Anonymous
04/05/2021 08:48
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:More than 100 per year? I wonder how many hundreds of students have cycled through this 400 person school over the last five years?
Unreleased enrollment numbers were mid-400s in 2018-2019 headed to mid-500s the next fall until they announced the sale to the Chinese private equity group. Actual enrollment in fall 2019 was low 400s.
Then they pulled the "let's sublet half the building" stunt in spring 2020, and the actual enrollment for fall 2020 was low 300s.
Not that you will ever hear this or see this on any BIM media source. All very hush hush. So they can announce "120 new families!" without pointing out how many they lost at the same time.
Fall 2020 didn’t see a 25% drop and this is complete hogwash. And it’s not 120 new families, it’s around 120 new students. Pretty pleased to see that.
Yes, it did. If BASIS released its top secret enrollment info, you would have to admit that. The DL helped them conceal the reality. But that number comes from senior management levels. Not my problem if you don't like it.
Still call BS. They had some students move to DL for online, but I’m seeing them come back for next year. Nowhere near 25%, net can’t even see any loss whatsoever. Nowhere near an apologist for this admin, but your numbers are crap—make them public with sourcing or take a walk.
There is no public sourcing for BASIS enrollment numbers, only what management people choose to tell individuals. My data was sourced there.
I suggest you call up the school and ask for their enrollment numbers for the last five years then post them here, or tell us why you can't.
Then take the playground "call BS" and "take a walk" talk and work on growing up a bit.
Anonymous
04/05/2021 08:47
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:More than 100 per year? I wonder how many hundreds of students have cycled through this 400 person school over the last five years?
Unreleased enrollment numbers were mid-400s in 2018-2019 headed to mid-500s the next fall until they announced the sale to the Chinese private equity group. Actual enrollment in fall 2019 was low 400s.
Then they pulled the "let's sublet half the building" stunt in spring 2020, and the actual enrollment for fall 2020 was low 300s.
Not that you will ever hear this or see this on any BIM media source. All very hush hush. So they can announce "120 new families!" without pointing out how many they lost at the same time.
Fall 2020 didn’t see a 25% drop and this is complete hogwash. And it’s not 120 new families, it’s around 120 new students. Pretty pleased to see that.
Yes, it did. If BASIS released its top secret enrollment info, you would have to admit that. The DL helped them conceal the reality. But that number comes from senior management levels. Not my problem if you don't like it.
There is no public sourcing for BASIS enrollment numbers, only what management people choose to tell individuals. My data was sourced there.
I suggest you call up the school and ask for their enrollment numbers for the last five years then post them here, or tell us why you can't.
Then take the playground "call BS" and "take a walk" talk and work on growing up a bit.
Still call BS. They had some students move to DL for online, but I’m seeing them come back for next year. Nowhere near 25%, net can’t even see any loss whatsoever. Nowhere near an apologist for this admin, but your numbers are crap—make them public with sourcing or take a walk.
Anonymous
04/04/2021 21:33
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:More than 100 per year? I wonder how many hundreds of students have cycled through this 400 person school over the last five years?
Unreleased enrollment numbers were mid-400s in 2018-2019 headed to mid-500s the next fall until they announced the sale to the Chinese private equity group. Actual enrollment in fall 2019 was low 400s.
Then they pulled the "let's sublet half the building" stunt in spring 2020, and the actual enrollment for fall 2020 was low 300s.
Not that you will ever hear this or see this on any BIM media source. All very hush hush. So they can announce "120 new families!" without pointing out how many they lost at the same time.
Fall 2020 didn’t see a 25% drop and this is complete hogwash. And it’s not 120 new families, it’s around 120 new students. Pretty pleased to see that.
Yes, it did. If BASIS released its top secret enrollment info, you would have to admit that. The DL helped them conceal the reality. But that number comes from senior management levels. Not my problem if you don't like it.
Still call BS. They had some students move to DL for online, but I’m seeing them come back for next year. Nowhere near 25%, net can’t even see any loss whatsoever. Nowhere near an apologist for this admin, but your numbers are crap—make them public with sourcing or take a walk.
Anonymous
04/04/2021 14:02
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wanted to like Basis. But I can't feel comfortable about sending my child to a for-profit school. I don't have a good argument about it but a for-profit school just feels fundamentally wrong.
They don't even make a profit, so the struggling budget impacts staffing, facilities, growth, etc. Between the building refit and operating losses for five years, the school has been a money pit for tens of millions so far.
Agreed. This struggling budget sets the tone for the horrible decision-making by acting HOS who is in over her head. It will only get worse without a massive change in upper management.
Anonymous
04/04/2021 09:23
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:I wanted to like Basis. But I can't feel comfortable about sending my child to a for-profit school. I don't have a good argument about it but a for-profit school just feels fundamentally wrong.
They don't even make a profit, so the struggling budget impacts staffing, facilities, growth, etc. Between the building refit and operating losses for five years, the school has been a money pit for tens of millions so far.
Anonymous
04/04/2021 09:22
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:More than 100 per year? I wonder how many hundreds of students have cycled through this 400 person school over the last five years?
Unreleased enrollment numbers were mid-400s in 2018-2019 headed to mid-500s the next fall until they announced the sale to the Chinese private equity group. Actual enrollment in fall 2019 was low 400s.
Then they pulled the "let's sublet half the building" stunt in spring 2020, and the actual enrollment for fall 2020 was low 300s.
