Bendle Public Schools will use a Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses for the determination of a Specific Learning Disability for all buildings and all grades in the district.  This process involves the collection of data to determine the following:

1. The student does not achieve adequately for the student’s age or to meet State-approved grade level standards in one or more of the areas identified at 34 CFR §300.309(a)(1)(i) when provided with learning experiences and instruction appropriate for the student’s age or State-approved grade-level standards; and

2. The student exhibits a pattern of strengths and weaknesses in performance, achievement, or both, relative to age, State-approved grade-level standards, or intellectual development, that is determined by the Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET) to be relevant to the identification of a Specific Learning Disability, using appropriate assessments, consistent with the IDEA Evaluation Procedures and Additional Requirements for Evaluations and Reevaluations.

 Source:  Michigan Department of Education Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services (2010).  Michigan criteria for determining the existence of a Specific Learning Disability.