Thanks this is helpful - I agree with you that they may likely not really have any sense of where he is (we don't really quite frankly). Having him do the in-school test seems like a great option because they can do it right away (although I'd rather they did it right before school starts b/c he is learning so much so fast right now - thanks to Life of Fred). I had no idea that was how they tended to break levels - it makes sense, but won't work well for a kid who is substantially above grade level.
Good thoughts. Cat
