PARENTS OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

The Methacton School District provides special education and related service to resident children with disabilities who are ages three through twenty-one. The purpose of this notice is to describe (1) the types of disabilities that might qualify the child for such programs and services, (2) the special education programs and related services that are available, (3) the process by which the Methacton School District screens and evaluates such students to determine eligibility, and (4) the special rights that pertain to such children and their parents or legal guardians.

The Methacton School District also offers services in the form of acceleration and/or enrichment, for students who are identified by a gifted multidisciplinary team (“GMDT”) as “mentally gifted.”