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[quote=Anonymous]Regardless of what Mary did/didn't do at Ross, I would have felt better about BASIS in DC if I knew she would stick it out for at least the first year. Leadership turnover or loss of founders can sometimes torpedo a startup. BASIS experience in AZ aside, the DC school is still a startup. Bringing in too many leaders who know BASIS, but don't know DC and the competitive school market could be a problem. BASIS as a charter management organization is not like KIPP. Their model has yet to be replicated in an inner-city setting. DC is the guinea pig.

Sigh. Didn't mean to vent so much, but Mary put so much into recruiting, it feels like kind of a letdown to those of us who were sold on BASIS in DC to see her jump into a national role. Yes, just like Michelle Rhee cut and ran to national level. Not that I'm bitter or anything? ;)

Separate question. Why does BASIS think Mary's experience with opening one charter in the EASIEST place to do it would be relevant to expansion into charter-hostile territory in the rest of the country?

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