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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not so.
My ELL child was struggling in his English language class, and the teacher was totally oblivious to the fact he was not understanding the material. During a meeting she simply told us she had no experience with ELL students. After almost 3 months of meeting with admin, with the help of an inside person, my child was finally placed with another classroom teacher 2 years below grade level, who proved to be excellent and helped my child with English language skills. This past year, the school  did not have anything close to Read 180, which is the norm in middle schools. I truly hope BASIS hires a remedial English teacher.[/quote]

Why don't you pay for remedial help yourself or transfer your kid? Duh! I wouldn't leave my child's education up to a public school system who's not doing it right. Sure, they should be, but while that is stalemated what's happening to your kid. No way would I just sit pissed off while my child wasn't served. What did you do, PP? Waiting for the government to do right by your kid is time wasted. FWIW- I have a ELL kid (adopted) who was doing poorly in a DC charter. The services were non-existent. Guess what? I got my child outside help. He's better off now. Stop waiting for the world to hand you a better way for child. Hand yourself a better way. Also, Basis is hard as hell. Not for everyone. A lot of kids are not proper fits. That's the truth. Just cause DCPS sucks, don't expect Basis to be a fix-all. It's too intense for many kids.[/quote]

Basis is a public charter school.  It has an obligation to educate all students.  Like other public schools, charters do not get to pick and choose which kids they take.  If a child is a special ed student, Basis has an obligation to provide access and special instruction to level the playing field.  Basis can not simply say, "we are hard, you can't hack it, leave" as you suggest.

In the same way, Basis has an obligation to serve ELL students. They cannot have the attitude you seem to that the school may be too hard for ELL students.  They have an obligation to provide services to ELL students the same as any other public school.

You are operating under the mistaken assumption/stigma that special education means "stupid" or ELL means "can't achieve at a rigorous curriculum".  I do not have a child that attends Basis, but I have experienced at another school this frame of mind.  Many special education students can achieve adequately at a rigorous curriculum if provided the proper accommodations and instructional support. Many ELL students are extremely smart and can succeed at a rigorous curriculum if given proper support.

Also, please stop berating the PP for not moving the child out of Basis.  Many of us can't afford special ed type services outside of school (don't have money or don't have insurance reimbursement for therapy).  In any case, often the few hours of special private services outside of school can't make up for what a child needs consistently throughout the school day.  [/quote]

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