Basis Mclean

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Anonymous wrote:Are you Chris Zaffries?

No

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Anonymous wrote:Is it hard to convince people to pay for something in Mclean the kids in DC and Arizona can get for free?

It wasn't in San Jose. Mclean is proving a bit harder.

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Anonymous wrote:Are any teachers hired yet?

They have been recruiting teachers since the summer. A lot will be transfers from other BASIS schools. So far, I don't think any official offers have been made.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it hard to convince people to pay for something in Mclean the kids in DC and Arizona can get for free?

You keep posting that and it's irrelevant.

I posted originally, so at least 3 of us are curious. I would never, ever pay tuition for an education others were getting for free. It just doesn't sit right.

How do you try to sell that to parents? I think this is probably your number 1 biggest obstacle.

It's difficult. We talk up the facilities being better and the teaching staff being higher quality. More emphasis on college counselling and college prep.

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Is Basis trying to recruit Asian students?

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Can students drive to school?

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Do the admissions team get a commission on how many students they bring in?

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Is it true black students struggle at Basis?

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Is it hard to work at Basis given that you have kids?

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What's the admissions staff like in San Jose and Brooklyn?

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How did the admissions staff quit? Did they all walk out one day? Is that the reason Chris had to come, is he doing it all himself like a one man show?

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Anonymous wrote:Do the admissions team get a commission on how many students they bring in?[/quote

No, but there is a performance bonus. Not necessarily a commission, but if you bring in a lot of students you're probably going to get a bonus

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Is Chris interested in the schools at all or is he just a profit driven salesman?

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Anonymous wrote:What's the admissions staff like in San Jose and Brooklyn?

Very young. Most have no admissions experience. The Director of Enrollment in San Jose---now transferred to Fremont--- is a recent graduate of San Jose State. Graduated in 2012 I believe.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Chris interested in the schools at all or is he just a profit driven salesman?

I think it's hard to work at BASIS and be truly interested or invested in the schools. There's no effort to build community and excellence at current schools, it's all about expansion. We get used to thinking of the school as a product. Sometimes it's easy to forget that the families and students are individuals with their own unique hopes, dreams, strengths, and weaknesses. To us, they become numbers. It's sad, really.