UPDATE:
The Principal called today with a compromise since the age requirement in our district has a no exception policy.
DS5 will attend public school K for the morning session and then go to 1st grade from 10:50am until school lets out at 2:30pm. He will officially be a K'er. In the fall of 2009 he will attend 2nd grade (as the grade placement after 1st grade is at the discretion of the school.) During the afternoons he will be on an "enrichment" curriculum. The 1st grade teacher is excited to have him. The 1st grade also has specials (gym, art, music) in the afternoons.
I will also have him attend the YMCA after school program at the school.
Now I am just waiting to hear from the Montessori school to see if I can get out of contract. Let's hope that conversation goes well.
That sounds very reasonable! Congratulations on a too-rare advocacy success!
Val
