Very cool story; I have been similarly surprised by my dd4's girl scout leader, she didn't bat an eye when we asked to have dd (in k) in the daisies.
Since then, she will send me a note from time to time about something really funny/clever that dd says (that the first grade girl's didn't necessarily understand), or send info about a gt oriented program my dd might enjoy (or my son, now that the leader knows him too). In fact, she is the same person who started up the odyssey of the mind team this year at school.
The other day someone in the group asked if we were going ahead with first grade for dd in the fall, and when I started waffling on it, this lady immediately piped up with -- 'oh no, she will be too bored repeating k!', so it is really encouraging that at least with her, I am not considered a 'pita', etc., as the original poster put it!
She has 4 kids all or most are gifted, so she is really a great person to chat with. It is entirely unexpected. (dd of course LOVES her).
