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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well DCUM, we matched at Basis. I have to say this thread was extremely useful and we will be going in with a lot of insight into the pros and cons. Thank you![/quote]

Congrats and best of luck making a decision! I think you'll find that the truth of what you read on here about any particular school lies somewhere in the middle, depending on your own values and priorities. [/quote]

Thank you! We are inclined to try it for 5th grade. My son is organized, likes to be pushed, is a strong STEM students and enjoys tests, so I think it is worth a try. Now I'm trying to find happy BASIS families in real life to talk to before we sign all the papers...[/quote]

What school are you currently at?[/quote]

At a Cardozo feeder, and Basis is certainly a much much better option than that! But we loved our neighborhood school and he thrived there, and it left us with a slight DCPS bias. Dream school is probably something like Hardy, but would be happy at SWWFS, too. I like a lot of things about BASIS, but I am really worried about the teachers -- the high turnover and inexperience. [/quote]

Not sure why you think that there is high turnover at BASIS.

Teacher retention is a problem nationwide.  For example, 26% of public teachers in DC left their school between SY22-23 and 23-24.  In contrast, fewer than 5 teachers left BASIS DC during this time period, which is way below the average (fewer than 8% of the teachers).  It is a myth that turnover is higher at BASIS DC than other schools in DC.

That said, it is a good thing if teachers aren't very good and get replaced.  One problem with DCPS is that bad teachers sometimes get hired, become embedded, and just phone it in.  That is simply not possible at BASIS.

I would add that some of my kids' best teachers at BASIS didn't have a lot of teaching experience.  Sometimes experience can be overrated.

True, not every teacher is great at BASIS, but the teaching quality if generally high and there are numerous checks in the system to ensure that teachers cover the required material as well as incentives and rewards for teachers whose students do particularly well.

In fact, just a few months ago, one of the BASIS teachers received a national educational award:  [url]https://osse.dc.gov/release/basis-public-charter-school-educator-receives-25000-milken-educator-award-helping-students[/url].

Good luck with your choice.[/quote]

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