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[quote=Anonymous]I think founders preference doesn't put it quite right.  There is no founder's preference, but if you found a school or get involved on the ground level it does make you first on the scene.  I am no fan of what I've heard about BASIS pedagogically, but I do see a kind of backlash on DC Urban Mom against people who are motivated to contribute to new schools at all.  Why?  What's wrong with being proactive, perhaps based  on wanting more for your kids (something wrong with that?) but definitely benefiting other kids if the endeavor succeeds.  
People forget that all these charters -including IT right now--are a roll of the dice when they start up.  Most DC families tend to hang back and wait for 'proven success' (I understand) but also complain if they then find no space for their kids.  It's kind of damned if you do, damned if you don't.  Again, I heartily disagree with the vision of BASIS (AP's in Middle School-UGH) but I don't consider it founders preference if the people who roll up their sleeves and contribute to a schools founding also find a space for their kids there.  Makes sense to me.[/quote]

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