Delaware

State Education Agency Information

Delaware Department of Education

ADDRESS
John G. Townsend Building
401 Federal Street
Dover, Delaware 19901
PHONE
(302) 735-4000
FAX
(302) 739-4654

State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator

Sarah Celestin, NIMAS State Coordinator

ADDRESS
Delaware Department of Education
John G. Townsend Building, Suite 2
401 Federal Street
Dover, Delaware 19901-3639
PHONE
(302) 735-4210
EMAIL
scelestin [at] doe [dot] k12 [dot] de [dot] us       

 

AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency

Delaware has a Opens new windowNIMAS information page that includes links to resources and general, policy, and procedure information provided by OSEP, the NIMAS web site, the NIMAC, AFB, and others.

Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)

Delaware 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?
?

NIMAC Authorized User(s)

No information has been provided regarding the SEA's authorized users.

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

Delaware's state law states that "each public agency shall take reasonable steps to provide instructional materials in accessible formats to children with disabilities who need those instructional materials at the same time as other children receive instructional materials."

AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations

Delaware re-posts the relevant NIMAS portion of the federal IDEA re-authorization regulations: Opens new windowhttp://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/specialed/files/NIMAS%20regs.pdf and links to the ed.gov sites Opens new windowTopical Brief on NIMAS as well as other similar links, all found on their NIMAS information page as noted above.

Parent Information & Advocacy Resources

No information has been provided regarding the SEA's parent information and advocacy resources.

SEA Web Links

All links relevant to the NIMAS may be found at Opens new windowhttp://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/specialed/nimas.shtml. While Delaware does have an AIM page on the SEA web site, it is a list of links to outside resources, all but 1 of which re-directs users to various pages to be found on one of CASTs web pages: Opens new windowhttp://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/specialed/aim.shtml.


Last Updated: 12/20/2012