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[quote=Anonymous]He's more focused on almost everything about the ms, retention, teaching, curriculum, well-being of students, ecs, you name it. He's got a vision for the BASIS hs 5 years hence, not for the next school year or two. There are obvious problems with the way the hs and college counseling works that aren't being addressed. Surprise, surprise, Ivy admissions are down.

The franchise's obsession with students taking their AP exams by jr, year, pushed by the head, hurts ecs and the college process for most students. If this approach was smart, Sidwell, GDS, NCS etc. would've embraced it. I find it interesting that a few hs families have quietly rebelled by signing kids up for cambridge intl A-levels given in Nov at the DC British school. We know parents whose seniors took Spanish there in Nov after summer immersion study vs. taking AP spanish at BASIS in May as advised (w/out a good shot of scoring a 5). Students' capstone projects aren't well supported or funded unless families with the resources and connections do the legwork and pay up. The new dual enrollment program for enrolling in college classes for free has been poorly advertised and supported. Senior year just isn't used v. well at BASIS, not even close, but concerned parents have no voice in challenging.

From where I sit, it's almost impossible for parents to influence any BASIS policy without a PTA or PO. We don't have established parent leadership admins need to listen to. The 6th, 7th, 8th grade families aren't the only ones who leave. Parents with money sometimes leave the hs for privates, particularly after sophomore year.[/quote]

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