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* known teacher for 4th whom we like and have a good relationship with

This would sway me the most! smile

Does the school have the information about her WISC? Keeping her out of GT classes because she missed the cutoff by 1 percentile? Uuugh! Hopefully the retesting will help show what she needs.

Thanks for the information about EM. That's what they're using in DD7's school. My biggest complaint so far is that the level/pace has been too low/slow. We've been working around it with afterschooling and supplemental workbooks that I sent in.

You might find these links interesting about EM
http://ednews.org/articles/one-step-ahead-of-the-train-wreck.html
http://www.hoover.org/publications/ednext/3853357.html