Before meeting with the teacher, you will want to become familiar with your applicable laws. This may require a bit of research. If you are in the US, these links may provide a starting point:
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State Laws for gifted-
wrightslaw (disability, special education, advocacy)
You will also want to become familiar with your school's policies for education of the gifted. These are often found online, at the school's website.
Because laws and policies can change over time, you may wish to print your local laws and policies and keep them in an education advocacy ring binder in a safe place at home, as a part of your personal collection of documentation organized by date.
Many links, resources, approaches to
advocacy and meeting prep in this old thread.
Arguing the validity of IQ tests may not be helpful in advocating for appropriate academic placement and pacing for your child. Placement and/or access to advanced curriculum is not based on IQ, but rather on ability and readiness... how the IQ has been applied... what a child already knows and needs to learn next in order to continue growing.
Also be aware that in the US, under Common Core Standards, schools and teachers are evaluated on achieving
equal outcomes among students. This has typically made schools and teachers less open to advocacy for appropriately challenging curriculum and clustering with intellectual peers, for the gifted.
