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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, what would your grounds for writing the BASIS elementary school off be?  I have concerns about the way that Ward 6 relies on BASIS as a viable middle school more than any other ward. Awkward question, but if young Ward 6 families don't jump on the BASIS elementary school at K en masse, won't they largely be shut out of the middle school?  Won't their exodus from Maury, Brent, LT, SWS etc. after PreK4 hurt the Capitol Hill elementary schools?  I haven't seen any real discussion along these lines on this thread.  [/quote]

It's an interesting question.

Hard to say how the proposed 112 per grade would be distributed out from the individual schools. How much are people in high-performing elementaries thinking forward to middle school? How much do people in middling and low-performing elementaries want out?

In any case, 112 per grade is low enough that I think the high-performing elementaries would still easily fill seats with students from less desirable Hill elementaries. (Across all the Eastern feeders there were anywhere from 738 to 792 students enrolled in each grade K-4th last year. 5th grade had 575.)

My guess is the impact would be that all schools will lose neighborhood buy in. High-performing schools will fill seats from the lottery with little change to overall demographics. Middling and low-performing schools might still fill seats from the lottery or might lose enrollment, likely with a some degree of change to overall demographics.[/quote]

I read through the report, and the survey results from current parents. The big takeaway I had was that current parents enjoyed their neighborhood DCPS experiences and don't see a need for a BASIS elementary for the area, and would rather that BASIS focus on solving the problems (teacher quality and retention) with the middle school before expanding.[/quote]

Sure. But the question is how much will increased middle school uncertainty sway otherwise uninterested families toward BASIS elementary?[/quote]

No, the question is why anyone would oppose additional options for DC residents who face poor in-bounds public school options.[/quote]

Because it's a predatory for-profit that for the majority of students is not a good option? And our tax dollars are being wasted. Spend the money on expanding the other non-profit charters that get everyone to graduation... [/quote]

No one cares what you think.[/quote]

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