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Why do you think families of kids with SN don't lottery in? It's not because we don't know about Basis because they haven't marketd to us. It's because we know about Basis's repuation for providing bad supports.

and of course you're leaving out the BIG fault Basis has to remedy, which is poor services:  "b. Submit for DC PCSB’s review a draft special education plan in support of an increased volume of students with disabilities in the school that describes the academic programming, strategies, and personnel required to ensure the school's capacity to offer special education services across all settings and needs."[/quote]

Again, "[b]The school’s effectiveness in educating students with disabilities provides a compelling case for increasing special education enrollment rates at BASIS DC PCS[/b]."

So, maybe you are mistaken.[/quote]

I think both statements can be true. BASIS can be doing ok with the students it has, but needs to a) attract more and b) show how they are going to serve them.

I am not a BASIS parent, but a big fan and I think this is great news. BASIS is super successful on so many metrics, so now it's time to get off the stick and show they can also be successful with larger numbers of SN kids.[/quote]

As the mom of a kid with HFA who has a lot of buddies with HFA and talks to a lot of providers in DC, I can tell you that the fact that Basis does will with some kids with autism/adhd does not mean that they don't fail other kids. And that's because all of our kids are different and have different types of needs. Some will flourish with the structure of Basis with just a little support. Others will need more EF support to get the homework done. They can probably all benefit from social skills support.  Some may need additional time on tests; others (like my kid) may actually focused best during timed tests.  The kids enrolled successful in Basis now just likely fit into the structure as is.  [/quote]

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