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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I suspect this practice (of purposely using BASIS for a year) is fairly uncommon.  I think it’s lousy behavior but rare enough not to worry about.

Far more common, though, are parents who take a leap of faith that their relatively lackluster students who needed tutoring in elementary will somehow succeed at BASIS.  Such kids inevitably don’t.  But typically have their morale and self-confidence damaged over one to several years of challenging middle school before departing for their IB DCPS schools, mediocre privates, where ever.  It’s unfortunate.

Then the parents come onto DCUM to bash the school ([b]as if having a gym and library would have led to their kid’s success at BASIS[/b]).[/quote]

You guy sound like parents of 5th, 6th or 7th graders. The reality is dozens of kids who were succeeding at BASIS depart after 8th grade. They invariably move on to schools with better facilities and more stable teaching forces. Success as BASIS is less important to some families than the fun of a strong school music, drama or varsity sports program, a language program that teaches past the AP level, a parent community supporting an active PTA or whatever else.  Some of the students who stay for HS do not do so by choice.  We know half a dozen BASIS 8th graders who would be leaving for Walls this year if they'd been admitted.  BASIS certainly has its strengths, but its weak facilities, narrow focus on AP success and high teacher turnover keep it back, especially at the HS level.  We're hoping that BASIS is able to set up a K-4th grade program with strong facilities not far from the original campus in the hopes that old BASIS could take advantage of the facilities at the new BASIS, particularly a gym, outdoor space and a stage.[/quote]

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