METAA's mission is to unite Massachusetts PK-12 Educational Technology Administrators – public, private, independent, charter, parochial – into one professional association for the purpose of advocating for and supporting the vision, policies, practices, and funding for historical, current, and cutting-edge technology within all aspects of teaching, learning, and professional productivity.

METAA began when a group of Massachusetts Technology Directors, meeting as a special interest group of MassCUE, decided it was worthwhile and important to have a professional organization whose advocacy efforts, goals, and professional development activities were all in support of the school technology leader – Technology Director, CIO, or CTO. From that original, small special interest group, METAA has grown to be a statewide organization.