I notice you have a few OH acceleration questions. You are exactly right on the "once gifted, always gifted," and that they should accept the prior WISC IV FSIQ. There is an issue in the state where the state sets the bar for cog gifted for state purposes, but each district has the right to set the bar elsewhere. Do you know he's above the district bar? They don't have to accept GAI unless there's a disability associated with the GAI vs FSIQ difference.
ODE is really great when outlining the process for a whole-grade acceleration, but offers little guidance on single-subject acceleration. Between my family and a few others I know, I know of nearly a dozen subject accelerations, each one has been handled differently with a different level of scrutiny.
That being said, gifted IQ is *not* a requirement for SSA, so this IQ discussion might be a bit off target. Do you have out of level, curriculum based assessment in reading and math showing where he places relative to kids at the end of the next grade level? When asking for both a reading and math acceleration, that's most of the instructional day for a 2nd grader, so it's going to look like a whole-grade acceleration to the school, which does require the IQ for the IAS.
What are you seeing in your child? I see where you stated that this is what the outside psychologist recommended, but what are you seeing in your child that motivates this? What does the teacher see? What's happening (or not happening) in the classroom?
Did he really take the WJ II? The state approves the WJ III NU & IV.
