Well thanks again to all those posting experience with this particular 'conundrum', it certainly helps me feel less crazy. Yesterday I had to drop off ds at the office rather than bus so I asked about the gt application papers and ended up being able to chat with the gifted ed teacher yesterday afternoon. She agreed if there is a concern it would be looked into and thankfully they have a time to see me, set early on the 4th, so here we go.
She did say that she took the time to get ds' previous psycho-educational assessment from the front office and have the teachers and vice principal review it; in particular the bit about timed tests/processing speed. Considering his score in that area, he really does amazingly well in school.
I have started pulling work for 5th and 6th grade off the internet to get a feel for where ds might have gaps, how far he can go without major instruction. So far everything we've looked at is easy-peasy for him but we haven't gone very far yet.
We will discuss as 'a team' on Monday; guess I'll see whether I need to pick up my gauntlet from the floor!
