Floridama -- I think the skip option totally depends on the school and the principal. I live in Florida (Orlando), and have one friend who skipped from kindy to 1st mid year. I'm sure they would push back at skipping him at the beginning of the year, but if you go in with testing, let the teachers get to know him, and become familiar with the principal and the gifted administrator, perhaps you could work out a mid-year assessment to skip into 1st for the remainder of the year.
Most don't offer early entrance, but are willing to look at a mid year "whole grade acceleration". Florida "rules" are very similar to GA. DS7 skipped K right before the first 9 weeks were up (in GA). They tested him and everything.