Not that you will ever hear this or see this on any BIM media source. All very hush hush. So they can announce "120 new families!" without pointing out how many they lost at the same time.
Fall 2020 didn’t see a 25% drop and this is complete hogwash. And it’s not 120 new families, it’s around 120 new students. Pretty pleased to see that.
Yes, it did. If BASIS released its top secret enrollment info, you would have to admit that. The DL helped them conceal the reality. But that number comes from senior management levels. Not my problem if you don't like it.
Anonymous
04/03/2021 21:40
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:More than 100 per year? I wonder how many hundreds of students have cycled through this 400 person school over the last five years?
Unreleased enrollment numbers were mid-400s in 2018-2019 headed to mid-500s the next fall until they announced the sale to the Chinese private equity group. Actual enrollment in fall 2019 was low 400s.
Then they pulled the "let's sublet half the building" stunt in spring 2020, and the actual enrollment for fall 2020 was low 300s.
Not that you will ever hear this or see this on any BIM media source. All very hush hush. So they can announce "120 new families!" without pointing out how many they lost at the same time.
Fall 2020 didn’t see a 25% drop and this is complete hogwash. And it’s not 120 new families, it’s around 120 new students. Pretty pleased to see that.
Anonymous
04/03/2021 19:03
Subject: Re:BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They have accepted over 120 new families this year. No parent cares about front office issues. The teachers and academics are stellar and it’s way better than public school.
WRONG. In your dreams!
Which part is wrong?
We know A LOT of families that applied there this spring in case public schools didn’t open in the fall. “Accepting” families is easy. Applications were up Eve yet where. How many students enroll is a different question.
Anonymous
04/03/2021 17:21
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
I wanted to like Basis. But I can't feel comfortable about sending my child to a for-profit school. I don't have a good argument about it but a for-profit school just feels fundamentally wrong.
Anonymous
04/03/2021 17:15
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:More than 100 per year? I wonder how many hundreds of students have cycled through this 400 person school over the last five years?
Unreleased enrollment numbers were mid-400s in 2018-2019 headed to mid-500s the next fall until they announced the sale to the Chinese private equity group. Actual enrollment in fall 2019 was low 400s.
Then they pulled the "let's sublet half the building" stunt in spring 2020, and the actual enrollment for fall 2020 was low 300s.
Not that you will ever hear this or see this on any BIM media source. All very hush hush. So they can announce "120 new families!" without pointing out how many they lost at the same time.
Absolutely- totally agree with this assessment. There is something so wrong with this place- so much that is kept hidden or misrepresented. Maybe they can get a qualified HOS who has years of experience in independent schools and who would run the place NOT as a predominantly business- but as an independent school. This is why they are going down the toilet. Get some good head administrators and get rid of the acting HOS who has never managed an independent school except run a summer camp program at Pinecrest once.
The incoming HOS is running a BASIS Independent school in China now and spent most of his career with the BASIS company. A complete organization man. Don't expect anything except the status quo there.
Anonymous
04/03/2021 15:31
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:More than 100 per year? I wonder how many hundreds of students have cycled through this 400 person school over the last five years?
Unreleased enrollment numbers were mid-400s in 2018-2019 headed to mid-500s the next fall until they announced the sale to the Chinese private equity group. Actual enrollment in fall 2019 was low 400s.
Then they pulled the "let's sublet half the building" stunt in spring 2020, and the actual enrollment for fall 2020 was low 300s.
Not that you will ever hear this or see this on any BIM media source. All very hush hush. So they can announce "120 new families!" without pointing out how many they lost at the same time.
Absolutely- totally agree with this assessment. There is something so wrong with this place- so much that is kept hidden or misrepresented. Maybe they can get a qualified HOS who has years of experience in independent schools and who would run the place NOT as a predominantly business- but as an independent school. This is why they are going down the toilet. Get some good head administrators and get rid of the acting HOS who has never managed an independent school except run a summer camp program at Pinecrest once.
Anonymous
04/02/2021 10:27
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:More than 100 per year? I wonder how many hundreds of students have cycled through this 400 person school over the last five years?
Unreleased enrollment numbers were mid-400s in 2018-2019 headed to mid-500s the next fall until they announced the sale to the Chinese private equity group. Actual enrollment in fall 2019 was low 400s.
Then they pulled the "let's sublet half the building" stunt in spring 2020, and the actual enrollment for fall 2020 was low 300s.
Not that you will ever hear this or see this on any BIM media source. All very hush hush. So they can announce "120 new families!" without pointing out how many they lost at the same time.
Anonymous
04/02/2021 09:55
Subject: BASIS McLean HOS resigned
More than 100 per year? I wonder how many hundreds of students have cycled through this 400 person school over the last five years?
Anonymous
04/02/2021 07:27
Subject: Re:BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They have accepted over 120 new families this year. No parent cares about front office issues. The teachers and academics are stellar and it’s way better than public school.
WRONG. In your dreams!
Which part is wrong?
Numerous parents on these threads have expressed their concern and dismay over front office issues. In spring 2019 and spring 2020, more than a hundred families changed their minds each year about enrolling or keeping their kids at BIM the following year because of this chaos.
You are the one living in a bubble.
Anonymous
04/01/2021 22:37
Subject: Re:BASIS McLean HOS resigned
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They have accepted over 120 new families this year. No parent cares about front office issues. The teachers and academics are stellar and it’s way better than public school.
WRONG. In your dreams!
Which part is wrong?