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May Starts IEP Season
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art176622.asp
May is IEP season but for most parents negotiations for the next school year's individual education plan can extend into June or July, or be carried over to that start of the next school year. Incoming kindergarteners may miss special events welcoming mainstream 5 year olds to their local schools.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art176622.asp

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