I just spoke with the principal again. Here's what I've learned:
-The school psychologist is not working over the summer, so she's unable/unwilling to evaluate his scores to determine gifted eligibility.
-Any and all scores from his elementary school (grades K and 1) 'don't matter at this school' because now he's on ADHD meds and so any prior testing is invalid. (what in the world? if anything, his scores would be better!)
-they will not honor our independent testing results
-they still see no need for a 504 but will consider after 1 month of the next school year, but only if it's affecting his academics (which it won't because he's bored out of his mind)
I've reached out to our psychologist, who will advocate for us if we need her to. (for a fee, of course)
Ugh! I struggle with being a pushover to a point, and then getting really angry. So I'm trying to tread lightly and be friendly in advocating. They did agree to place him in a pod with two gifted certified teachers. Other than that, they're not willing to budge much. Looks like we've got a lot of fun ahead of us.
Last edited by Ben's Mom; 06/20/18 06:10 PM.
