She actually is scheduled for testing (thanks to her wonderful Guidance Counselor), but unfortunately it is a multi-step drawn-out process. I'm guessing it will be 2-3 weeks before the initial assessment (due to scheduling backlogs) and probably more than a month before the whole process is complete. Gotta love bureaucracy! The counselor is aware that some sort of giftedness assessment needs to be done, despite what her teachers say, but I won't know what kind of test it will be until that initial meeting is completed. They'll also look for any possible LD's, etc. It seems like it will be very comprehensive and I would really like her to participate. Plus, it would be nice to have that "proof".
On the other hand, she is miserable (and really has been to some degree since starting Kindergarten). After meeting with her teachers, I think I have a pretty good idea why this year has been so much worse than the last two, where her teachers were very supportive and motivated to make the system work for her. I had a conference with them the other day and it was very clear to me that they had no business teaching elementary school. I really just was hoping there was some way I could help my daughter cope with this difficult situation until I am able to make it go away. The Guidance Counselor has put a behavior modification plan in place where she will earn stickers if she stays on task every day and she said the teachers were very excited to do that. I guess I just want her to be happy again even though she still has to go into this toxic environment every day. Maybe I'm just dreaming, I don't know.