If your district does not have any policy on early entrance then I would find out your state's policy on gifted children. Our last school told us acceleration was the only option but I found out later that our state requires all schools to identify talented and gifted children and provide them with an academic plan. Our new school did it right away and have offered us a lot of great things other than acceleration. Some things they have done is bringing in a college student to tutor my children for part of the day and also letting my son sit in the 5th grade classroom for math (he's in the 2nd grade). I would find out all policies both district wide and state wide and then examine your options. We have opted for early entrance for 3 of our 4 children and for our younger two I had to place them in a charter school out of town but later they will move to our local grade school. I also researched and found that our district was under a larger district that covers multiple counties and offers them diagnosticians and special education teachers, I called them and they were the ones who told me to contact the local charter schools in my county. Also maybe speak with a behavioral therapist, they can help you with gifted identification and placement options.
