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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The head of school himself said during a recent tour that the teacher turnover rate last year for 30 percent, and that he acknowledged it was a problem. that number is stunning and is high above the norm. [/quote]

He did say turnover was 30%. Then he put it in context of the numbers across DC that were recently published. Did you miss that part? Retention is an issue at BASIS. It is an issue across DCPS and public education. I am happy to have a conversation about retention and what BASIS could do to improve. But I am unwilling to have it with someone who just shouts "SHINY OBJECT" without thinking for a moment about context.

To all of the people who complain about pay at BASIS I want to suggest a thought experiment. BASIS pays less than DCPS. Yet they attract and retain some amazing teachers that could be making more money elsewhere. Isn't that at once an endorsement of BASIS and an indictment of DCPS that teachers choose BASIS?[/quote]

You said, "[T]hat number is stunning and is high above the norm."

Did you miss the part where I said that you were incorrect?[/quote]

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