I talked to the principal of the school here today and I was told they will consider early entrance plus grade skipping for DD....but they need testing, and they won't test till she is in enrolled in the school, so they need outside testing for early enterence next year....and then they have a contracted tester who comes out 2 times a year and she could be tested then for grade skip. Frusterating situation....although she did say she will talk to the super intendent this weekend and see if an exception can be made to test DD before she enters school when the testers come out. Early enternce next year would still be seriously boring for her, but it is half day and would give her some school experience and she misses kids while at home...so they would be a chance to get her in and get her accelerated. It would be worth a try, although I'm not sure how she would handle it. Part of me feels we should just keep homeschooling, and start homeschooling for real in a few years, my mom thinks we have no choice but to homeschool, Dh is ambivalent. I just had a good school experience, and want that for DD....but I am wondering if I should be concerned that the principal said "Well we know there is no way we ever have to worry about her falling behind, so our job will be dealing with the social and emotional aspects." Which I will need clarification on as in, do you plan on academically challenging her too, or up her a grade or to which they know wont be enough and then have her work on social skills....which I believe is a HUGE deal, but I want her to be challanged one day too.
Okay that was probably rambeling LOL.
The second thing, is DD's other issues we can't figure out, sensory, ADHD, Aspergers or just intense giftyness....I don't know, but it is driving DH and I nuts and she is harder to handle. So that is a huge thing since there are NO specialist on the island, no testers, no therapist or OT or anything. And DD and I next planned trip off will be an entire year from this March. So March 2012....so any info would help, even if we dont do testing till then.
Last edited by amazedmom; 01/15/11 01:22 AM. Reason: added info LOL
