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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I have a few questions about how Basis will go forward. If you don't pass and are retained then what happens if you just keep being retained?  This is after all a public school open to all students (subject to lottery of course) regardless of ability. It isn't test in so what is the rule/regulation which allows them to retain/dismiss students due to poor academics? If any public school could dismiss because of poor academics...... [/quote]

Charter schools are granted broad powers by the DC School Reform Act:

[quote](3) Control. --A public charter school:

(A) Shall exercise exclusive control over its expenditures, administration,
personnel, and instructional methods, within the limitations imposed in this subchapter; and

(B) Shall be exempt from District of Columbia statutes, policies, rules, and regulations established for the District of Columbia public schools by the Superintendent, Board of Education, Mayor, District of Columbia Council, or Authority, except as otherwise provided in the school’s charter or this subchapter.[/quote]

If the school's charter says that they can retain kids who fail to demonstrate mastery of grade-level material, and the PCSB approves the charter, then the school can retain those kids.  It doesn't matter if the charter conflicts with DCPS policies, since those policies don't apply to charters.
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