No. As far as I know no testing was done.
You may want to look into this and have a factual answer, for your own benefit.
I do not know how DH was able to do this behind my back. He had many conversations with the school and with the staff which I was not involved in.
It appears that the school, child, and participating parent were in agreement.
Should there have been some type of testing?
As stated many times on these forums, use of the Iowa Acceleration Scale (IAS) is recommended for full-grade skip.
- You may want to check your State's education laws to see whether anything is mentioned about full grade acceleration (grade-skipping).
- You may want to check your school district's website to read their policies on acceleration.
What types of metrics determine success?
The IAS looks at several factors including academic/intellectual, social, student's preference, and level of family support.
Shouldn't this process be more formalized? I can find so little about the formal process of grade skipping. I will be reading through the link you provided.
This
acceleration information has been presented many times in the 3 years that you've been registered on the forums. A large part of
advocacy is proactively educating one's self, in order to be well-prepared with facts... rather than emotion.
Unfortunately, your posts indicate that if your child does not score not in the the 98th-99th percentile in reading, you are looking for someone to blame... the school... the spouse... the child... this will tend to poison one or more relationships, ongoing.
