Each Friday the Instructional Materials Center Team will provide answers to questions asked by educators throughout the week in the IMC FAQ Friday post. We hope these are helpful as schools place orders for students who need accessible educational materials.
Our Library provides a large library collection with over 200,000 titles. It also includes over 5,000 educational materials available and ready for use at no cost. We are always looking to expand our library collection of textbooks, workbooks, literary books, and online curriculum, which will be provided at no cost.
Please take a moment to submit your requests in Athena for the 2026-2027 school year. First, go into your Profile (icon in the upper right corner) go to Students, select your student’s name, Edit Student and update the Grade level for 2026-2027 and select Submit. This will re-verify your student’s Chafee Eligibility Plan for the new school year.
When you start your order, be sure to select the 2026-2027 school year from the drop down. Pacing guides must be entered with the dates each chapter/unit is needed in class.
To ensure timely delivery of instructional materials for the entire school year, please submit your orders early. Our contractors and vendors have limited capacity and fill up quickly, so placing orders in advance is essential. This is especially important for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) materials.
Please review the curriculum for the school year and determine which materials are needed for the entire year versus those needed for just one semester. If you know a particular class will not start until the second semester, you can wait to order those materials until July or August.
Questions? Contact IMC Staff at imclibrary@blind.state.ia.us or 515-281-1323.
The IMC Team will provide answers to the questions we have received during the week in our FAQ Friday posts. We hope these are helpful!
