Thanks for the reply st paulie! The psych is affiliated with, and thereof familiar with the school, so I'm assuming he means their first grade, not nd first grade.
I have a feeling they will want to see for themselves, and that makes me nervous. DS had a rough pre k year, so I want to try to resolve some of the issues this year. if he has to spend 1/2 the year reading things below his level, I fear he will shut down.
I keep thinking about HS, but I'm afraid to commit. Plus we have this gifted school, it would feel wrong to "waste" it.
Aaaah, decisions, decisions!