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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Ludlow-Taylor can produce kids who do well at BASIS, then BASIS elementary should be able to do the same thing with the same demographics, right?  So all BASIS has to do is use the at-risk preference to mimic Ludlow-Taylor's setup. Easy peasy![/quote]

It is actually easier than that. BASIS will get kids in K+ and be able to teach them how to study and instill executive functioning well before 5th. [/quote]

And Ludlow-Taylor was recently 17% at-risk and 14% students with disabilities. So BASIS can aim for 17% at-risk, through the preference. That's higher than the 8% at BASIS right now, but if it works for Ludlow-Taylor then why shouldn't it work for BASIS? Amirite?

https://stossepublicdocsprod.blob.core.windows.net/public-docs/dc-school-report-card/2021-22/profiles/001-0271(Ludlow-Taylor%20Elementary%20School).pdf

https://stossepublicdocsprod.blob.core.windows.net/public-docs/dc-school-report-card/2021-22/profiles/168-3068(BASIS%20DC%20PCS).pdf[/quote]

What are you talking about? [/quote]

I'm talking about how people are saying (I think) that BASIS middle school won't do well if BASIS operates an elementary school, because the kids moving from BASIS 4th grade to BASIS 5th grade will be demographically different and therefore not as academically advanced. I think that's what they're saying, anyway. But if Ludlow-Taylor can successfully prepare kids for BASIS despite some of them being at-risk, then can't BASIS also prepare kids for BASIS with a similar at-risk percentage?[/quote]

Would love for BASIS ES to have similar results. It’s great to see LT on an upward trajectory, which I hear is in part contributed to the buy-in of more IB families and support through the PTO. This, along with DCPS funding and resources have helped ensure the proportion of students needing coaching and supports does not exceed available resources at LT. Some of the former HRCS were in similar positions but as the proportion of kids exceeded the available resources, those schools went into the downward spirals. The demographics is not the issue, it’s ensuring that there are adequate supports. 
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Right, so, the Uniform Per-Student Funding Formula provides extra funding for each student with an IEP.

If you think special needs doesn't correlate with demographics, I don't know what to tell ya.[/quote]

I’m trying to follow. I’m referring to charters operating on 80% of what DCPS receives, fundraising that goes to more than just teacher bonuses, and a school that appears to collaborate with parents through the PTO.
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If you would rather compare to a charter, how about ITDS? It isn't far from the BASIS proposed location. ITDS offers Equitable Access preference, has 17% at-risk and 22% SWD, has respectable test scores, and kids go to BASIS from ITDS sometimes. So BASIS could probably achieve similar results with similar demographics, riiiiiiigh?[/quote]

Quite frankly 17% is low for at-risk in DC. There's no reason to think that BASIS can't achieve with that level of at-risk. On average, DC schools are about 50% at-risk. [/quote]

Indeed. Yet people seem to think allowing the different demographics of a BASIS elementary would ruin BASIS middle and high school. [/quote]

I’m not able to locate links to any of the demographics referenced in this thread. Does anyone know what the demographics at MV and TR ES are? Those are the school scenarios we are trying to avoid.[/quote]

https://osse.dc.gov/dcschoolreportcard/schoolsnapshot

You can click into a pdf for each school here. You can also learn a lot of this stuff on the OSSE enrollment audit spreadsheets.

But I think the data will show you that it's not really about the demographics-- ITS, MV, and TR are all pretty similar demographically (aside from the high number of ELLs at MV which is to be expected). The difference is in the leadership and classroom management.[/quote]

Thanks for sharing. I’m optimistic about leadership but I think classroom management may be a toss up. I know BASIS is more strict from a disciplinary standpoint which I am all for, but it’s a slippery slope if they want to avoid another federal investigation into potential racially biased disciplinary practices. [/quote]

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