Hi Anne,
I am in the exact same position that you are currently. My son, who just turned 6 and misses the birthdate cutoff by 1 day has just started Kindergarten at an elite private school (supposedly the best w/in an 90 minutes of our area). He has been dying to go to a normal type school and have lots of friends and peers, however it has been 3 weeks and he brings home the exact same work and has told me "I'm so sad because I LOVE the school but I'm probably going to have to find a new one in 2007 because the I already know everything and most of the kids in my class think it's hard". I have been trying to contact the 'learning specialist' at the school (she is responsible for all acceleration, etc.) and although I have sent all his records and test scores she tells me that she has to complete her own tests before we can discuss anything. My son told me that they have met twice for approx. 10 minutes each and that she had him read 2 books, answer basic questions related to the books and played one mind/memory game. He also said that the books were super easy but he didn't want to hurt her feelings so he didn't say anything. Needless to say it is week 3 and she still has NOT gotten back to me....so I am getting upset and distressed just imaging what the next step is going to be like (hoping that I will finally hear back from her so that we can discuss some options---I'm already getting the feeling that she's probably thinking I'm a pain in the neck that thinks my son is so great). It will also be interesting to hear her feedback after spending a total of 20 minutes with my son reading EASY books, no math, etc......Please let me know how things are proceeding with you and if anyone else has wisdom, hope, or recommendations I would love to hear it. Thanks!!
Dale
