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I feel for you. This is complicated and the current teacher does sound a bit flaky.

On the testing two levels ahead: It may not be as bad as you think. You want your child who is accelerated to still be near the top of the class. So if she is testing "at grade level, or at benchmark" for two years ahead, that may be more like at the top of the class one-grade ahead.

I am not familiar with the tests you mention, but you do have two great things in your favor, a) that some people in the school are already pro-acceleration, AND b) that they are using the IOWA acceleration scale.

Much luck to you in making these very difficult conversations and decisions.