Sorry for the long post....
DD8 is in third grade currently. The school has done a really good job with subject acceleration this year; however, they have never done these kinds of things before, so the teachers have quite a learning curve to get over. They were suppose to do in-classroom differentiation, compacting, etc., but the 3rd grade teacher has done none of that. So while the other accommodations have helped a lot, it is not enough.
I totally get that depending on in class accomidations is a risky business. If you could help pick next years teacher, that might be an alternative. I hope of course that the gifted school comes through and is 'just right' - but the bottom line is that a grade skip is sometimes the 'least - worst' option.
If you want to work on the wishy-washy feeling, write more, here or in private about what exactly you mean by 'it is not enough.' How do you measure if it is enough? What are your benchmarks? I believe you - I just would love to hear exactly how things are going right now for your family.
Smiles,
Grinity
