Parents, I need advice on how to approach the school about my son's placement when school begins again?

I would definitely talk to the principal about this. He or she should be able to decide if your son can be moved up a grade.

We had the same problem in my daughter's kindergarten class (she wasn't as bright as your son, but advanced and bored in a class where half the children had to learn English). We ended up moving into a different and much better school district, which may not be possible for you, and ended up in a school district where we can choose the school we want her to attend. My daughter, as well as her brother have been invited to and visiting Magnet school for math & science since 6th grade. Hopefully the youngest one will get an invitation soon, too. He's in 4th grade now.

Definitely talk to someone in charge and don't let it go. No need to get your son dumbed down, just so the rest of the class can keep up with him.

If that doesn't work, then you may just have to work with him after school to keep him interested. Get him some more advanced math & reading books, or maybe even the Reader Rabbit series for the computer (learning system for different grades).

If all else fails, maybe homeschooling is the best solution.

Good luck!

I'm curious what a 16-year old girl was doing at an Elementary School? I would point her out to the school, and I would have a police report written. As far as charges go, as a juvenile, they probably won't stick. A police report, however, will at least create a record of what has happened - should she get in trouble as a juvenile again. I would also sit down and talk with the Principal about having her parents contacted. It could be she is coming from an unsupervised, or neglectful home. You would be doing her a favor if Child Protective Services needed to hear about what is going on in her household. And if the school were to hear she was being abused or neglected in any way, they are bound by law to report it. They may report it unanimously, but it still must be reported. Magnet school or not, if this school is funded by public funds (taxes), all children all eligible to go. One of the problems public school must deal with (and not private), is that they cannot "cherry pick" their students. So they must deal with those less than ideal situations that society as a whole would rather pretend don't exist. I hope this helps....

I think that this teacher, and maybe not even this school is right for your child. I would talk to the principal first and explain the whole situation though. I put my daughter in Montessori School for toddler care, preschool, and kindergarten and although we almost went broke with the expense, she has been in the public school Gifted Program since 1st grade (she is now in 6th) and is in the 98-99% in math and reading on the state tests. If you are unable to do this and nothing else can be done (or so the school says) then think about possibly homeschooling. Or if that isn't your strong point, just do a lot of work with him at home, for example work on some problems in a 1st or 2nd grade math book each night and work on his reading skills by reading beginning chapter books. (if he can do that at this point) Also consider a personal tutor to help him with accelerated subject matter a couple days a week, or even once a week. Hope it helps and good luck to you!

While my kids were not as high as your son in kindergarten, they have always been well above their grade level. I have often been frustrated by the lack of effort put into the high kids. Our school is the same where they do not go into the accelerated program until 3rd grade. The schools/states have to meet a certain criteria and that is what the main focus is. Getting the low kids to that level which is important to receive funding for any of the programs. It is a catch 22, basically if your kids are high and you cannot afford private school you just have to keep them stimulated at home. I would talk with the principal about moving him but they rarely do that in public school. If you can afford it I would seriously look into private school. They can get a lot more science, social studies, even foreign languages at younger ages in a private school. I have felt my kids have stagnated at times because they are not getting the level of teaching they need. But they also get to be kids and with their peer groups. But if we could afford it I would in a heartbeat put my kids in a private school.

Talk to the principle. In most cases, they will have a class that does not have a bunch of english learners and more time for advanced students. Perhaps there is a better program in an elementary school elsewhere in the district. My younger sibs were lucky on that - they were already attending the school that had the advanced placement elementary students. When I was in school, I was in a class of one for everything but math because my reading skills were nearly college level by 3rd or 4th grade. The principle had to choose all my books. After that, we moved into a school district that had an advanced placement program and that worked out for me.

Go to the principal and tell them about the testing and see if they will advance him. If not, you could always home school him. Your obviously a great teacher and you definitely don't want him to get uninterested in learning.

TEll him to enjoy being a kid and have fun, he faces difficult academics in the next few years might as well encourage him to be a kid while he can.

Try private schooling or home school.