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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We got into both.  We chose Basis.  I spoke to 5 families.   All physicians or highly educated professionals.  The academics are strong and teachers are great.  Admin issues have not affected kids.  They did a great job with the pandemic.  They are adding some new sports and clubs too.  I would go for the superior education.  The people who gripe are the ones whose kids did not do well academically.  [/quote]

Current family and we will be applying out next year because the timing will be right for entry point to other schools. Both DCs have strong grades but academic levels are inconsistent and the social environment is not engaging. Math and sciences are very advanced but the less-STEM focused subjects are not. They are trying to shore up the woefully underperforming writing education which has been discussed as a problem for years with the continued promise to improve but no active actions with results. Part of the problem seems to be both the large class size and total students per teacher which seem to work against doing any meaningful in-depth work because they don’t have the time to grade bigger assignments. While kids may be unaffected directly by the horrible administration the constant stream of broken promises does impact the physical and learning environment and overall morale. They often try to add new sports and clubs which ultimately do not launch due to lack of interest.[/quote]

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