Colorado
State Education Agency Information
Colorado Department of Education
ADDRESS
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
Denver, CO 80203
PHONE
(303) 866-6600
FAX
(303) 830-0793
WEB SITE
DIRECTORY
State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator
Tanni Anthony, Supervisor, State Consultant on Visual Impairment
ADDRESS
Colorado Department of Education
Exceptional Student Services Unit
1560 Broadway, Suite 1175
Denver, CO 80202
Exceptional Student Services Unit
1560 Broadway, Suite 1175
Denver, CO 80202
PHONE
(303) 866-6681
EMAIL
Anthony_t [at] cde [dot] state [dot] co [dot] us
AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency
The web site for the state of Colorado SEA posts NIMAS and related information via its Special Education pages, including the following:
- CO DOE's Exceptional Student Leadership Unit sub-site has a NIMAS/NIMAC page:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/NIMAS.asp - The Colorado Instructional Materials Center (CIMC) has its own sub-site with links to a variety of resources:http://www.csdb.org/Default.aspx?DN=baab178f-d0d8-493c-b9da-3eb5b3280027
- Colorado NIMAS/NIMAC Procedures:http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/download/pdf/NIMAS_NIMAC_ProceduresColorado.pdf
Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)
Colorado is an open territory state with no centralized textbook acquisition. The selection and purchase of textbooks and instructional materials is a local district activity.
SEA Policies and Practices
SEA adopts NIMAS?
Yes
SEA coordinates with the NIMAC?
Yes
LEAs coordinate with the NIMAC?
Yes
NIMAC Authorized User(s)
Learning Ally (http://www.learningally.org/), Bookshare (http://bookshare.org/), and the Colorado Instructional Materials Center are Colorado AUs.
Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)
No information has been provided regarding the SEA's accessible media producers.
State Definition of Timely Manner for the Delivery of AIM to Students
No information has been provided regarding the SEA's definition of "timely manner."
AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations
No information has been provided regarding the SEA's AIM-related laws and regulations.
Parent Information & Advocacy Resources
No information has been provided regarding the SEA's parent information and advocacy resources.