Research Paper on:
Making Action Plans or the McGill Action Planning System (MAPS)

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students into the regular education classroom. This paper describes the process used, including the seven questions that are the basis for the planning process. A case study of one elementary  student is included. The writer comments on the variety of ways in which this system could be used to help students with disabilities. bibliography lists 9 sources. PGmaps.rtf McGILL  ACTION PLANNING SYSTEM (MAPS) , November, 2001 properly! The McGill Action Planning System (MAPS) is  a tool to help identify a students future goals and then to begin laying the foundation for individualizing the transition services. In short, MAPS is a strategy for determining a  students vision. It is a structured planning process through which a group of persons involved with the student reaches a consensus decision when developing a plan for a student (Midland  County Interagency Transition Team, 2001). More recently, this system has been referred to Making Action Plans (Price et al, 2001). MAPS was developed by Marsha Forest and Evelyn Lusthaus.  Others involved in the development of MAPS were Jack Pearpoint, Judith Snow, and other staff at the Center for Integrated Education in Canada. It was named for the university where  it was developed, McGill. Initially, the system was intended to be used as a part of the planning process for placing a child with a disability into the general education  classroom. MAPS is also used to focus on educational programs, the transition between schools or the transition from school to adult living. Persons involved with administering or coordinating MAPS must  have a very strong understanding of the intent and process of the system (Midland County Interagency Transition Team, 2001; Circle of Inclusion, 1999). The underlying assumptions that guide