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[quote=Anonymous]i havent read the report and i am not an expert on this.  charter schools are approved in 15-year intervals.  basis is at 10 years right now.  basis is not entirely beloved in educator circles.  it has some reputation for siphoning off the high-achieving students.  it uses an attrition model as a substitute for an application model.  but my impression is basis is not just pushing out a couple of highly disruptive students here and there.  for everyone that succeeds, i worry that there are also some perfectly nice and well-meaning kids who do not thrive at basis, quietly leave basis, and in the process may suffer a real, relatively long-term loss of confidence in their academic abilities.

i always previously assumed basis charter would likely exist in dc in perpetuity.  but non-compliance with federal disability laws is a big deal.  i am wondering if the charter board might actually be willing to suspend their charter at the 15-year mark.  i personally think advanced cohorts at the dcps middle schools and/or charter application schools would both be better options than a high-performing but also very high-attrition charter school.  as noted above, i worry about the kids on the attrition side of the equation.           [/quote]

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