Anonymous
08/10/2020 16:20
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:With the issues at BASIS, I don't know why parents don't transfer their children to Nysmith.
That would be like jumping from a burning building to a sinking ship.
Why don't you stick to the public school forum?
Anonymous
07/12/2020 20:33
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
Anonymous wrote:With the issues at BASIS, I don't know why parents don't transfer their children to Nysmith.
Driving to Herndon doesn’t exactly sound appealing.
Anonymous
07/12/2020 20:22
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
Anonymous wrote:With the issues at BASIS, I don't know why parents don't transfer their children to Nysmith.
That would be like jumping from a burning building to a sinking ship.
Anonymous
07/12/2020 18:11
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
Anonymous wrote: No, I am sorry- this is true. We must be honest on this forum so that potential families are aware of the facts. We cannot hide negative things about the school that our children attend- that is selfish. Honesty is paramount. [/quote
Not the OP but I'm not buying your bull . Seriously, how kind of you to care so much about potential families. Really?
How do you know what happened? Were you there? Do you work for the school? Are you one of the parents involved? It seems very easy to say that something happened in a certain way when you are hiding behind a screen and don't have to offer any proof for your "facts".
Anonymous
07/12/2020 13:26
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
The known facts about the lost kids incident are that two third-graders walked away from supervised outdoor recess and were picked up by a stranger in a car then driven several miles away. The police were not called for a couple of hours. It's a miracle that the kids were dropped off at a restaurant and not whisked away to an SVU-style fate in a private residence. That could easily have happened.
Those facts are not in dispute.
Those facts are not in dispute.
Anonymous
07/11/2020 21:51
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
No, I am sorry- this is true. We must be honest on this forum so that potential families are aware of the facts. We cannot hide negative things about the school that our children attend- that is selfish. Honesty is paramount.
Anonymous
07/06/2020 08:07
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
That is in accurate. I'm a Basis parent and actually took the time to read the information that school sent about the situation and know one of the families involved. Everything that this person is saying is a flat out lie. I wont provide details for respect to the privacy of the families involved. If anyone has questions about this matter, please don't rely on this forum. It's sickening that someone would lie in such a way to damage a school. What do you gain from this?
Anonymous
07/05/2020 23:30
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
Anonymous wrote:
Was there any follow up about the two 2nd grade students who snuck off campus during the middle of the day right before quarantine this March? Staff didn't notice they were gone for a long time.
They were picked up in a vehicle by an unsub (random stranger not connected to the school who didn't call the police after seeing the two 7/8 year olds out walking) on Jones Branch Drive and driven in his private car to Mosaic area. Police were called by a witness who saw the 3 of them in Mosaic, suspected foul play, and unsub fled.
It seems like a pretty big "oops." Was there any local media investigation? I guess the quarantine shortly was enough of a distraction? Applying parents should probably know that this happened, though.
They also did not call the parents immediately upon discovering that the children were missing. They waited a few hours. Someone in admin picked up the students in her own car after they figured out where they were, and THEN they called the parents.
Anonymous
06/29/2020 10:56
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
With the issues at BASIS, I don't know why parents don't transfer their children to Nysmith.
Anonymous
06/28/2020 20:30
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
Yes, it's a joke.
Anonymous
06/26/2020 17:53
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
Response to 10:47- I am not just a random person but have had two dear friends of mine have children at BASIS and they each had chillingly horrible experiences. The atmosphere of the school is toxic and negative both for the teachers and students. My friends have since moved their children and each of them is so much happier and blossoming. The kids had lost their love of learning and it seemed the school had absolutely no soul or spirt- just a chilling grind. I hate to be negative but I know this first hand because of my experiences with my dear friends. We are like family- so yes- the pain these kids went through was brutal. Sorry for the explicitness, but it was two family's recent experiences there. It was beyond anything that I have ever heard of in any other school. Something is wrong.
Anonymous
06/26/2020 16:16
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:With declining enrollment and growing red ink, the second half of the building will not be built out. They reportedly put $20 million into the initial refit but never got enough students to justify putting in any more. They were looking at subletting the empty half of the building last year before the quarantine crashed the commercial RE market.
