Vermont

State Education Agency Information

Vermont Department of Education

ADDRESS

120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501

PHONE

(802) 828-3135

WEB SITE

http://www.education.vermont.gov/

State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator

Michael Ferguson, Special Education Consultant BEST Team

ADDRESS

Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620

PHONE

(802) 828-5110

Michael [dot] Ferguson [at] state [dot] vt [dot] us

AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency

The University of Vermont's TRIPSCY web site has an Assistive Technology and Accessible Instructional Materials section which contains AIM- and NIMAS-focused pages, including

AT/AIM Considerations for IEPs: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/tripscy/?Page=assistivetech.html&SM=etsubmenu.html
NIMAS & NIMAC: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/tripscy/?Page=whatisnimas.html&SM=etsubmenu.html
Resources and Vermont Forms: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/tripscy/?Page=aimresources.html&SM=etsubmenu.html
AIM 101: What Teachers, LEAs, and Parents Need to Know About NIMAS [PDF]

AIM-related resources and information also can be found in the publication Accommodations and Instructional Strategies That Can Help Students [PDF].

Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)

Vermont 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)

Learning Ally: http://www.learningally.org/

Bookshare: http://www.bookshare.org/

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

Vermont's AIM Rules and Regulations page acknowledges that the NIMAS requires AIM to be delivered in a timely manner: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/tripscy/?Page=aim.html&SM=etsubmenu.html

AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations

See the AIM Rules and Regulations page: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/tripscy/?Page=aim.html&SM=etsubmenu.html

Parent Information & Advocacy Resources

Vermont's parent and student pages are focused on assistive technology. AIM- and NIMAS-related information for parents and students can be found within the Resources and Vermont Forms page: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/tripscy/?Page=aimresources.html&SM=etsubmenu.html