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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP without children at BASIS.

First question, serious question.  If the education at BASIS DC is as "wonderful" as claimed, why does each of the principals leave after a short time? Many good schools keep their head for a decade or longer.

2nd question. Isn't it just business as usual that a principal is leaving after a couple of years? Why does it matter, wtih the curriculum and grading policies handed down from AZ and many good teachers staying?
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Several of the previous heads were bad - and teachers disliked them, there was high turnover and each time a learning curve on what leading a DC school entailed, both good and bad.

Some left of their own accord and some were fired. The most recent HOS successfully taught at BASIS (and other schools before that) so she knew what she was getting into. She fought for things like an instructional coach for new teachers - something no other BASIS school has — to improve teaching. She instituted the MS musical, she hired an athletic director and there are now several competitive MS and HS teams. Basically she kept the content and enhanced it with better extracurriculars, additional teacher training and am emphasis on school culture and traditions. These are not earth shattering reforms, but the other heads didn’t see the need or were unable to make it happen.

Hopefully she will be replaced by someone who can pick up where she left off.

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Thanks for clarifying.  Sounds like BASIS will need to get lucky to wind up with a new HOS who runs with her improvements, without a tradition or history of strong franchise leadership.[/quote]

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