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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Appropriate placement, yes,[b] push them down multiple grades,[/b] especially if they're URMs and at-risk, no way.

Yes, in Arizona, no in DC.  Won't fly politically, non-starter.  BASIS knows it so has taken the path of least resistance since its inception: no backfilling after 6th grade.
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That doesn't happen in Arizona either.  Few kids are enrolling even one grade level lower.  None are doing more than that.  There's a ton of self selection in entering the lottery for a grade higher than 5th.  For the most part, if the kids don't pass the tests to move into their age appropriate grade level, they turn down the Basis spot.  [/quote]

OK, thanks for sharing. So why hasn't BASIS DC adopted the same system?  Serious question.[/quote]

They are barred by their charter and PCSB.[/quote]

They are not barred by their charter nor are they barred by the PCSB from doing so. The charter agreement is available on line at the PCSB website and it spells out what they can and cannot do. They have strategically chosen not to do so and it's to the advantage of the pace that kids have to keep and the program being operated. Nothing wrong with that but unsure why it's not seen as a smart decision but instead this falsehood is being spread that "they are barred" is being spread. [/quote]

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