Happy update. All is well. We're not putting him in Algebra 1 this year yet to give him a chance to get more mature classroom behavior. Well, the only problem was no one told him what the behavior expectation is for hand raising. Once I explained, he fixed his behavior. That's all okay. I had told him his behavior would affect his acceleration opportunities, so I'm happy that played out quickly and not too painfully. In lieu of acceleration into Algebra, he will have opportunity to test out of Algebra 1 and skip it entirely.
He picked up study skills quickly and is already saying his classes are too easy. He only has a few study skills mastered, but I doubt he will add to his repertoire without more academic challenge. His executive functioning has continued to improve. He is on a lower dose of methylphenidate than at the beginning of the shcool year too.
