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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, I think we can all agree that BASIS does not socially promote.  But it is a 100 percent lottery school.

You're entitled to your opinions about whether a school should or shouldn't socially promote, or actively seek out the most at-risk students.  BASIS does neither.

But they do accept kids 100 percent through the lottery system.

In my opinion an admissions exam would be better than the current system of not promoting kids who can't handle the curriculum.  But DC politics won't allow it.  So we are where we are.

-- Signed happy parent of a BASIS SPED kid with a robust IEP[/quote]

Why do you think the SPED and AA retention is so low?[/quote]

NP.  I think retention is low because it's a difficult school, and parents have other options. BASIS does not "kick out" anyone. I have one kid at BASIS, and another kid with an IEP.  I am considering whether a intense and test-heavy curriculum is really the right choice for my IEP kid.  We might try it, and if it doesn't work out, we will leave.  I expect that my kid will receive her legally mandated services and supports, but I don't expect BASIS to compromise their standards simply because my kid has an IEP. [/quote]

And the AA retention?

Why has BASIS chosen not to implement Equitable Access Preference like many other schools have done?[/quote]

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