I have a friend who helped start a K8 charter school geared for gifted children who were not succeeding in the district's traditional programming. She said that they focused on dropout prevention as a justification for their school because they knew this was a hot button topic in her district. While this may not be a direct concern for your child, it may get their attention regarding the need for gifted ed. You might want to do some research on the estimated percent of gifted kids among high school dropouts. I want to say it's around 30% but I don't remember why that number is in my brain -- I may be way off.
