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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The point is a good one. A number of other DC charter schools have successfully applied to modify their charters over the years (generally to open second campuses). BASIS MS/HS hasn't. I'm also not convinced that BASIS wouldn't be permitted to admit qualified HS students these days if they asked for permission to do this. They haven't. I am convinced, as a longtime BASIS parent, that DC doesn't want a larger high school. I'm also convinced they don't want to allow transfers. [/b]

It would be more difficult for admins to run the school as they do now if they let in new blood, pesky transfer families. These people could arrive with notions of a PTA, instrumental music lessons, one year of BC calc, up to four AP Physics taught, ditching the required MS linguistics classes, language before 8th grade and so on.

In leafy suburbs of Phoenix, parents have much better school options than in DC. They're not as desperate for a decent MS or HS, not as easily cowed.  [/quote]

Selective admission of students is ILLEGAL for Charters in DC under DC's Charter law. People need to stop spouting nonsense. Yes, they might be able to expand their HS. No, they would not be allowed to admit only qualified students or place them in other than their existing grade level as the Arizona campuses do with backfills/transfers. They cannot work this out with anyone without the law changing.[/quote]

Nonsense. What is legal could work for BASIS. DC charters can admit students in any grade via an open lottery, then test them for placement once admitted. My eldest was tested for a 5th grade math placement at BASIS.  My youngest was tested for placement in a language class at DCI as well as for placement in a math class.  Every BASIS student doesn't take classes with classmates from their grade in every class.  [/quote]

This is not true in the way BASIS insists it would have to be, because they are not allowed to place students behind grade level.[/quote]

So don't place students behind grade level and let them flunk out fast. That's what happened in the early years at BASIS with a bunch of middle school students.  Soon enough, the word was out that it's dumb to enroll a kid at BASIS who can't handle the curriculum. We'd see the same phenomenon with high school students if spots were opened to them. I'm not buying that this is impossible. What's clear is that nothing will change because BASIS Arizona leaders don't want to take on the headaches associated with opening up high school spots, particularly political push back. Too bad - there are outside students who could handle BASIS high school work from day one who would take spots. [/quote]

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