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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Arizona placement system is interesting though I’m unsure what the advantage of such a system would be to BASISDC?

I could see lots of admitted and enrolled kids withdrawing before school began because they’d rather stay at their inbound than repeat a grade.  I could also see charges of discrimination because UMC white kids might be more likely to test into their current grade than other populations.  Seems easier just to admit everyone into 5th and give students a level playing field.

What would be even easier, of course, would be to have a test-in magnet school, but no chance DC allows that….[/quote]

It’s against the federal law that established dc charters to have test in admissions[/quote]

Not sure what you're getting at. DCPS allows test-in admissions, so a middle school magnet could start up as a DCPS program. The Arizona BASIS campuses don't offer test-in admissions. Any student who's the right age can lottery in.  However, BASIS won't socially promote a student to the next grade if they can't pass academic placement tests after a summer prep program. Entering students may need to repeat a grade to advance, just like in DC.[/quote]

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