Kansas

State Education Agency Information

ADDRESS
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
PHONE
(785) 296-3201
FAX
(785) 296-7933

State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator

Colleen Riley, State Director, Special Education

ADDRESS
Kansas Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
PHONE
(785) 291-3097
EMAIL
criley [at] ksde [dot] org

AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency

Kansas SEA web site provides brief general NIMAS definition re-posted from the NIMAS centers web site and some related information via the following URL: Opens new windowhttp://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3730. Contact information and organizational profiles about AUs and AMPs are posted, although there is no explicit explanation of their role in relation to NIMAS.

General NIMAS information is also contained in Appendix B of its Accommodations Manual (PDF document): Opens new windowhttp://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/Assessments/2008Accomm_Man.pdf.

Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)

Kansas 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 is Kansas's AU: Opens new windowhttp://www.learningally.org/. Kansas also has a relationship with Bookshare: Opens new windowhttp://www.bookshare.org/.

Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)

Kansas Instructional Resource Center: Opens new windowhttp://www.kirc.org/

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 SEAs AIM-related laws and regulations.

Parent Information & Advocacy Resources

The Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) sub-site is new and slight on content but will likely become the repository of parent information and resources on all SEA-related matters in future: Opens new windowhttp://www.kpirc.org/.

SEA Web Links


Last Updated: 05/14/2012