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[quote=Anonymous]Actually FWIW in my experience here in Tucson (parent here) the strictness of comps has reduced due to increasing size of enrollment and need to retain bodies for financial reasons. So one teacher told me that a kid he failed on the comp AND the re-take in 8th grade nevetheless was promoted to 9th grade. This student just recently transferred out of BASIS voluntarily after receiving straight Fs for a few weeks in 9th grade. Remember, charters earn money by keeping students enrolled. Many hardworking kids still drop out along the way either due to burn out or because they could get much better grades with less work elsewhere. The original plan mentioned by the poster who was part of the first BASIS class (holding back kids who fail comps) is no longer, in my experience, the norm at the Tucson campus though the policy remains on the books. Some students do voluntarily choose to repeat grades. Some parents will have their child take 5th grade in regular public school and then start BASIS 5th grade to gain more time to prepare.[/quote]

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