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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The school just opened in 2012, as the first BASIS charter school outside of Arizona, so obviously it had some transition issues and growing pains.  Some of the HOS were interim.  As HOS, I count Mary Riner Siddall, Paul Morrisey, Tim Eyerman, Jill Garrett, John Hillis, and now Alex Rose-Henig.  What three am I missing?

USNWR ranks BASIS DC #3 for DC high schools, after SWW (founded 1971) and Kipp (founded 1994).  All the BASIS schools have the same curriculum, and there are 9 BASIS schools in the top 100 charter high schools nationally (with BASIS DC high school listed as number 227 nationally).  By way of comparison, Wilson (1935) is listed as #10 in DC and #5173 nationally for high schools.  This year, only 32 people were accepted to Yale from DC and PG County (both public and private schools); BASIS DC had 3.  So, BASIS DC doesn’t seem to be doing too badly given that they have only been around for 8 years and had a different HOS every year or two.[/quote]

Yes, BASIS DC's nascent college admissions track record seems very impressive, despite the revolving door policy for heads, I'll grant you that.

I attended a small public HS ranked in the bottom third in my state, where most of my teachers were terrific.  I went on to an Ivy on fil aid.  I've given BASIS a hard look, after winning a 5th grade spot this spring, and don't like the spirit of the place.  I see far too much emphasis on grades, playing it safe academically and weeding out students who need extra support.  What I don't see is much emphasis on promoting intellectual curiosity, love of learning and esprit de corps.  Science instruction looks like their strong suit, but facilities are below par all around (at least from what I saw when I visited).  I also don't like narrow, crowded hallways during this pandemic.  Pass.[/quote]

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