I would definitely encourage the school to cluster the gifted and highest achieving kids together in one classroom, and then the gifted teacher for that grade level could work with the classroom teacher to differentiate the work.
Ideally there could be crossgrade clustering for the most 'out there' gifted kids.
I'd recommend these books
The Cluster Grouping Handbook: A Schoolwide Model
Book with CD-ROM
$39.99
Susan Winebrenner, M.S., and Dina Brulles, Ph.D.
Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom
Book with CD-ROM
$39.99
Susan Winebrenner, M.S., and Dina Brulles, Ph.D.
from FreeSpirit
http://www.freespirit.com/differentiating-instruction/Good luck!
Grinity
