WOW!!!! I talked to the principal yesterday and she said she is up for a challenge and wants to help my DS. She said she has some experience with gifted and most teachers do not. She wants to get the teacher on board with a plan. Now I need a plan.
What wonderful news! I second that a good starting point is to look at subject acceleration into a higher grade for part of the day. This would meet the need for changes a little at a time without being too high maintenance for the teacher. If that seems like too much of a change, I recommend you get a copy of
Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom. You may even want to get an extra copy for the principal if she doesn't already have one.
http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Gifted-Kids-Regular-Classroom/dp/1575420899
