobody is attacking you. Rather, people try to make an informed decision by sharing what they know.

I just saw a LinkedIn announcement that a long-term MS History teacher is starting a new job at Flint Hill tomorrow.

That's not a normal move. This is blood in the hallways personnelwise.

People come and go.
Basis continues to attract passionate professionals. A previous law firm parter just joined as a history teacher.

Law firms aren't classrooms. The teacher who left was certified with nearly ten years of experience teaching. Someone who switches to teaching mid-career has a mountain of material to learn in terms of classroom management, effective lessons, and many other topics. Don't kid yourself that you can swap in someone from another profession seamlessly.

People with true passion can do things better.
I don’t have problems teaching my kids math and science at all. lol

That's the common smug snark from people who never stood in front of a classroom. But if you want to pay $30K+ for your kids to be taught by passionate and well-intentioned beginners, then BIM is definitely the place for you.

Lots of newcomers now, while many of their best long-term faculty are at Nysmith, Landon, and Flint Hill to name a few.

Nysmith , yes.....Flint Hill, you must be kidding.

Not Flint Hill?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s pretty despicable that a former teacher would try to malign the school that gave them employment and opportunity just because things didn’t work out for them. I say Basis is lucky to rid of such a character- less person.

NP with no stake in this really, just enjoy watching the train wreck, but that's a pretty shallow POV that just because someone worked somewhere once they have no character if afterwards they share criticism of the school. It's not ad hominem attacks (like yours), it's informed critique.