Would the public school allow him to enter the 1st grade in 2011 even if he didn't attend K next year?
As far as I know K isn't mandatory in NY. How about finding a private school where he could attend a half day K? That way you could be able to lower the tuition. We sent our older one to half day K in Montessori even though most of the public schools around us have a full day K. I am glad we did. I don't think he would have been able to make it through a full day K.
I hope you plan on applying to Davidson once your son turns 5.
