Minnesota

State Education Agency Information

Minnesota Department of Education

ADDRESS
1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113-4266
PHONE
(651) 582-8200

State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator

Joan Breslin-Larson, Supervisor, Special Education Policy

ADDRESS
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113
PHONE
(651) 582-1599
EMAIL
joan [dot] breslin-larson [at] state [dot] mn [dot] us

AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency

The Minnesota SEA web site contains NIMAS and related information via the following path to sub-sites and sub-pages of the main MN SEA site: Special Education pages, Evaluation & Program Planning section, Assistive Technology section, Accessible Instructional Materials Opens new window(AIM) pages. From this page, links to information about NIMAS and the NIMAC provided by external sites is available, including IDEA and other government-published regulations and information, and the NIMAC. A Opens new windowlist of links to a series of HTML and PDF documents provide more detail on IDEA requirements, textbook selection and purchase, and information for LEAs.

Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)

Minnesota 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)

Bookshare.org
Opens new windowhttp://www.bookshare.org

Learning Ally
Opens new windowhttp://www.learningally.org

Communications Center at State Services for the Blind
Opens new windowhttp://www.positivelyminnesota.com/JobSeekers/Blind_or_Visually_Impaired/

Minnesota Department of Education (Kursten Dubbels, Joan Breslin-Larson, Kristin Oien)
Opens new windowhttp://education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html

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

Minnesota states that "'timely manner' is defined as 'at the same time as non-disabled peers receive their textbooks and core related instructional materials.'"

AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations

Minnesota's Opens new windowRegulations page provides links to AIM-related laws and regulations in both text and PDF format.

Parent Information & Advocacy Resources

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

SEA Web Links


Last Updated: 09/07/2012