Thanks all! The school is not meeting his academic needs, however he is happy, so they don't believe a change needs made.
One other thought - if he's happy, maybe the best thing to do this year is to leave all as is, and to afterschool at home if he enjoys it. Our ds was not offered any subject acceleration at *all* in math in elementary school (even though we advocated for it), so he afterschooled himself, and then jumped into accelerated math easily in middle school. I doubt your ds would have to wait that long - but if he's happy right now at this point in time, it might in the long run be more effective for you to let go of the battle this year, let him afterschool for now, and in the meantime put together your game plan to advocate for placement/etc for *next* year.
polarbear
