I mean the public school superintendent. The Catholic school principal answers first to the parish priest and then to the diocese.

I'm not certain that either the public or Catholic school can accommodate DS. I haven't heard good things about the public school's gifted program, especially in the early years. My preference for the Catholic school at this point is to establish a strong faith foundation before DS goes into another type of school environment. It's not essential -- we will educate him in whatever way is most effective to his learning -- but that's where I'm coming from at this point.