Chay, you definitely hit the points on why we wanted her to go to our neighbourhood school. Unfortunately, i got ahead of myself. There is a new principal and it appears that they are not so fond of grade acceleration. The gifted program at the other school doesn't have consistent requirements when accepting students - you can use an IQ test with scores as low as 120, recommendation by teachers and a brief achievement test. I think they go at somewhat of a faster pace and more in-depth, but it's still the same grade level material. It's a public school after all. The gifted program coordinator seemed a little surprise by my request to grade skip as she explained the kids in the class are all gifted. Yes, because all gifted kids are the same. I only discovered my kid really knew how to read at 4 because she picked up a new book and read it aloud. A grade 2 level book.
I'm extremely frustrated and sad.
