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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Loooong post above says little more than the v. short post above it.

BASIS is decent for 5th grade for almost everybody. But the higher you go, the more complicated it gets. We left after middle school not because the work, rigor and testing were stressful.

We were out the door because the curriculum is narrow, the facilities and enrichment weak, the best teachers tend to leave, admins are OT pushy and parents are absurdly disempowered.

On top of all that, the campus (and franchise?) is ridiculously indebted and cash strapped.   [/quote]

They've been running a surplus for years. It's actually something that pisses me off since I'd rather see the money reinvested. The only debt they have is the building. All charter schools have mortgage service. But by all means don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

P.S. This is "Exhibit A" for why it is useless to try and get info about BASIS on DCUM. [/quote]

Exhibit B shows us how useless to try and get info about BASIS from current BASIS parents and admins. You need to talk to parents of top students who bailed to get a rounded picture. Hint: almost everybody with the dough to leave, luck in Walls admissions, and/or a willingness to move to Upper NW or the burbs, exits somewhere between 6th and 9th grades. [/quote]

This is untrue. I know this for a fact because my kid was admitted to Walls and we chose to stay, and weren’t the only ones by a long shot.[/quote]

Total BS that most of the BASIS 8th graders who apply to Walls and get in choose to stay. ALMOST everybody above is correct.

My kid lost his half dozen best middle schools buddies to Walls or privates. He then refused to stay at BASIS. He's at JR.[/quote]

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