So no new facilities for better sports programs, no new bigger auditorium, not enough students to grow clubs or sports teams at all, etc. I'm sure parents with kids there still could list more. How many teachers will stick it out if the school doesn't appear to have a future? You won't know until spring 2021, if they still have plans to open in fall 2021 that is.
BIM needs a lot of positive investment to become better. Since it is apparently run by bean counters now with no clue how to maintain the confidence of their target market, that investment seems highly unlikely.
But hey, you never know. The new owners may want to run the accumulated deficit another $10-20 million higher before they give up.
So you don't have kids there but have lots of information about the school's investment, finances, and plans for the future and apparently are interested enough to write a post about it. Interesting.
It's all publicly available info or easy to figure out. Plus the story has dragged on a long time. There are several other discussion threads on DCUM about it. But if people want to shut out that view, fine.
Anonymous
06/26/2020 15:29
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
Anonymous wrote:With declining enrollment and growing red ink, the second half of the building will not be built out. They reportedly put $20 million into the initial refit but never got enough students to justify putting in any more. They were looking at subletting the empty half of the building last year before the quarantine crashed the commercial RE market.
So no new facilities for better sports programs, no new bigger auditorium, not enough students to grow clubs or sports teams at all, etc. I'm sure parents with kids there still could list more. How many teachers will stick it out if the school doesn't appear to have a future? You won't know until spring 2021, if they still have plans to open in fall 2021 that is.
BIM needs a lot of positive investment to become better. Since it is apparently run by bean counters now with no clue how to maintain the confidence of their target market, that investment seems highly unlikely.
But hey, you never know. The new owners may want to run the accumulated deficit another $10-20 million higher before they give up.
So you don't have kids there but have lots of information about the school's investment, finances, and plans for the future and apparently are interested enough to write a post about it. Interesting.
Anonymous
06/26/2020 12:50
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
With declining enrollment and growing red ink, the second half of the building will not be built out. They reportedly put $20 million into the initial refit but never got enough students to justify putting in any more. They were looking at subletting the empty half of the building last year before the quarantine crashed the commercial RE market.
So no new facilities for better sports programs, no new bigger auditorium, not enough students to grow clubs or sports teams at all, etc. I'm sure parents with kids there still could list more. How many teachers will stick it out if the school doesn't appear to have a future? You won't know until spring 2021, if they still have plans to open in fall 2021 that is.
BIM needs a lot of positive investment to become better. Since it is apparently run by bean counters now with no clue how to maintain the confidence of their target market, that investment seems highly unlikely.
But hey, you never know. The new owners may want to run the accumulated deficit another $10-20 million higher before they give up.
So no new facilities for better sports programs, no new bigger auditorium, not enough students to grow clubs or sports teams at all, etc. I'm sure parents with kids there still could list more. How many teachers will stick it out if the school doesn't appear to have a future? You won't know until spring 2021, if they still have plans to open in fall 2021 that is.
BIM needs a lot of positive investment to become better. Since it is apparently run by bean counters now with no clue how to maintain the confidence of their target market, that investment seems highly unlikely.
But hey, you never know. The new owners may want to run the accumulated deficit another $10-20 million higher before they give up.
Anonymous
06/26/2020 10:01
Subject: Re:BASIS Independent McLean Finally Falling Apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If anyone does contact the BIM head of school or admissions staff, they should ask for specific enrollment and staffing numbers for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, plus an explanation for any trend. If that information is not forthcoming, ask why not.
BIM is a grand facade with endless promises and spin. The reality behind the curtain is somewhat different.
Do you have specifics for your comments? What promises were made to you that were not fulfilled? Just posting negative comments for the sake of doing damage is not enough. Provide facts about the "reality" you talk about. Not opinions, facts with backup, please.
I am not the person you are responding to, but I am sure that you would not want all the details of what has transpired at the school put out like dirty laundry for all to see.