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[quote=Anonymous]The issue is really whether or not he will be ready for third grade in the fall.  I'm an MCPS elementary teacher (baby sick day) and while it is rare, kids DO get moved up a grade.  Usually though it happens near the beginning of the year.  For example, here is a scenario that I may or may not have encountered: a student attended a "junior" kindergarten in a private school, then in the fall is enrolled in K in public.  Student is assessed and in October is moved to 1st grade.

Since your DS is coming from a totally different school system, try and get as much info from your school as possible, relating to his test scores, reading level, etc.  With an international school, perhaps you can get copies of the books he is reading in a reading group, so that a comparison could be made.  Have examples of the work he is currently doing, so it can be compared to what 2nd grade is doing.

As a teacher, I am generally opposed to "skipping" grades, but in this case it seems like it may be appropriate, providing he has the skills that he will need to be successful in his grade.  I hate to say it, but this is why a lot of principals are opposed to holding kids back--many just need that time to mature and then they take off and are closer to their age-peers, rather than their grade-peers, which creates your situation.

If you are dealing with the same principal and the previous conversation is referenced (ugh, can only imagine how awkward you feel that's going to be) I would flat out admit that you now understand why s/he had that opinion, but everyone wants to do right by the student and place him at an appropriate level.  If his work is indeed on par with current 2nd grade, he could go into 2nd for the rest of the year, and revisit at the end of the year to determine his placement next year.[/quote]

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