Thanks everyone!
onthegomom: There would have to be a long-term issue for moving to be on the table. Other than me borrowing trouble, we have been really happy with our public school, and would prefer DD to be there in the long run. From a pure financial standpoint, we'd be better off with me quitting my job for a year than we would moving across town. Neither the gifted school nor the other private school have bus transportation, and they're both far from where we work, so there would still be logistical issues. (That helps, though. "This situation is not something worth moving over," and "I could quit my job for a year if I had to" are exactly the kind of thoughts I need to be prodded into.
Prissy: Sorry, it's the 2nd grade standards she needs to pass. The standards are minimums, not curriculum guides, which is one reason why many of the 2nd grade standards are things DD learned in first. For example, the highest math on the 2nd grade standards is 2-digit subtraction with borrowing. Which DD can do (and she understands the logic behind it, rather than just knowing the technique), but she still does subtraction on her fingers. If she knew her subtraction facts cold, I think she'd be bored with 3rd grade math. As is, it would give her more interesting problems to work while she solidifies basic skills.
master of none: I am trying to fill in the gaps, but I am not 100% sure what gaps to fill. There are sample tests for the 3rd grade standards (because the proficiency tests use the same guidelines as the end-of-year standardized testing), but not for 2nd, and the 61 pages of 2nd grade standards are less helpful than you'd think 61 pages would be.
Ellipses: In our area, as far as we can tell, the odd-numbered grades tend to introduce more new topics, and the even grades seem to cover details of those same areas. So third starts cursive and multiplication, for instance, and has a reputation for being a bad year to skip. I hear you on the testing, though. I had to swap out a truthful form for an untruthful one in kindy, because the truthful form ("multiple languages are spoken in our house") would have meant standardized testing starting in kindy, rather than first.
Lori, we're in the same state, and that's exactly the kind of situation I'm concerned about - and my DD isn't as far ahead in math as your son was. The impression I got when I spoke to the PBP coordinator last year (when we contemplated subject acceleration in reading, having assumed that if there was a comprehensive program in place that there would be a significant number of kids using it, so it wouldn't be conspicuous) was that elementary kids weren't encouraged to take the test, and weren't expected to pass. We aren't dealing with disabilities, but that have already had the "We're going to designate your kid as being in a group that gets handled separately for NCLB testing, which means she's entitled to accommodations. But she's not behind, so we won't provide any accommodations, just more testing so we can prove what a good job we're doing meeting her needs!" frustrating discussion. Ugh. I've tried to find a secular homeschool group in our area (near Tulsa), but have had no luck.
Hello, ColinsMum! Thanks for the pointer here.
Second and third graders here are with the same kids all day long, for all subjects, so the switching between classes would be an everyday conspicuousness. She's really desperate to be a sheeple next year. I personally can't imagine a 3-subject pullout, but I can see it being used as a "just be a 2nd grader" stick.
