$90 BASIS Homecoming Tickets

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s an event in DC where it’s not uncommon to have a $5,000 room rental fee, $5,000 food and beverage minimum plus audio visual, DJ or band and decor costs for an off-site event. These events can’t really be compared cost-wise to homecomings held at the school site.

Basis may not have options given their limited facilities. It's not the cost that bothers me, given the situation -- it's the posters here that dismiss that idea that $90 is significant for many families. I would wish they were more respectful of other families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s an event in DC where it’s not uncommon to have a $5,000 room rental fee, $5,000 food and beverage minimum plus audio visual, DJ or band and decor costs for an off-site event. These events can’t really be compared cost-wise to homecomings held at the school site.

Basis may not have options given their limited facilities. It's not the cost that bothers me, given the situation -- it's the posters here that dismiss that idea that $90 is significant for many families. I would wish they were more respectful of other families.

Of course it's significant for many families. But it's not required to complete schooling. Why doesn't my kid do travel sports? In large part because I don't want to undertake the financial commitment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s an event in DC where it’s not uncommon to have a $5,000 room rental fee, $5,000 food and beverage minimum plus audio visual, DJ or band and decor costs for an off-site event. These events can’t really be compared cost-wise to homecomings held at the school site.

Walls has their dances off-site and tickets are $20ish dollars. And they're not subsidized; I think the school raises money from them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s an event in DC where it’s not uncommon to have a $5,000 room rental fee, $5,000 food and beverage minimum plus audio visual, DJ or band and decor costs for an off-site event. These events can’t really be compared cost-wise to homecomings held at the school site.

Basis may not have options given their limited facilities. It's not the cost that bothers me, given the situation -- it's the posters here that dismiss that idea that $90 is significant for many families. I would wish they were more respectful of other families.

Of course it's significant for many families. But it's not required to complete schooling. Why doesn't my kid do travel sports? In large part because I don't want to undertake the financial commitment.

travel sports =\= public school

None of us can solve income inequality, but we can try to be particularly exclusionary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fees like this are only acceptable if the school covers the cost for kids who qualify for free/reduced price lunch.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s an event in DC where it’s not uncommon to have a $5,000 room rental fee, $5,000 food and beverage minimum plus audio visual, DJ or band and decor costs for an off-site event. These events can’t really be compared cost-wise to homecomings held at the school site.

Walls has their dances off-site and tickets are $20ish dollars. And they're not subsidized; I think the school raises money from them.

Costs are very venue dependent. One of the venues used by Walls charges schools and nonprofits $750 for an evening rental with no food/beverage minimum. I'm not saying that explains the differences between the venue costs and the ticket prices for Walls and BASIS as I don't know.

I have been responsible for high school events though and the larger high school I worked with supplemented their student activities with funds they earned from sports. They brought in enough from ticket sales to games and concession sales to offset the costs of dances and other student activities.

[Anonymous]

BASIS charged a LOT for everything. The 5th grade dance was $35. Every “fun” thing the kid might want to participate in (trick or treat with teachers at school etc)… $20. The 5th grade trip… hundreds of dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BASIS charged a LOT for everything. The 5th grade dance was $35. Every “fun” thing the kid might want to participate in (trick or treat with teachers at school etc)… $20. The 5th grade trip… hundreds of dollars.

Then it does sounds like the school nickels and dimes you as someone upthread says.

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Brent families are the worst. They think they are normal people and then raise 150k for their always themed gala. Get out of your X Park bubble and realize that not everyone has 800k in home equity that their parents paid the down payment on.
Sorry.
Specific rant but not untrue.
None of yall are suffering. Even you dual income furloughed federal employees. every damn one of you has a family escape value.

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Anonymous wrote:Fees like this are only acceptable if the school covers the cost for kids who qualify for free/reduced price lunch.

Two responses:
1. BASIS always tells families that if they can't afford something to reach out to the school (they give an actual point of contact). My kids have friends who have attended lots of events over the years because the school finds ways to help them out. If OP was an actual BASIS parent they'd know this.

2. No!!! I am so happy we are past that inane woketastic line of thinking. Where and when did people like you decide that kids couldn't have opportunities unless they were free for FARMS? That's not a thing. Not everyone can afford everything. School trips required for classwork should be provided. But dances, trips to NYC to see shows and other events needn't be. Certainly schools should (and in the case of BASIS) do support kids in need. But sometimes kids need to sit out opportunities because cost is an issue.

This.

Can we just let the kids have this event, which sounds really special? They suffer through

the terrible building and endless events in the MRP. Let's let them have something nice without sullying it by complaining about it. And 1. is true -- I have no doubt that the kids who can't afford it can go to the school and the cost will be covered. And we know the demographic, for 90 percent of families this is perfectly doable.

No way it's "perfectly doable" for 90% of families. It's probably perfectly doable for 40% and doable with a grimace for 30%. Another 10% will pay even though they really can't afford it, 10% won't participate due to cost, 10% will ask for assistance.

