The History of MAPS

MAPS was developed out of the movement of Person Centered Planning, which focuses on the individual and centers all educational planning on the individual student. MAPS was developed in 1989 by Marsha Forest, Jack Pearpoint, Judith Snow and Evelyn Lusthaus. The need for MAPS came from the need to support students with severe and profound disabilities. It was also developed to assist in the inclusion of students with disabilities in the regular education classroom and the general school community.