Questions

Questions about NIMAS can be posted here. Suzanne, Dawn, or David will respond on the ANSWER page - below.
**The following questions were posed at an ESE Advisory Council in which I provided an awareness overview of NIMAS.** 1. How recent does a medical diagnosis for any specified qualifying condition have to be?
 * From Linda Laverty – Palm Beach County**

2. If a doctor states that a child is not reading due to processing issues, does that meet the criteria for organic brain dysfunction? Does the verbiage specifically need to state “organic brain dysfunction, or can neurological impairment suffice?

3. Can an ESE student in a private school on a McKay scholarship qualify?

4. The speech teacher for a TBI class received a grant for books and audiobooks for 5 specific multicultural titles. However, 3 of the books are not available on audiobook, so she wants to record it. Is that a violation of copyright?

From David 10/1/09
 * 1) Clarify the 1 year to 3 year eligibility requirements. Would different rules apply to different categories of eligibility.
 * 2) Who pays?
 * 3) Do I have to re register my vision students?
 * 4) What do I have to put on my IEP?
 * 5) What about 504 kids?
 * 6) What is a competent authority per category?