My favorite question is: What do you do with the children who come in already reading chapter books (for a K).
Just a warning to be specific when your are asking the question re: exactly what level of books your child is reading on their own and ask them to elaborate when they respond. I asked this question at the Kinder screening, which we went to when DS was 3, and I was told, "Oh, we have lots of early readers at our school. My kids could read before kindy too, and we never had any problems." Since DS was our first and only kid, we thought this sounded great! But really there was no one at DS's level once he got there. (This was not a meeting with the principal, though - just the kinder screener, so not quite the same...)
Good answers would include "we pretest our kids at the beginning of the year/before school begins and then place them with other like readers, even if it means going up a grade" or "we test the kids and group them/differentiate within the classroom". Also, follow-up with MON's second question "what do you do if it turns out there are no others reading at the same level in the classroom?"
Val made an excellent point about the number of schools you have to choose from. I think your list is kind of offputting even to a wonderful school. I would not going in with your gloves on, or you will put everyone on the defensive. You'll want to start any relationship on the best terms possible.
