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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is an acid test: what percentage of their students have special needs?

There is no reason that stunents with LDs, ADD/ADHD, high functioning autism/Asperger's, CP, etc. should not be successful in that environment with the proper supports and accommodations. If they are not there at the same level as similar schools, that is highly significant.[/quote]

I know of multiple students who have special needs who required IEPs at their previous schools and who are doing so fabulously at BASIS that they do not even need an IEP. One of them is mine. Enough with the BASIS bashing :roll: [/quote]
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That's wonderful to hear!  We are also considering BASIS for our DC with an IEP who needs the accelerated math curriculum that only BASIS offers.  We would be coming from a DCI feeder and BASIS would be much more convenient commute wise. Very happy to hear BASIS supports kids with IEPs.[/quote]

HINT: do not take the word of anon posters on the Internet. Check the actual percentages of students enrolled with IEPs. Names  are confidential of course, but total numbers are not - OSSE tracks these numbers by law.  Unless PP is a SpEd teacher, she would have no way of knowing for sure who has an IEP, but if they are GOOD IEPs parents (wise ones) have little reason to give one up in the child's first year at a brand new school. That would be very foolhardy. It begs the question if Basis is actually recommending such a move.[/quote]

BASIS made[b] no[/b] such recommendation to give up DC's IEP. We discussed with them and we, the parents, decided to give it a wait and see for the IEP with no regrets at all. It does not take that long to figure out whether your kid will need an IEP again. It is not foolhardy for a parent to make decisions for a DC whom they know best. Plus, many of us tested the waters with BASIS with the Stars program before the school year began so I had a pretty good idea of what to expect at BASIS. As for the numbers of of students with IEPs, the numbers are not going to include my DC as well as the other special needs BASIS kids whose families decided to give it a wait and see and saw great success for their kids without IEPs. Our family was happy to have DC not need an IEP. [/quote]

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