Yes... we just got him tested last November. He scored 151 on his WISC-V FSIQ. Getting the score answered a lot of questions. We saw that he was progressing through things quickly, and figured he was bright, but didn't imagine the scale. But it has also been scary and stressful trying to figure out what's going to work for him long-term since we've heard horror stories of how the lack of challenge and the ensuing boredom can really take a turn for the worse as they get to 8-9 years old.
We live in the Bay Area and there are some private schools specifically for the gifted. However, at $45K-$60K per annum, these are really out of our reach, unfortunately. We've also begun to entertain the prospect of homeschooling, but it would be really tough to give up on either of our careers at this point. Grade skipping at a public school in our district is tough I've heard, especially for more than one grade level. Putting my son in 2nd grade instead of 1st would not solve any issues at this point.
Good to know beforehand that BASIS Independent is quick to remove kids that don't meet their model. That was our fear, but just wanted to ensure that wasn't an unfounded assumption or bias. DS7 is definitely not the easiest kid in class so would definitely need to take that risk into account since we wouldn't want to set him up to fail in a system that is set up for a different type of student.
Would love to hear if anyone has kids that have gone through BASIS or BASIS Independent.
