FWIW, watching my kids waitlist number, I think the yield will be exactly the same as prior years once it’s all done. They’ll go lower into the waitlist because they admitted more up front, but the same total # of kids will be made offers. Good luck next year parents!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Confession, you guys: I'm an ECE parent who may not even be living in DC by the time my kid is old enough for BASIS and yet threads like this are total crack for me.

I do work in K-12 education but I not sure where I stand on Basis. No direct experience with the school. Don't know why I find this all so compelling.

Need a hobby or at least a new way to procrastinate at work. Send help.

You should hop over to the PARCC thread!

Hey, I hear you. I was participating in a thread on the Private Schools forum speculating about where Busy Phillips’ daughter was going to boarding school. Anything to avoid submitting my 2024 budget and finalizing mid year performance reviews.
And before you come after me, we are all here posting/observing an anonymous forum. Not one of us has the moral high ground.

Birdie or Cricket?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Confession, you guys: I'm an ECE parent who may not even be living in DC by the time my kid is old enough for BASIS and yet threads like this are total crack for me.

I do work in K-12 education but I not sure where I stand on Basis. No direct experience with the school. Don't know why I find this all so compelling.

Need a hobby or at least a new way to procrastinate at work. Send help.

You should hop over to the PARCC thread!

Hey, I hear you. I was participating in a thread on the Private Schools forum speculating about where Busy Phillips’ daughter was going to boarding school. Anything to avoid submitting my 2024 budget and finalizing mid year performance reviews.
And before you come after me, we are all here posting/observing an anonymous forum. Not one of us has the moral high ground.

Anonymous wrote:Confession, you guys: I'm an ECE parent who may not even be living in DC by the time my kid is old enough for BASIS and yet threads like this are total crack for me.

I do work in K-12 education but I not sure where I stand on Basis. No direct experience with the school. Don't know why I find this all so compelling.

Need a hobby or at least a new way to procrastinate at work. Send help.

You should hop over to the PARCC thread!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Confession, you guys: I'm an ECE parent who may not even be living in DC by the time my kid is old enough for BASIS and yet threads like this are total crack for me.

I do work in K-12 education but I not sure where I stand on Basis. No direct experience with the school. Don't know why I find this all so compelling.

Need a hobby or at least a new way to procrastinate at work. Send help.

DCUM BASIS threads are full of trolls and obnoxious behavior. Yet the school itself is full of hardworking kids and many teachers and staff that are trying to do their best, like any other school. Most of the parents aren't that bad either. If you're hoping BASIS is anything like these crack threads, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed.

Most of the parents are great. Also, keep in mind that at all schools at the MS and HS level (not just BASIS) there is very little direct interaction between the school and parents; kids arrive and depart independently and take much more ownership over their education (e.g. advocating to teachers, admins, etc.) A lot of the DCUM drama is parents of ES kids who's worldviews are informed by ES.

Actually, there is a lot of direct interaction at BASIS, in the sense that there are frequent town halls where parents can ask the HOS questions and make comments. I know last year there were many comments/complaints about the food vendor, and while I know that was under a last minute contract, I heard that BASIS asked students to taste test future vendors before it signed another contract. My kid has been buying lunch this week just to try it out, and says the new vendor is a definite improvement over the past.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Confession, you guys: I'm an ECE parent who may not even be living in DC by the time my kid is old enough for BASIS and yet threads like this are total crack for me.

I do work in K-12 education but I not sure where I stand on Basis. No direct experience with the school. Don't know why I find this all so compelling.

Need a hobby or at least a new way to procrastinate at work. Send help.

DCUM BASIS threads are full of trolls and obnoxious behavior. Yet the school itself is full of hardworking kids and many teachers and staff that are trying to do their best, like any other school. Most of the parents aren't that bad either. If you're hoping BASIS is anything like these crack threads, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed.

Most of the parents are great. Also, keep in mind that at all schools at the MS and HS level (not just BASIS) there is very little direct interaction between the school and parents; kids arrive and depart independently and take much more ownership over their education (e.g. advocating to teachers, admins, etc.) A lot of the DCUM drama is parents of ES kids who's worldviews are informed by ES.

Anonymous wrote:Confession, you guys: I'm an ECE parent who may not even be living in DC by the time my kid is old enough for BASIS and yet threads like this are total crack for me.

I do work in K-12 education but I not sure where I stand on Basis. No direct experience with the school. Don't know why I find this all so compelling.

Need a hobby or at least a new way to procrastinate at work. Send help.

DCUM BASIS threads are full of trolls and obnoxious behavior. Yet the school itself is full of hardworking kids and many teachers and staff that are trying to do their best, like any other school. Most of the parents aren't that bad either. If you're hoping BASIS is anything like these crack threads, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed.