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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does DC even pay for the renovation of charter schools like BASIS? I don’t think so. This whole thread seems pointless. [/quote]

Obviously not. And BASIS likely wouldn't renovate, they'd just move. Since charters are not required to be within certain geographic boundaries, they are much more likely to just look for a new facility and retrofit it, and sell the old one (if they even own it) rather than renovate in place, as DCPS schools are often required to do.

There are a bunch of weird posts in this thread including people who keep referring to "public v. charter" which is weird because charters are public schools, they just aren't run by the district.

I increasingly don't think people understand the charter system in DC. It's not even that hard, it takes 2-3 minutes to understand how it works.[/quote]

Charters do sometimes renovate. ITDS spent several million last year on making its basement much more usable, even though it doesn't own the building-- it's a long-term lease from DCPS. Latin Cooper moved from a temporary space to a heavily renovated building recently too. But it's rare for a charter to move out, undertake a full gut reno, and move back in. Especially if it's a fully mature charter rather than a start-up with only a few of its planned grades currently enrolled.[/quote]

ITDS also renovated the building before it moved in.  Its building and location next to DPR sports fields is a huge plus for ITDS at this point.  They are fortunate as few other schools have locations so well suited for a school.  Bridges' location and building are excellent as well, though their academic standing has declined over the years.  [/quote]

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