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The strange school year of 2019–2020, overshadowed by COVID-19, is coming to an end, but families still don’t know what to expect when it’s time for 2020 back to school season in the fall. How do we spend summer break living with the uncertainty of not knowing what...
We have partnered with Learn Everywhere to share information with our community about free resources for parents to support their children’s learning at home during COVID-19. Last week, I shared an aspirational message about how children really can learn everywhere,...
IEP. ARD. LRE. 504. FAPE. PBIS. IDEA. ADA. RTI. ESY. MTSS. SPED. Somewhere, drowning in alphabet soup, are the vital services your child needs. For the parents of students receiving special education services, some of the acronyms become so familiar they might even...
Inga's daughter learning to code at home We have partnered with Learn Everywhere to share information with our community about free resources for parents to support their children’s learning at home during COVID-19. Parents have the ultimate responsibility for their...
Our small world keeps getting smaller. Over the last few decades, the ever-expanding internet has brought the whole world and its resources close to home. Worldwide communication is instantaneous, and physical proximity is often irrelevant. Through telemedicine and...
Updated: 07/28/22 Chances are, while you and your family are enjoying summer vacation, you’ve probably watched quite a bit of TV, too. Pre-pandemic I had a “No TV during the school week” rule at my house, saving Friday nights for family movie watching and additional...
At BASIS Charter Schools, we believe that a classroom—a physical one, filled with motivated students and led by passionate subject expert teachers—is the remarkable place where learning happens best. That’s why we have always worked hard toward providing the very best...
Becky McMains didn’t wonder whether her daughter would need special education services. She knew she would. Her daughter has a neurological condition that manifests both physically and cognitively, and had been seeing numerous specialists from the day she was born. ...
While my usual audience is teachers, it seems like everyone around me has turned into a teacher in some way—whether they wanted to or not. We are all trying to figure out this new way of living. Teachers are doing their best to make instruction work during this...
Jamie Storm requested a special education evaluation for her daughter in February. She knew her child had ADHD, and hoped that a few simple classroom accommodations would allow the first grader to excel at BASIS North Central. It can be a long process, but Storm had...
Updated 08/03/22 These are strange times we’re living in. This is a phrase I’ve caught myself saying over and over again. . Life as we’ve known it has changed and keeps evolving. That's why we need to practice self care while staying at home. So many of us have had to...
Hello, accidental homeschoolers! We are proud to share this timely guest post by Caitlyn Baker and Shannon Ruddell of Fearless Readers, LLC. Just a few weeks ago, many of us were busy planning and preparing for Spring Break. Vacations, playdates, and local activities...