BASIS DC to open in 2012-2013

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you had a perfectly healthy child, would you be sending him to St. Coletta? No. Doesn't make sense, not a good fit. You could do it, but just because you can, is it the right thing to do? NO.

If you had a white child who was interested in western european history and culture, would you send him to Roots? No. Doesn't make sense, not a good fit. You could do it, but just because you can, is it the right thing to do? NO.

If you have a child who is not academically inclined, who is not college bound, would you send him to a college prep school? No. Doesn't make sense, not a good fit. You could do it, but just because you can, is it the right thing to do? NO.

Time to engage your BRAINS, people.

what's your point? the question was about SN kids, not "not academically inclined, not college bound" kids. they are really not the same thing, you know? sounds like at least one brain was not fully engaged here.

and, BTW, people who make comments like yours make life hard of SN kids and their families

[Anonymous]

Anonymous
Lots of Aspies should do well at a school like Basis.

Absolutely. Basis has a mission to serve SN and Aspie kids. This is what makes it a successful school.

By its very definition, it's primary audience is kids on spectrum, and ADHD kids who have few other options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you had a perfectly healthy child, would you be sending him to St. Coletta? No. Doesn't make sense, not a good fit. You could do it, but just because you can, is it the right thing to do? NO.

If you had a white child who was interested in western european history and culture, would you send him to Roots? No. Doesn't make sense, not a good fit. You could do it, but just because you can, is it the right thing to do? NO.

If you have a child who is not academically inclined, who is not college bound, would you send him to a college prep school? No. Doesn't make sense, not a good fit. You could do it, but just because you can, is it the right thing to do? NO.

Time to engage your BRAINS, people.

what's your point? the question was about SN kids, not "not academically inclined, not college bound" kids. they are really not the same thing, you know? sounds like at least one brain was not fully engaged here.

and, BTW, people who make comments like yours make life hard of SN kids and their families

The point? As the parent of a SN student, the PP posts make perfect sense. Not all SN students are created alike. Some are high performing, academically capable, and college capable, but for physical or other impairments that don't get in the way of academics. Other SN students might never advance beyond an elementary school level of capability. There is no one-size-fits-all for SN students. So, as a parent, you choose what fits. If your SN student is capable of keeping up with the academics and capable of attending college, then a school like Basis could be an excellent choice. If your SN student is not capable of keeping up with the academics and is not college material, then a school like Basis does not make sense. From some of the posts here, it sounds like there will be some special needs students attending Basis when it opens, such as kids with Aspergers, which may be a good fit as many Aspies tend to be very high functioning in academics, ala the Bill Gates/Isaac Newton/Nikola Tesla types, whereas other types of autism spectrum disorder which impair academic work might not be a good fit.

It's trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole and putting kids into situations that don't fit that makes life hard on SN kids and their families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous
Lots of Aspies should do well at a school like Basis.

Absolutely. Basis has a mission to serve SN and Aspie kids. This is what makes it a successful school.

By its very definition, it's primary audience is kids on spectrum, and ADHD kids who have few other options.

It also has a mission to serve kids with Cerebral Palsy, low-functioning autism, and Downs. Why? Because it's a public school. And as much as a few tedious boosters would like to imagine otherwise, it is not selective or exclusive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of Aspies should do well at a school like Basis.

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely. Basis has a mission to serve SN and Aspie kids. This is what makes it a successful school. By its very definition, it's primary audience is kids on spectrum, and ADHD kids who have few other options.

Anonymous wrote:It also has a mission to serve kids with Cerebral Palsy, low-functioning autism, and Downs. Why? Because it's a public school. And as much as a few tedious boosters would like to imagine otherwise, it is not selective or exclusive.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous
Lots of Aspies should do well at a school like Basis.

Absolutely. Basis has a mission to serve SN and Aspie kids. This is what makes it a successful school.

By its very definition, it's primary audience is kids on spectrum, and ADHD kids who have few other options.

It also has a mission to serve kids with Cerebral Palsy, low-functioning autism, and Downs. Why? Because it's a public school. And as much as a few tedious boosters would like to imagine otherwise, it is not selective or exclusive.

"By definition" - and by that definition, then so does:

Academia Bilingue
Achievement Preparatory
Barbara Jordan PCS
Capital City Lower School
Capital City Upper School
Center City, Brightwood
Center City, Capitol Hill
Center City, Congress Heights
Center City, Petworth
Center City, Shaw
Center City, Trinidad
Cesar Chavez, Bruce Prep
Cesar Chavez, Parkside
City Collegiate
Community Academy, RAND
D.C. Preparatory, Edgewood
Friendship, Blow-Pierce
Friendship, Chamberlain
Friendship, Woodridge
Hope Community, Tolson
Howard Road Academy, Main
Howard University Middle School
IDEA PCS
Ideal Academy, North Capitol
KAMIT Institute
KIPP-DC AIM
KIPP-DC KEY
KIPP-DC WILL
Mary McLeod Bethune, Brookland
Maya Angelou, Middle School
Meridian PCS
Options PCS
Paul PCS
Roots PCS
SAIL PCS
SEED PCS of Washington D.C.
Thea Bowman Preparatory Academy
Tree of Life
Two Rivers
Washington Latin, 16th St.
Washington Latin, Massachusetts Ave.

...as does EVERY DCPS SCHOOL. So why the repeated singling out and hysterics directed at BASIS?

Again, anyone who knows anything knows there is no one-size-fits-all solution for SN students. Some SN students will find BASIS to be a good fit, and some parents have made that decision to enroll their SN student at BASIS, and that's fine. Others might not find BASIS to be a good fit, just as they might not find, say Latin, KIPP or many of the other schools listed to be a good fit. Same with students who are not SN. And if it's not a good fit, there's a long list and there are plenty of choices.

Get off of it already. It is you who is tedious with this continual nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous
Lots of Aspies should do well at a school like Basis.

Absolutely. Basis has a mission to serve SN and Aspie kids. This is what makes it a successful school.

By its very definition, it's primary audience is kids on spectrum, and ADHD kids who have few other options.

Where on earth did that conclusion come from?

No. It's primary audience is KIDS. [END OF SENTENCE]

Some of those kids might happen to have Aspergers, ADHD or other SN issues, but that is not the primary focus or audience, and most of the kids will likely not be SN, just as most of the kids in any typical PCS or other typical public school are not SN.

The primary audience is kids, PERIOD.

[Anonymous]

There will be an opportunity to find out more about BASIS next week. The founders and DC admin team will be having an information session at a future BASIS parents' house in SW (so centrally located and metro accessible). It will be this coming Tuesday (June 26) at 7 pm. Parents are welcome to come to find out about the program -- parents of registered students may attend and are encouraged to bring other potential families with them. The school is full for next year but they are still taking names for the waitlist. Also, this would be a great opportunity to start looking ahead for next next school year.

For more information contact me at [e-mail]. BTW, I am the parent of an Aspie entering 5th grade.

[Anonymous]

Any news on the new building? When can parents tour it to see what it's all about?

Will Basis have sports programs?

[Anonymous]

The admin team spent the last couple of weeks moving in to the building. I believe there will be basketball so far but I'm sure other sports will be added.

[Anonymous]

Basketball? How quaint.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basketball? How quaint.

"Quaint"?

Perhaps you were expecting polo and fox hunting?

ROFL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want Mary in charge of my kids' school.

Is Mary still with BASIS DC?

[Anonymous]

Interesting--she's off the website now. What happened?

[Anonymous]

+1. What's up with Mary Siddall??