We've had similar issues with scheduling math acceleration. This is one of the reasons that a full grade acceleration would be a great option if you DS has high abilities across the board.
Unfortunately for us, DS was skipped a grade and then subject accelerated further and no one wants to grade skip him again regardless of his across the board qualifications, although it's certainly tempting to us.
So, here's what we did. This year there was no 2nd grade class whose math time lined up with a 3rd grade class's math time. They looked at it every which way, but they just couldn't make it work. So my DS7 has to switch between teachers. He has a 2nd grade teacher, whom he is with for most of the day. About 15 minutes into the day he goes to 3rd grade math. When my DS returns from math his regular class is working on math so my DS works on something else (there is a teacher around if he needs help). Then he's with his 2nd grade class most of the day until the end of the day he goes to another 2nd grade teacher to do the reading he missed with his class while he was at math. So, essentially, he has a regular teacher, a math teacher, and a reading teacher that he moves among on his own. His school was very concerned that a young 2nd grader wouldn't be able to handle all the switching and would feel like he didn't belong in any class, but that has really not been the case. In fact, DS says it keeps the day interesting, which is good since math is the only thing that's at his appropriate level all day long.
A couple of years ago our DD was subject accelerated for both math and reading, and because of the schedule and them not wanting her to keep coming and going, she ended up doing 3rd grade all morning long (reading, math, writing, art, gym) and 2nd grade in the afternoon (lunch, social studies, science). Spelling ended up pretty much getting lost in the shuffle, but no one was worried since she was a good speller. This 2nd/3rd grade split worked well for the year. Still, the next year, she just ended up moving to 4th grade entirely.
So, all this is to say that maybe some creative schedule shifting can be done if math doesn't directly line up between grades. Or maybe you should consider a grade skip. IMO, if they know your DS needs 2nd grade math, they are obligated to give him 2nd grade math. Or keep 3rd grade math an option if that schedule works out better? Might be worth asking.
Last edited by mnmom23; 04/08/11 04:00 PM.
