My husband and I met with the principal today. She really didn't seem so scary after all. grin I must say, she really seemed on board and very open to the idea of a grade skip. I left her with a few printouts from different websites and the Iowa Accelerated Scale Manual to look at. We are meeting again tomorrow after school with the gifted specialist and my daughter's current teachers from both 1st and 2nd grade to make a decision. I am beginning to think we may get the greenlight for a grade skip.