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New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers (New York PTA)
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Albany, New York 12205-3830
1-877-5NYSPTA
518-452-8808
Web site: www.nypta.com

New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)
Educational Services Department
800 Troy-Schenectady Road
Latham, New York, 12110-2455.
1-800-342-9810
518.213.6000.
Web site: www.nysut.org

Special education policies and procedures are periodically revised. Please check the NYS PTA or NYSUT web page for revised versions of this Guide to Special Education, a joint publication of New York State United Teachers and the New York Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.

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