Nevada
State Education Agency Information
Nevada Department of Education
700 E. Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701
State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator
Liz Isaacs, Project Coordinator
P.O. Box 603
Carson City, NV 89702
AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency
The web site for the state of Nevada DOE provides links to NIMAS/NIMAC information on their Special Education Resources page:
http://www.doe.nv.gov/SpecialEducation_Resources.htm
Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)
Nevada 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
NIMAC Authorized User(s)
Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)
State Definition of Timely Manner for the Delivery of AIM to Students
AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations
Several regulations documents are posted to the state's Special Education Resources page: http://www.doe.nv.gov/SpecialEducation_Resources.htm.
Parent Information & Advocacy Resources
Nevada PEP is the Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) for the state of Nevada. PEP is a state-wide and family-driven nonprofit organization offering education, empowerment, and encouragement to families of children with disabilities. Nevada PEP provides a variety of training workshops on special education and disability-related topics as well as support groups and other services. More information can be found via the links provided below.
Nevada PEP
2101 South Jones Blvd., Suite 120
Las Vegas, NV 89146
tel.: (702) 388-8899
tel.: (800) 216-5188
fax: (702) 388-2966
email: pepinfo [at] nvpep [dot] org
www: www.nvpep.org
4600 Kietzke Lane, O-269
Reno, Nevada 89502
tel.: (775) 448-9950
fax: (775) 448-9603
See also these helpful informational brochures (PDF):
- What is PEP? (English)
- ¿Qué es PEP? (Español)
- PTI Insert (English)
- PEP Brochure (English)
- PEP Folleto (Español)
SEA Web Links
Information of use to teachers and other personnel at the school level may be found in Instructional and Assessment Accommodations for Students with Disabilitiesespecially appendices B and C. (PDF): http://www.doe.nv.gov/SpecialEdResources/instruct_assess%20accomm.pdf.