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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, like the fantastic chemistry teacher who suddenly became college counselor without having done course work in advising, or ever working as a college counselor.  [/quote]

She is a great asset for BASIS as a college counselor and I am happy to see her in that role.[/quote]

When do BASIS students get access to a college counselor?  Hearing great things about BASIS from parent after parent -- none who know each other & all just coincidence (in fact, one friend is in Arizona).  But, my major concern is that there doesn't seem to be many families from the 16th Street Heights area -- everyone I know is coming from SE.  I am leaning toward a school that attracts more local families so that my child will have friends nearby.[/quote]

Freshman year the college counselor starts working with the 9th graders, mostly as a group but 1:1 appointments are available. Access to Naviance for students and families starts then too. This year there are 30 workshops and information sessions re college planning scheduled. Some are for all students and parents, some just students, some geared toward one grade level or another (topics include financing college, standarized testing, financial aid, scholarships, finding internships, managing one's social media presence). By junior year students meet 1:1 with the counselor biweekly, and weekly for senior year.

I think about 70 colleges are coming to campus this fall, and the school will be administering the Pre-ACT to 10th graders (this is a new test) as well as the customary PSAT/NMSQT to 10th and 11th graders.
The approach to college counseling is detailed for 8th grade families too as it is an important factor in deciding what to do for high school.

Here's the 2015 map of where students at each charter are coming from. Students from all wards / ZIP codes at BASIS but, as might be expected, fewer from areas that are IB for Deal. http://www.dcpcsb.org/sites/default/files/Binder3.pdf[/quote]

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