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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like Basis, it is the think tank of schools.  That's not for everyone but when it works it is a good thing.[/quote]

In Tucson, perhaps.  But in downtown DC?  This is a trainwreck waiting to happen!  Pass the popcorn![/quote]

I concur, as did PPs on the other recent BASIS thread (Basis to Open in 2012-2013....30 pages).  Without selective admissions of some kind, BASIS seems unlikely to maintain high standards into HS.  Too many parents will simply be fleeing bad neighborhood middle schools, although their progeny aren't necessarily BASIS material.   I'd love to see any FARM kid who can score Advanced on the 4th or 5th grade DC-CAS (as long as their school isn't being investigated for cheating) admitted automatically.  This good idea has gained no traction as most involved argue that it's far more "equitable" for many families of brilliant and highly disciplined kids, who can't afford 30K for privates, to vote with their feet out of DCPS and DC Charter in search of greener pastures than for BASIS to admit kids who probably have what it takes to ace 6-8 AP tests.  That work load is standard fare at Thomas Jefferson HS in Alexandria, and other suburban magnets, a school which knocks itself out to identify and nurture gifted low-income kids.  No-brainer that open lotteries don't lend themselves to the creation of stellar high schools in the inner city.   Boston Latin figured that one out in the 18th Century.

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