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You can find out more about the APH census on our TVI portal link here: <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/tviportalmaryland/aph-quota-funds" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/view/tviportalmaryland/aph-quota-funds</a> <br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(public school students are registered through their counties, if you are interested to see if your child is registered with the county, reach out and I can confirm their status). <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><br> </span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in .75pt 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 15.75pt 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in .75pt 0in 0in'><p style='margin:.75pt'><img border=0 width=129 height=65 style='width:1.3472in;height:.6805in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLXyiF1sjMrDsDmwacGsvDzEiwMTiFCXPrrffQUcarp2JqvgF5CPVyaHT7Rm_Lst4Xtp9ZNgELmOZof14zNlwoKliZRiJ6KXcg2PBaBXw7Tw_6XBiNe5v1H7yJc2CY0NHhgUg4nuJq1qpmXnTPkA_lOC=w1523-h748-no?authuser=0" alt="Maryland State Department of Education Equity and Excellence"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td style='border:none;border-right:solid #B9BABB 1.0pt;padding:.75pt 0in 0in 0in'></td><td width=450 valign=top style='width:337.5pt;padding:0in .75pt 0in 15.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in .75pt 9.0pt 0in'><p style='margin:.75pt;line-height:13.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Conchita Hernández </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B59AE'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:.75pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>Statewide Blind & Low Vision Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:.75pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>Division of Early Intervention <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:.75pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'> and Special Education Services<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in .75pt 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in .75pt 0in 0in'><p style='margin:.75pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>O: <a href="tel:4107670812" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3D3D3D'>(410) 767-0812</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in .75pt 0in 0in'><p style='margin:.75pt;line-height:13.5pt'><a href="mailto:conchita.hernandez@maryland.gov" target="_blank">conchita.hernandez@maryland.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:6.0pt 13.5pt 0in 0in'><p style='margin:.75pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D'>200 W. 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