If he learned K material 2 years ago, then the small private is still going to be 2 years beneath his instructional level, with the first grade SSAs 1 year below. How many hours will he spend on mastered academic material in the all-day program?

I would agree that meeting school families and teachers is key. Also, can you get out of most of the $5000 if you find it's not a good fit a month into the year?

...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...