While a school may teach two years above public school, and that may be true in general, it may not necessarily mean that the school is teaching two years above a particular public school. You've received great advice regarding comparing curriculum and textbooks used within each school, if the comparative level of instructional materials may be a deciding factor for your family.

If a school is unfamiliar with use of the Iowa Acceleration Scale, parents may wish to raise the administration's awareness of this important tool. Based upon your audience, there are several links you may wish to choose among. For your convenience, here are a few:
- Hoagies http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/iowa_accel_scale.htm
- Great Potential Press http://www.greatpotentialpress.com/iowa-acceleration-scale-3rd-edition-complete-kit
- IRPA, Belin-Bank http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/resources/ias.aspx

You may have potential allies in your advocacy, as you mentioned that both your psych and your after-school have referred you to this particular school. You may wish to discuss your experiences, thoughts, and concerns with these potential supporters and see what level of collaboration may be possible. As a part of this effort, you may also wish to see if they are familiar with the IAS, and the Davidson Educator's Guild. If they are not already familiar with these resources, their level of service to the community may be enhanced by becoming aware of them at this point.

More advocacy articles from the Davidson Database:
- http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10558.aspx,
- http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10286.aspx.

Few students have an ideal learning environment, often parents must choose the least-worst fit. Often parents may choose an environment which is somewhat flexible and open to advocacy. Finding the positives in a learning environment may enhance the "fit".