BASIS School, Inc - Arizona State Board for Charter Schools



AGENDA ITEM: Replication Application – BASIS School, Inc.

BASIS School, Inc.

BASIS Chandler

Replication Application Summary Report

BASIS School, Inc. submitted a complete replication application for the 2011-2012 replication cycle. The corporate entity seeks a charter to replicate BASIS Scottsdale and to operate a school in Chandler, AZ. The school will be named BASIS Chandler and will serve 5th through 12th grade students. BASIS School, Inc. is an Arizona non-profit corporation that was incorporated on March 25, 1998. BASIS School, Inc. currently holds three charters, each of which operates a school site: BASIS Tucson (5th-12th), BASIS Scottsdale (5th-12th), and BASIS Oro Valley (5th-10th). BASIS School, Inc. was recently granted replication charters for BASIS Flagstaff and BASIS Peoria.

Consistent with the operations of BASIS Scottsdale, BASIS Tucson, and BASIS Oro Valley, BASIS School, Inc. would be the charter holder for BASIS Chandler. Presently BASIS School, Inc. contracts with BASIS Educational Group (BEG), an Arizona corporation whose major shareholders are Michael and Olga Block, to manage BASIS Scottsdale, BASIS Tucson, and BASIS Oro Valley.

BASIS Tucson, also operated by the organization, met the academic requirements for associated schools for BASIS School, Inc. to be eligible to apply for a replication charter. BASIS Oro Valley is in its first year of operation.

Replication Model - BASIS SCOTTSDALE

Academics:

BASIS Scottsdale has experienced the following academic success as measured by the Arizona Department of Education’s achievement profiles (AZ LEARNS) and the requirements of No Child Left Behind (Adequate Yearly Progress):

|Fiscal Year |AZ LEARNS |Adequate Yearly Progress |

|2010 |Excelling |Met |

|2009 |Excelling |Met |

|2008 |Excelling |Met |

|2007 |Excelling |Met |

To prepare students for the BASIS upper school curriculum, BASIS Scottsdale employs an accelerated middle school curriculum especially designed to help students develop the academic and organizational skills they will need to be successful in high school and college. In the 2008-09 school year, 100% of BASIS Scottsdale's 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students demonstrated proficiency in the area of math on the state assessment. BASIS Scottsdale also had a higher percentage of students than any other middle school in the state exceeding the state standards – a robust measure of student competence. BASIS Scottsdale students also scored well above the state average on the AIMS Reading exam, with 99 to 100 percent of students meeting or exceeding proficiency levels on the state standards in every grade level, and the AIMS Writing exam, with over 98 percent of students meeting or exceeding proficiency levels on the state standards in every grade level. The curriculum at BASIS upper school is centered on the College Board’s AP program in all core subjects. All BASIS graduates complete calculus, physics, biology, chemistry, U.S., European and world history, English literature, critical writing and analysis and a modern foreign language prior to the end of their junior year. Students take at least six AP exams during their high school tenure, with these exams counting as final exams in the course. BASIS pays for all students’ AP testing, to ensure every student has access to academic success.

The school’s performance using status and growth measures for the previous four years:

Replication School – BASIS CHANDLER

School Mission Statement:

The mission of BASIS Chandler is to provide a rigorous 21st Century liberal arts education to middle and high school students. Our goal is to provide an academic foundation for lifelong learning.

Market Analysis:

After conducting a demographic analysis of the population located within a ten mile radius of E. Chandler Blvd. and N. Cooper Road in Chandler, BASIS School, Inc. determined there are enough age-appropriate students in the target grades 5-12 to sustain a Chandler campus. In order to reach an enrollment of 600 students, BASIS Chandler would only need to attract .55% of the approximately 109,358 students ages 10-17. Existing BASIS campuses serve between 1.5% and 3.6% of the surrounding student populations. At the time the replication application package was submitted in early August, over 180 forms had been submitted to BASIS School, Inc. by parents in the Chandler community, indicating an interest in BASIS expanding to Chandler.

Governance Structure:

The Board of Directors of BASIS School, Inc is the Corporate Board responsible for corporate policy and for operations of the corporation, including the charter schools. Currently, there are seven members on the BASIS School, Inc. Board of Directors: Craig Barrett, Chairman, Kristen Jordison, Secretary, John Morton, Treasurer, Terry Sarvas, Clint Bolick, Steve Twist, and Michael K. Block. However, the board of directors can range anywhere from three to nine members according to its bylaws.

| |BASIS Scottsdale |BASIS Chandler |

|Instructional Program |

|Grade Levels |5-12 |5-12 |

|Special Emphasis |Mathematics and Science with a focus at the |Mathematics and Science with a focus at the |

| |Upper School on the College Board’s Advanced |Upper School on the College Board’s Advanced |

| |Placement program in core subjects. |Placement program in core subjects. |

|Methodology |Sciences are separate subjects beginning in |Sciences are separate subjects beginning in |

| |sixth grade |sixth grade |

| |Topics taught early and often to prepare for |Topics taught early and often to prepare for |

| |advanced coursework in the upper school |advanced coursework in the upper school |

| |Middle school students required to pass |Middle school students required to pass |

| |end-of-year comprehensive exams in core |end-of-year comprehensive exams in core |

| |subjects |subjects |

| |Focus on organizational and study skills in |Focus on organizational and study skills in |

| |early grades |early grades |

| |High school students required to take at least |High school students required to take at least|

| |six AP exams paid for by the school |six AP exams paid for by the school |

| |Use of internal and external exams to measure |Use of internal and external exams to measure |

| |academic progress and strength of curriculum |academic progress and strength of curriculum |

| |Remediation efforts to support learning |Remediation efforts to support learning |

|Demographics |

|Location | |Chandler, AZ |

| |11440 N. 136th Street | |

| |Scottsdale, AZ 85259 | |

|Enrollment | |650 |

| |650 | |

|Organizational Structure |

|Authorized Representative(s) |Olga Block |Olga Block |

| |Michael Block |Michael Block |

| |Carolyn McGarvey | |

|Corporate Principals |Michael Block |Michael Block |

| |Craig Barrett |Craig Barrett |

| |Clint Bolick |Clint Bolick |

| |Kristen Jordison |Kristen Jordison |

| |John Morton |John Morton |

| |Terry Sarvas |Terry Sarvas |

| |Steve Twist |Steve Twist |

|Governing Board |Michael Block |Michael K. Block |

| |Olga V. Block |Olga V. Block |

| |Rachelle Block |School Staff: 1 - 2 |

| |Phil Carhuff |Community:1 - 2 |

| |Julie Davey |Unknown: 1-2 |

| |Stephen Haessler | |

| |John Hillis | |

| |Matthew Ladner | |

| |Glenn Hamer | |

| |Carolyn McGarvey | |

| |Kathy Morton | |

| |Anthony Pitucco | |

| |Beatriz Rendon | |

| |George Rising | |

| |David Schmitz | |

| |Ed Zajac | |

| |Nicole Kamp | |

| |Renee Snow | |

| |Jamie Capobres | |

| |Vicki Murray | |

Suggested Motion:

Accept the application package and grant the replication charter for BASIS Chandler.

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2010 State Average = 59%

2009 State Average = 69%

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Academic Achievement - AIMS ES Math

BASIS - Scottsdale

2010 State Average = 74%

2009 State Average = 71%

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Academic Achievement - AIMS ES Reading

BASIS - Scottsdale

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