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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, even still, six Head of Schools in 7 years is concerning and the retention of teacher rates does not signal rigor and a good program. In fact, it signals, mismanagement, lack of vision and cohesion. [/quote]

They do not seem to hire people with experience in being a head of school, which is the problem. They just “promote” good teachers, thus losing a good teacher and creating an inexperienced administrator. Lose-lose. The second layer of BASIS admin right now has NO business being HOS (much less administrators, imho) and I hope they bring in someone with actual experience from outside DC.[/quote]

THanks for sharing. I never know what to believe about BASIS from the many parents with older sibs who left our DCPS ES for BASIS.  They seem to feel an obligation to rave about the program. I visited and saw a cramped building with darkened hallways that obviously wasn't built or renovated to offer a well-rounded education. I'm sure BASIS is better than a failing DCPS and, for some, a classics education designed for a previous century (Wash Latin) but that's about it.

Half a dozen heads in 8 years is insane.[/quote]

The weird thing is that BASiS has a pretty good history and Latin department, it’s the English teachers who are lacking. I have a high school DC at BASIS and know that Latin would have been a bad fit sine we have seen how it has been for her peers who aren’t here.. Latin parents also drink a lot of koolaid, btw.[/quote]

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