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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This post finally came full circle: if BASIS had an elementary school, at-risk students who would otherwise miss the 5th grade lottery or struggle to catch up would have a better chance at not only getting in but also succeeding.  5th grade is currently a nice way to more gradually acclimate to the demands of middle school.  So many students come into the school without good foundations and BASIS has to catch them up.  There would be far less catch up in middle school if the students had mostly uniform preparation going into middle school.  Certainly some DCPS elementary schools prepare their students but many do not.  [/quote]

No, because at-risk families aren't going to drag their kindergarten kids to wherever basis locates its elementary school. They are not going to switch a kid at k when they enrolled somewhere else for pk. Basis knows this and is happy to design an elementary school that, like its middle and high school, is desirable primarily to wealthier families. I will believe otherwise if they try to locate their new campus at the Eagle academy building in Congress heights.[/quote]

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