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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]

You also need to check the number of kids who have 504s, meaning they have special needs but do not require additional services(like speech, OT, or PT) at the school.  They also get accomodations just not services, and they have done right by my kid.

Furthermore, there is a kid in the advanced math (LEAP) program who clearly has some issues (during STARS he had an aid) but he is doing really well and the other kids in the class are surprisingly tolerant of his social issues (interruptions etc).  Actually, let me restate this: the kid is in sixth grade and in Algebra II and clearly belongs there and the other children are being taught a lesson about tolerance, differences, etc.  He is doing VERY well, and I think BASIS is a really good fit for him.

I don't know what specific issues this boy has (whether he has Aspergers etc and whether he has an IEP or 504), but they are obvious to others as is his intelligence.  And the other kids have basically accepted him for what he is - an incredibly smart kid with some social problems.  But his intelligence and good performance in math and other subjects has earned him the respect of his fellow students.  There is no teasing or bullying that I know of.  And he clearly belongs at BASIS.  I cannot imagine my dc's ES really accommodating him well and allowing him to participate so fully.[/quote]

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