Maine

State Education Agency Information

Maine Department of Education

ADDRESS

23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023

PHONE

(207) 624-6600

FAX

(207) 624-6700

TTY

(888) 577-6690

WEB SITE

http://www.maine.gov/doe/

State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator

Kathleen Powers, Program Director

ADDRESS

Maine CITE
University College
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330

PHONE

(207) 621-3195

kpowers [at] maine [dot] edu

AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency

Spotlight on Maine: An interview with Kathleen Powers:
Setting Up and Sustaining an AIM Community of Practice (featured in the AIM Connecter e-newsletter of February 2012).

The web site for the state of Maine DOE (http://www.maine.gov/education/initiativeslist.htm) contains a link to a separate, dedicated site for accessible materials: http://aim.mainecite.org/.

Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)

Maine 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)

See Maine's Acquisition pages for information related to AUs.

Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)

No information has been provdided regarding the SEA's accessible media producers.

State Definition of Timely Manner for the Delivery of AIM to Students

"In Maine, 'timely manner' means 'that SAUs will ensure that children with print disabilities have access to specialized instructional materials at the same time as students without print disabilities.' See thetimely manner section of Maine's Laws and Policies page.

AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations

For AIM-related laws and regulations, see Maine SEA's Laws and Policies page.

Parent Information & Advocacy Resources

AIM Fact Sheet from the Maine Parent Federation.

SEA Web Links

AIM Resources page.