Bdc a Public Charter School Inc.

“Basis educational group is our educational management company which oversees all of our management duties.”

“As enacted by the articles of incorporation, basis dc has a sole member with voting rights as well as other rights and privileges as authorized by its governing documents. The sole member is basis charter schools, inc., a separately incorporated arizona not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that operates multiple charter schools.”

“As the sole member, basis charter schools, inc. "bcsi" appointed the chair of the board of trustees. Bcsi may remove a trustee from the board for good cause.”

“The executive director of basis dc reviews the draft form 990 as prepared by the auditors and provides it to the full board of directors for review. Once comments have been received, and appropriately incorporated, the 990 return is executed by the executive director.”

“Board members complete a conflict of interest disclosure form identifying any relationships or circumstances which the board member believes could contribute to a conflict of interest. The disclosures are collected and used to monitor and enforce compliance. The organizations conflict of interest policy is included in the employee handbook and signed off by all employees. Enforcement is further monitored through the organizations internal controls.”

“Compensation for the executive director is determined by the member totaling 8,375 for the 2020/2021 school year, included in part ix, line 7”

“Compensation for school leaders is determined by basis educational group, llc, an outside management company. The organizations leased payroll budget is presented annually to the board of directors for approval.”

“These documents and policies are provided upon request. In addition, the 990 information tax return and the organizations financial statements are available for public inspection on the website of the dc public charter school board.”

“Volunteers are board members that oversee the operations of the corporation including the operation of its charter school”

“Basis washington dc opened in 2012 as the first basis charter school outside of arizona and serves over 650 students in grades 5-12 traveling from all eight wards. The school operates on the principle that math, science, and the humanities are not disparate but complementary ways of communicating and the belief that any student can achieve at high levels, and that any student is capable of becoming someone who loves to learn. The basis high school curriculum is consistently ranked among the top high school programs in the country by u.s. News & world report and the washington post, among other publications. Basis dc is annually ranked as a regional top performer on the partnership for assessment of readiness in college and careers (parcc) test.”