You know the income levels of all parents at the school? You are just pulling numbers out of your *ss.

Yes, but based on experience with PTAs at 4 different DC public schools. My educated guess is a lot closer than "perfectly doable for 90%."

The number of "economically disadvantaged" kids at BASIS is 7 percent. Everyone else is MC or UMC, and can spend $90 on a party for their child without hardship. We are also there and that's my impression.

Zing….OK 93% can afford without hardship and 7% can ask for financial assistance.

Exactly! Any family with HHI less than $40,000 has HHI of at least $120,000. No one falls in between "economically disadvantaged" and "perfectly doable."

Were you saying this without sarcasm?
$90 for a party where half the boys will show up in shorts and a Tshirt because a tux is awkward, isn't perfectly doable on an HHI of $120k.

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Anonymous wrote:Fees like this are only acceptable if the school covers the cost for kids who qualify for free/reduced price lunch.

Two responses:
1. BASIS always tells families that if they can't afford something to reach out to the school (they give an actual point of contact). My kids have friends who have attended lots of events over the years because the school finds ways to help them out. If OP was an actual BASIS parent they'd know this.

2. No!!! I am so happy we are past that inane woketastic line of thinking. Where and when did people like you decide that kids couldn't have opportunities unless they were free for FARMS? That's not a thing. Not everyone can afford everything. School trips required for classwork should be provided. But dances, trips to NYC to see shows and other events needn't be. Certainly schools should (and in the case of BASIS) do support kids in need. But sometimes kids need to sit out opportunities because cost is an issue.

This.

Can we just let the kids have this event, which sounds really special? They suffer through

the terrible building and endless events in the MRP. Let's let them have something nice without sullying it by complaining about it. And 1. is true -- I have no doubt that the kids who can't afford it can go to the school and the cost will be covered. And we know the demographic, for 90 percent of families this is perfectly doable.

No way it's "perfectly doable" for 90% of families. It's probably perfectly doable for 40% and doable with a grimace for 30%. Another 10% will pay even though they really can't afford it, 10% won't participate due to cost, 10% will ask for assistance.

You know the income levels of all parents at the school? You are just pulling numbers out of your *ss.

Yes, but based on experience with PTAs at 4 different DC public schools. My educated guess is a lot closer than "perfectly doable for 90%."

The number of "economically disadvantaged" kids at BASIS is 7 percent. Everyone else is MC or UMC, and can spend $90 on a party for their child without hardship. We are also there and that's my impression.

Zing….OK 93% can afford without hardship and 7% can ask for financial assistance.

Exactly! Any family with HHI less than $40,000 has HHI of at least $120,000. No one falls in between "economically disadvantaged" and "perfectly doable."

Were you saying this without sarcasm?
$90 for a party where half the boys will show up in shorts and a Tshirt because a tux is awkward, isn't perfectly doable on an HHI of $120k.

PP here and I was absolutely being sarcastic. There are several posters here that think that $90 is an issue only for those students who are officially "economically disadvantaged," as though families who make just a little more than whatever income is "economically disadvantaged" can suddenly buy whatever they want.

I picked $120,000 out of hat. I agree with you -- our HHI is well more than $120K, and I think a $90 ticket for a kid event is pricey. That's the point -- there are a lot of families in DC public schools whose income is greater than "economically disadvantaged" but less than "perfectly doable."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:BASIS charged a LOT for everything. The 5th grade dance was $35. Every “fun” thing the kid might want to participate in (trick or treat with teachers at school etc)… $20. The 5th grade trip… hundreds of dollars.

Then it does sounds like the school nickels and dimes you as someone upthread says.

Know that if your kid goes to BASIS, you should budget at least a thousand per year for field trips, clubs, sports, parties, donations. This does not include aftercare. Would be nice if school shared costs by grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BASIS charged a LOT for everything. The 5th grade dance was $35. Every “fun” thing the kid might want to participate in (trick or treat with teachers at school etc)… $20. The 5th grade trip… hundreds of dollars.

A lot? Seriously?

KFC for a family of 4 is $50.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BASIS charged a LOT for everything. The 5th grade dance was $35. Every “fun” thing the kid might want to participate in (trick or treat with teachers at school etc)… $20. The 5th grade trip… hundreds of dollars.

Then it does sounds like the school nickels and dimes you as someone upthread says.

Know that if your kid goes to BASIS, you should budget at least a thousand per year for field trips, clubs, sports, parties, donations. This does not include aftercare. Would be nice if school shared costs by grade.

Not our experience.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BASIS charged a LOT for everything. The 5th grade dance was $35. Every “fun” thing the kid might want to participate in (trick or treat with teachers at school etc)… $20. The 5th grade trip… hundreds of dollars.

Then it does sounds like the school nickels and dimes you as someone upthread says.

Know that if your kid goes to BASIS, you should budget at least a thousand per year for field trips, clubs, sports, parties, donations. This does not include aftercare. Would be nice if school shared costs by grade.

Not our experience.

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