Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools (MAAPS)
About
The Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools, or MAAPS, represents private, approved special education schools that serve students with special needs. Its member schools serve students placed by public school districts as well as privately placed students. MAAPS works to support these schools through advocacy, collaboration and leadership, with the goal of helping them deliver the highest quality education to the children they serve.
Executive Director Elizabeth Dello Russo Becker, an attorney, attended a MAAPS member school herself and credits it with giving her the skills to flourish. The association offers its members professional development, marketing support, diversity initiatives, government relations, external affairs and peer enterprises. To mark 50 years of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, it gathered nearly 400 policy leaders, students, families and educators at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston.
What to Know
- MAAPS represents approved schools in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
- Membership affirms a school’s commitment to ethical practices and non-discrimination.
- MAAPS does not handle placements or referrals for individual students; families are directed to its online school directory.
- Representatives listed on its site come from schools such as Perkins School for the Blind and The New England Center for Children.
- Supporters can join the MAAPS Action Network.
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