It doesn't sound very promising, but I'm interested in the fact that they say "we will not be giving him the full 1st grade or *even 2nd grade* assessment..."
If they said "not be giving him the full 2nd grade, or even 1st grade..." that would indicate to me that they felt he should be working the K or 1st grade level. But "the full 1st grade or even 2nd" sounds to me like they think he is beyond both.
It may be an error of phrasing that means nothing -- that wouldn't be the first time. But it is something to think about. It's possible they think he's working beyond both levels.
To second what's been said earlier, I haven't even been able to get an actual end-of-year assessment out of our school, which is a good school for working with our DS and his accelerations, and that's up to the 6th grade level that I've been asking for most recently. It's possible they just don't have such an animal.
