Another option for some families is virtual schooling. Think of this (at least in the early years) as "homeschooling with a hefty safety net and boundaries." (As long as you don't CALL it homeschooling, all should be well.)
The advantages to a virtual charter school for GT kids entering kindergarten are:
a) no behavior issues due to loads of extra/unfilled time,
b) lots of FREE time to explore
c) self-pacing,
d) more flexible placement (not a given, but likely)
It's great when you can make a lot of the problems associated with asynchrony disappear.
There is plenty to loathe about virtual schooling, but it's not appreciably worse than the downsides associated with brick-and-mortar schooling which is ill-fitting. And with a virtual school, at least you retain control to change things that REALLY seem harmful. You also get to know your child very well as a learner, and that pays enormous dividends down the road.
HG+ kids can have a lot of strange growing pains because of their differences from pretty much everyone they know. Having parents who understand and empathize with those struggles is really key. It also helps to have an advocate who truly understands what you need; where you'll wither and where you'll thrive and grow.
