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[quote=Anonymous]Some parents on DCUM are brand new to the DC MS lottery scene. Let them learn the basics about BASIS DC if they wish.

The program doesn't lack basic sports facilities because it's a "small school" as stated on this thread. It lacks them for several other reasons:

*DCPS/the Mayor's Office seldom shares real estate with the charter sector, meaning that charters commonly wind up in buildings not fit for purpose, warehouses or office buildings w/out green space. 
*The city council still won't allocate the same per capita/student allocations for DCPS schools as for charters, meaning that the latter run on shoestring budgets even if they fundraise constantly and successfully.
*Arizona HQ selected a cramped building for BASIS DC to renovate in a central location downtown more than a decade ago. The renovation could have created a basketball court on the roof (the architectural firm involved proposed this) but wasn't designed that way. Nobody involved in the campus selection and development has been on the scene in DC for years. BASIS DC has had 8 principals in 12 years.[/quote]

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