I just talked to the special education coordinator again, and ger argument for not having a GIEP is that she doesn't know what to write for a goal.
Does the goal have to show what he will do (i.e. - growth he will show) or what specific actions the school will take?
I'd try for something like, "[ds] will show at least one year's growth on [x] measure(s); [school] will support [ds]'s growth by grade accelerating [ds] into 2nd grade on [date] and by meeting with [ds]'s parents at the end of the first semester to evaluate the benefit of the acceleration."
