It would also depend on how old the child is, and what the acceleration will entail. the older the child and the more complicated the acceleration, the sooner to request it.
We are in the third week of school here, and they are doing MAP testing today and Friday for our son's grade, so if you request it too soon for a little one, the school won't have the data they need to make a decision.
Despite how well things are going, I am not impressed at the moment with our new gifted specialist, who bumped into me in the hallway this morning and requested a parent conference because of "concerns" and midway through the conversation, she admitted she hadn't even read his file. since this is only his second year in school, the file can only be so big.
thankfully, my partner bumped into last year's literacy teacher on her way to work (the teacher had a doctor's appointment scheduled and was therefore not at school today) and the teacher immediately offered to go speak to the gifted specialist first thing tomorrow to give her a better understanding of our kid.
the specialist has transferred from the surrounding suburb where the gifted program is mainly filled with highly motivated, high achievers who may or may not be gifted.
