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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 -- [b]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.[/b][/quote]

You need to understand that Basis (and Latin and now DCI) are the preferred middle schools for the Hill, so you're going to see a lot of addresses in NE & SE.  There are a lot of wealthy families with multiple degrees and high academic expectations in that neighborhood, and DCPS is simply uninterested in serving their needs.  They are actively choosing charters over DCPS, and Basis is the most physically convenient of the attractive charters.

The dynamic is different along the 16th St. corridor, where many families have access to Deal; looking at alternatives is less of a concern.  Personally, I think Deal is too large, but that's my opinion, and it's obviously the most solid offering DCPS has in their MS portfolio.  Hardy appears to be growing in popularity, particularly since Eaton got funnelled in that direction.

Maybe you'll get lucky with either Latin or DCI, both of which are more convenient to 16th St. Heights.  Bear in mind that any of the highly-regarded charters are going to draw from all over the city.  Some neighborhoods will be better represented than others: the gentrifiers in Ward 5 have high expectations and no solid neighborhood option, so you can expect to see them en masse in certain schools.

If you're not IB for Deal, then you're probably zoned for MacFarland.  Considering how long it has taken for Hardy to be taken seriously, I don't have good feelings about MacFarland, and knowing that it feeds Roosevelt is actively discouraging.  [/quote]

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