BASIS wait list

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[Post New]04/21/2015 13:25
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Anonymous
has hardly moved (one spot). is it likely not to really move until after may 1?

[Post New]04/21/2015 13:34
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:has hardly moved (one spot). is it likely not to really move until after may 1?



I wouldn't expect much before May 1. Are you trying for 5th or 6th?
[Post New]04/21/2015 15:45
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Anonymous
These past years everyone got in. Even in October they still had spots.
[Post New]04/21/2015 15:50
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Anonymous
Last year all 5th graders got in and they couldnt fill their 6th grade.

[Post New]04/21/2015 16:08
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Last year all 5th graders got in and they couldnt fill their 6th grade.



^^ this. why the hand wringing over space at Basis? and they want to EXPAND
[Post New]04/21/2015 17:26
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Last year all 5th graders got in and they couldnt fill their 6th grade.



^^ this. why the hand wringing over space at Basis? and they want to EXPAND


BASIS is in its third year and doing well. It will undoubtedly start becoming difficult to get into BASIS for 6th grade without sibling preference.

Also, they want to expand down, offering 4th grade down to K, eventually. Many of the kids entering in 5th grade are poorly prepared, and they think that expanding down will help remedy that situation.
[Post New]04/21/2015 17:39
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Last year all 5th graders got in and they couldnt fill their 6th grade.



^^ this. why the hand wringing over space at Basis? and they want to EXPAND


BASIS is in its third year and doing well. It will undoubtedly start becoming difficult to get into BASIS for 6th grade without sibling preference.

Also, they want to expand down, offering 4th grade down to K, eventually. Many of the kids entering in 5th grade are poorly prepared, and they think that expanding down will help remedy that situation.


They'd definitely need a new space, which would likely offset much of the appeal of current centrally located facility. then again, maybe they don't believe kindergarteners should have play time and should be subjected to strict weeding so none of the 3rd grade classes become diluted by social promotion
[Post New]04/21/2015 17:40
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Last year all 5th graders got in and they couldnt fill their 6th grade.



^^ this. why the hand wringing over space at Basis? and they want to EXPAND


BASIS is in its third year and doing well. It will undoubtedly start becoming difficult to get into BASIS for 6th grade without sibling preference.

Also, they want to expand down, offering 4th grade down to K, eventually. Many of the kids entering in 5th grade are poorly prepared, and they think that expanding down will help remedy that situation.


when -- by 2025? they weed out students as they progress, thus removing many of said siblings before preference is utilized.
[Post New]04/21/2015 17:44
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Last year all 5th graders got in and they couldnt fill their 6th grade.



^^ this. why the hand wringing over space at Basis? and they want to EXPAND


BASIS is in its third year and doing well. It will undoubtedly start becoming difficult to get into BASIS for 6th grade without sibling preference.

Also, they want to expand down, offering 4th grade down to K, eventually. Many of the kids entering in 5th grade are poorly prepared, and they think that expanding down will help remedy that situation.


when -- by 2025? they weed out students as they progress, thus removing many of said siblings before preference is utilized.


This is all speculative. No request or proposal to expand down now. There was talk of it a couple years ago but not currently.

[Post New]04/21/2015 19:06
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Anonymous
K-4th would have to be in a different facility.
[Post New]04/21/2015 19:18
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Anonymous
Having a long waitlist and being unable to fill the 6th grade class was a reality check for them.
[Post New]04/21/2015 19:46
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Last year all 5th graders got in and they couldnt fill their 6th grade.



^^ this. why the hand wringing over space at Basis? and they want to EXPAND


BASIS is in its third year and doing well. It will undoubtedly start becoming difficult to get into BASIS for 6th grade without sibling preference.

Also, they want to expand down, offering 4th grade down to K, eventually. Many of the kids entering in 5th grade are poorly prepared, and they think that expanding down will help remedy that situation.


when -- by 2025? they weed out students as they progress, thus removing many of said siblings before preference is utilized.


How about 2015?. They only made something like 25 spots available in the lottery for 6th and have something approaching 200 on the wait list.
[Post New]04/21/2015 20:03
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Having a long waitlist and being unable to fill the 6th grade class was a reality check for them.


I don't think that your version of events is accurate, PP.

They did fill the 6th grade. Unfortunately, many of the families who had committed to coming by May 1 subsequently changed their minds, and many of those did not notify the school until the fall. Some kids just didn't show up for the first day of school. Other kids went to school for a couple of weeks while waiting to hear from their preferred schools. By the time BASIS started calling families on the wait list to fill available spots, those families had already committed to other schools and did not want to switch.

What happened this year with the BASIS 6th grade probably has more to do with poor wait list management than weak demand.
[Post New]04/21/2015 20:21
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Having a long waitlist and being unable to fill the 6th grade class was a reality check for them.


I don't think that your version of events is accurate, PP.

They did fill the 6th grade. Unfortunately, many of the families who had committed to coming by May 1 subsequently changed their minds, and many of those did not notify the school until the fall. Some kids just didn't show up for the first day of school. Other kids went to school for a couple of weeks while waiting to hear from their preferred schools. By the time BASIS started calling families on the wait list to fill available spots, those families had already committed to other schools and did not want to switch.

What happened this year with the BASIS 6th grade probably has more to do with poor wait list management than weak demand.


All schools have kids who don't show or commit then change.

Weak demand is when you have a long waitlist but families choose other schools rather than grabbing a spot regardless of when the sport opens.
[Post New]04/21/2015 20:23
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Last year all 5th graders got in and they couldnt fill their 6th grade.



^^ this. why the hand wringing over space at Basis? and they want to EXPAND


BASIS is in its third year and doing well. It will undoubtedly start becoming difficult to get into BASIS for 6th grade without sibling preference.

Also, they want to expand down, offering 4th grade down to K, eventually. Many of the kids entering in 5th grade are poorly prepared, and they think that expanding down will help remedy that situation.


when -- by 2025? they weed out students as they progress, thus removing many of said siblings before preference is utilized.


How about 2015?. They only made something like 25 spots available in the lottery for 6th and have something approaching 200 on the wait list.


We were well over 125 and didn't take the spot when called. I believe that was before school opened or right after.
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