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[quote=Anonymous]Dear Families of BASIS DC,

We are writing to share some of our ongoing planning for the coming year as we continue to make BASIS DC among the world’s best schools.  BASIS DC demonstrated a strong first year of operation – with CAS results placing us top three among charters in the District – but the school did face challenges in the areas of special education delivery and compliance.  School management made adjustments throughout the year to address areas of weakness as they were identified.  Eventually, BASIS DC elected to perform an internal audit in the spring, specifically focusing on special education so that we could target areas for improvement.  From this we developed an action plan to address these important factors of our programming.

Also at the end of the school year, the Public Charter School Board performed an on-site visit to review year one special education compliance.  This review was prompted by several complaints that the PCSB received throughout the year.  PCSB staff arrived at the same conclusion as the school management–that some remediation was needed in order to ensure we were doing everything possible to serve all students.

At the recent PCSB meeting, the Board approved our action plan and thanked us for treating the matter seriously.  Much of that action plan is already completed, including the hiring of a team of special education teachers and an experienced and effective coordinator, Ms. Jennifer Abdemalek.  Also, our staff is involved in a series of professional development seminars to make sure everyone is equipped to meet the needs of all our students.  These will take place prior to the start of school and throughout the year.

Ultimately, we all believe these steps will improve and strengthen our entire program for the 2013-2014 school year.  We thank you for supporting our efforts to provide a world class education for all students at BASIS DC.  Please contact our School Directors should you have any questions or to set up an appointment to discuss individual concerns.

Sincerely,

Sean Aiken
Head of School
BASIS DC[/quote]

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