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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is BASIS different from DC Prep?[/quote]

Exactly or KIPP. It's one thing to turn up the heat on middle schoolers, but Kindergarteners? Really? This model will probably backfire on a number of kids by sucking the fun out of school. [/quote]

Doesn't BASIS already have this model in Arizona?  How is it working there?[/quote]

Schools are fully subscribed and their[b] test scores[/b] seem pretty strong. But they've only been in the[b] K-4 [/b]game for about 3 years.[/quote]

Are test scores really the only thing that matter for kids ages 5-9? If your answer is "Yes," or "Test scores aren't the only thing, but they're the most important thing for this age group," then are you actually a parent? It's hard for me to believe that parents would want this for their children, but I suppose Basis is counting on this option seeming preferable to some or the poorest-managed DCPS schools.

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I think this model will certain appeal to some DC parents - after all KIPP has many campuses as does DC Prep and good results. Of course the prevailing DCUM attitude toward these schools is, at best, that it might be good for 'some kids' but not their own.

The BASIS DC middle and high school so far is pretty evenly mixed demographically and economically. That will likely change if this is approved and goes forward as planned. It will be hard to join the school in 5th as the students in K-4 will obviously have priority. Higher SES families, who are willing to send a middle or high school student now would have been unlikely to make that decision when their kids were in K-4.

I think they need to significantly boost this application to serve needier population.

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