Anonymous wrote:roughly 1/3 of the kids who match in the 5th grade lottery turn down the seats and the school then typically goes pretty deep into the waitlist to fill those spots. those kids are not all zoned for deal or going to latin.

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Anonymous wrote:Loooong post above says little more than the v. short post above it.

BASIS is decent for 5th grade for almost everybody. But the higher you go, the more complicated it gets. We left after middle school not because the work, rigor and testing were stressful.

We were out the door because the curriculum is narrow, the facilities and enrichment weak, the best teachers tend to leave, admins are OT pushy and parents are absurdly disempowered.

On top of all that, the campus (and franchise?) is ridiculously indebted and cash strapped.

They've been running a surplus for years. It's actually something that pisses me off since I'd rather see the money reinvested. The only debt they have is the building. All charter schools have mortgage service. But by all means don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

P.S. This is "Exhibit A" for why it is useless to try and get info about BASIS on DCUM.

No. The nonprofit runs the school and the for profit, which is heavily leveraged, owns the property, the curriculum etc

Just pull the real estate records if you don’t believe me.

BASIS DC is not a for profit school. BASIS DC is a non-profit. By your logic a charter school school that rents space from a corporation as landlord is essentially a corporation? You are digging deep if the best you can do is faux concern that [GASP] a piece of real estate is leveraged. Also can't help but notice you just pretended you didn't get their finances totally backwards. The financials are public. BASIS DC has run a surplus for several years. We call these "facts".

The surplus is news to me. You wouldn't know it from the lack of spending on dances, field trips, school events, etc. It would be so helpful if someone could link to the various financials being referenced.

Anonymous wrote:replace “can’t” with “don’t.” middle school is the weakest link in the city. a lot of people with smart kids who land spots at basis do feel like they should take it. kids who are diligent and good at testing seem to mostly do well there. i have found that people with kids who leave tend to not be super vocal about it because they recognize that the school works reasonably well for some kids even if not really theirs.

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Anonymous wrote:What public school in DC has a kiln and teaches pottery?

I don't think this is that outlandish. I am an elementary school teacher and our art classroom has a small kiln.

Eastern, Dunbar and Roosevelt have lovely buildings. Of course they are filled with kids who can't score at grade level on CAPE. But by all means let's focus on what matters.

“Can’t” as in incapable? Or can’t as in unable to for a lot of very complex reasons, most of which aren’t the kids fault? This is a real yuck take.

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Anonymous wrote:What public school in DC has a kiln and teaches pottery?

I don't think this is that outlandish. I am an elementary school teacher and our art classroom has a small kiln.

Eastern, Dunbar and Roosevelt have lovely buildings. Of course they are filled with kids who can't score at grade level on CAPE. But by all means let's focus on what matters.

Anonymous wrote:roughly 1/3 of the kids who match in the 5th grade lottery turn down the seats and the school then typically goes pretty deep into the waitlist to fill those spots. those kids are not all zoned for deal or going to latin.

Anonymous wrote:What public school in DC has a kiln and teaches pottery?

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Anonymous wrote:Loooong post above says little more than the v. short post above it.

BASIS is decent for 5th grade for almost everybody. But the higher you go, the more complicated it gets. We left after middle school not because the work, rigor and testing were stressful.

We were out the door because the curriculum is narrow, the facilities and enrichment weak, the best teachers tend to leave, admins are OT pushy and parents are absurdly disempowered.

On top of all that, the campus (and franchise?) is ridiculously indebted and cash strapped.

They've been running a surplus for years. It's actually something that pisses me off since I'd rather see the money reinvested. The only debt they have is the building. All charter schools have mortgage service. But by all means don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

P.S. This is "Exhibit A" for why it is useless to try and get info about BASIS on DCUM.

No. The nonprofit runs the school and the for profit, which is heavily leveraged, owns the property, the curriculum etc

Just pull the real estate records if you don’t believe me.

BASIS DC is not a for profit school. BASIS DC is a non-profit. By your logic a charter school school that rents space from a corporation as landlord is essentially a corporation? You are digging deep if the best you can do is faux concern that [GASP] a piece of real estate is leveraged. Also can't help but notice you just pretended you didn't get their finances totally backwards. The financials are public. BASIS DC has run a surplus for several years. We call these "facts".

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Anonymous wrote:From the perspective of certain families it’s fine if Basis is a pit stop on way to privates, Walls, or Banneker: It’s gets you past what could be a completely unviable middle school depending on your zoning. That’s 3-4 more years to assess a high school path, whether that means going private, trying for Walls/Banneker, or even staying at Basis (which does work for a critical mass of students).

This is much better than “striking out” out in the lottery and being forced into (almost) immediate life changes, like moving or applying to/and paying for private school starting in 6th grade. This is the sort of calculus facing most people.

There are more middle school options than there were before, so this idea that you completely strike out is also untrue.

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Anonymous wrote:Loooong post above says little more than the v. short post above it.

BASIS is decent for 5th grade for almost everybody. But the higher you go, the more complicated it gets. We left after middle school not because the work, rigor and testing were stressful.

We were out the door because the curriculum is narrow, the facilities and enrichment weak, the best teachers tend to leave, admins are OT pushy and parents are absurdly disempowered.

On top of all that, the campus (and franchise?) is ridiculously indebted and cash strapped.

They've been running a surplus for years. It's actually something that pisses me off since I'd rather see the money reinvested. The only debt they have is the building. All charter schools have mortgage service. But by all means don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

P.S. This is "Exhibit A" for why it is useless to try and get info about BASIS on DCUM.

No. The nonprofit runs the school and the for profit, which is heavily leveraged, owns the property, the curriculum etc

Just pull the real estate records if you don’t believe me.

Anonymous wrote:From the perspective of certain families it’s fine if Basis is a pit stop on way to privates, Walls, or Banneker: It’s gets you past what could be a completely unviable middle school depending on your zoning. That’s 3-4 more years to assess a high school path, whether that means going private, trying for Walls/Banneker, or even staying at Basis (which does work for a critical mass of students).

This is much better than “striking out” out in the lottery and being forced into (almost) immediate life changes, like moving or applying to/and paying for private school starting in 6th grade. This is the sort of calculus facing most people.