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MET
stands for Multidisciplinary Evaluation
Team.
The first step in identifying students with suspected disabilities to special education programs and/or related services is an evaluation by a Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET).
This team is composed of educational specialists, with knowledge in the area of your child's suspected disability. Educational specialists may be teachers, psychologists, speech therapists, social workers, etc. These persons use tests and procedures different from those basic tests given to all children in a school, grade or class. They select tests/procedures to use with your individual child based on areas of suspected need.
The MET will assess and evaluate your child's strengths and weaknesses. It also reviews and analyzes all available information about your child's suspected disability, including school records, evaluation results, medical history, and other information that only you can provide about your child. You may wish to share with the MET any outside evaluations at this time.
Once this MET evaluation is completed, a written MET report with an eligibility recommendation (see Educational Disabilities page 20) is presented at the Individualized Educational Planning Committee (IEPT) meeting. You are an important participant in this meeting. Using this information, the IEPT determines whether or not your child is eligible for special education.
As a parent, during this MET process, you also have the right to:
- Participate in meetings.
- Have an interpreter/translator present, if appropriate.
- Have an evaluation conducted by a Multidisciplinary evaluation team that includes persons knowledgeable in the area of suspected disability. This evaluation must be conducted within 30 school days after the school has received your written permission to evaluate.
- Have more than one test or evaluation procedure used to determine eligibility and the appropriate educational program, for your child.
- Be assured testing is nondiscriminatory and adapted, if necessary, to meet your child's needs.
- Have any evaluations you may obtain elsewhere be considered along with the school district's evaluation data.
- Be notified of each evaluation procedure, test, record, or report the IEPT uses in determining eligibility and need for special education programs or services.
- Have a vocational evaluation before your child receives vocational education.
- A re-evaluation every three years, or more frequently if needed, to determine if your child is still eligible.
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