Reply to Basis elements

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "Basis elements "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^That is one of the most naive postings I’ve read in a BASIS thread.

[/quote]

Seriously!  The only public school in DC that does (some) screening that I am aware of is SWS.  Other than that, schools aren't allowed to screen out kids who can't cut it - it is pure lottery (so if BASIS opened up 9th grade, inevitably kids would attempt to lottery in even if they did not have the necessary solid/advanced foundation in math to handle the curriculum).[/quote]

The only way for charters to select students is by lottery, per the Federal law that established DC charter schools in 1996. No testing (achievement or aptitude):

(b) Criteria for Admission.--A public charter school may not limit enrollment on the basis of a student's intellectual or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, or a student's disability. A public charter school may limit enrollment to specific grade levels or areas of focus of the school, such as mathematics, science, or the arts, where such a limitation is consistent with the charter granted to the school.
    (c) Random Selection.--If there are more applications to enroll in a public charter school from students who are residents of the District of Columbia than there are spaces available, students shall be admitted using a random selection process.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics