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Description
Our Guest this month is Veronica Samayoa
A
A
Welcome
to
Global
perspectives:
I
am
your
host
Karen,
McDonough
manager
of
international
Family,
Outreach
programs.
Today,
I
am
super
excited
to
have
Veronica
samayoa
from
the
birth
to
five
program
in
aacps
hi
Veronica.
How
are
you
hi?
Thank
you
for
having
me
thank
you
for
being
here.
I
am
super
excited
to
learn.
Well,
you
and
I
have
known
each
other
for
a
long
time
and
I
started
out
in
the
special
ed
world.
A
So
we're
going
to
talk
about
that
in
a
minute,
but
I
really
with
my
guests
that
come
from
other
countries,
I
really
like
to
get
a
sense
for
our
audience
about
what
education
is
like
in
their
country.
You
shared
with
me
before
the
show
started
that
when
you
went
to
private
school
but
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
your
per
your
school
experience
in
your
country
because
I
don't
know
how
old
you
were
when
you
came
to
the
U.S
sure.
B
B
B
A
Yes,
and
so
we're
here,
kindergarten
is
mandatory,
Ben
El
Salvador.
They
start
at
four.
Yes
in
pre-k,
okay,
very
good,
and
how
would
you
describe
again
your
your
personal
experience
was
in
private
school.
What
is
public
school
like
in
El
Salvador
from
what
you
know
is
it
first
of
all,
when
is
the
school
year?
Is
it
September
to
June
like
for
us
or
when
is
their
school
year.
B
A
C
A
Of
times,
they've
only
been
in
that
particular
grade
level
for
half
a
year,
and
how
would
you
say
what
would
you
say
are
the
main
differences
between
the
way
education
is
in
El
Salvador
to
the
way
it
is
here
in
in
the
U.S,
maybe,
for
instance,
with
the
grade
levels.
Elementary
school
is
Elementary
School
like
to
fifth
grade.
B
D
A
Then
do
the
said
so
there's
no
changing
schools
like
so,
if,
whatever
school
you
go
to,
you
could
potentially
stay
in
unless
you
move
away,
I
guess
stay
in
the
same
exact
school
for
all.
Those
shares.
Yes,
okay
and
with
here
in
elementary
school
kids
are,
with
the
same
teacher
all
day
long
and
in
middle
school.
They
go
from
teacher
to
teacher.
Is
it
the
same
there
that
they
switch
teachers
come
middle
school
for
different
subjects,
or
do
they?
Are
they
literally
in
one
classroom?
The
whole
time
in.
B
A
B
A
A
A
B
Yeah,
definitely
is
it
depending
on
their
income.
Okay,
so
public
school
is
more
accessible
and
usually
it's
like
a
shorter
day
for
public
schools.
So
it's
like
a
half
like
it
would
be
until
noon,
for
example,
and
they
will
have
like
AM
and
PM
classes
and
for
high
school.
It's
very
interesting
because
they
have
evening
or
night
classes
too.
B
B
A
B
U.S
both
so
we
have
religious,
and
we
also
have
bilingual
schools
like
I
talk
in
an
English
school,
for
example,
when
I
was
back
then
I
thought
Spanish
and
then
Regular
private
school,
like
non-denomation,
like
non-religious
and
and
depending
also
the
schedule.
The
fun
fact
that
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
is
that
we
start
classes
at
7.
00
am
so
all
students
we
will
be
at
the
end.
Still
to
this
day,
my
nephew,
my
niece,
like
they
are
in
school
at
seven
a.m:
wow,
regardless
of
the
grade
level
regardless.
B
A
A
C
B
A
B
Yes,
and
the
first
thing
is
the
curriculum,
as
I
said,
like
I
knew
so
much
more
about
my
country
and
about
the
world
in
back
home
like
in
more,
are
patriotic
like
we
would
be
very
respectful
of
you
know,
and
we
would
do
the
national
anthem
every
Monday
so
and
more
like
a
kind
of
traditional
activities
to
learn
more
about
our
countries.
So
those
are
the
things
that
I'm
kind
of
surprised
because
I,
you
know,
even
though
my
daughters
are
doing
good
at
school,
but
the
curriculum
sometimes
is
I
can
compare.
A
Okay,
you
had
mentioned
something
else
earlier
about
technical
careers
and
kids.
Having
that
opportunity,
do
kids
have
to
take
a
test
to
be
able
to
do
that,
or
is
it
just
their
choice
like
when
they
get
to
a
certain
grade?
They
can
choose
exactly
yeah.
They
they
sell
the
technical
path
and
do
what
are
some
of
the
choices
that
they
have
do
you
know
I.
A
B
A
B
B
Yeah,
like
yes,
I
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
like
from
a
kindergarten
to
12th
grade,
oh
wow,
and
for
the
private
schools.
We
do
have
a
longer
schedule
like,
for
example,
a
public
school
says.
I
was
mentioned
at
least
a
half
day
afternoon
morning
or
night,
but
for
a
bilingual
schools
or
private
schools.
It's
all
day,
long
like
let's
say
seven
to
two
p.m
or
3.
P.M.
A
B
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B
A
A
B
A
A
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A
Welcome
back
to
Global
perspectives,
we
are
again
with
my
guest
Veronica
samayoa
hi
Veronica.
Thanks
again,
we
are
still
here
talking
about
both
of
our
first
love,
special
education
and
during
the
break
you
shared
with
me.
What
got
you
started
in
the
field
of
special
education?
So
could
you
share
that
story
with
us
again
sure.
B
Yes,
so
I
always
felt
like
very
inclined
to
work
with
children,
but
in
my
high
school
they
had
a
program
to
do
your
social
hours.
You
know
in
with
disabled
children,
okay
in
one
of
our
biggest
centers
for
disabled
children
in
El
Salvador,
so
I
just
signed
up
I
started
going
like
once
a
week
or
twice
a
week
and
I
fell
in
love
like
I
loved.
B
You
know
just
to
learn
about
different
disabilities
and
also
to
learn
about
the
ways
we
can
maybe
not
like
fix
things,
but
make
things
easier
and
better
at
better
quality
of
life
for
the
children
and
their
families.
So
I
really
fell
in
love
and
that's
when
I
decided
to
go
to
university
to
study
that
okay.
A
B
A
B
So
I
I
always
wanted
to
move
to
the
U.S
and
I
wanted
to
study
here
so
I
studied
for
a
few
years.
You
know
English
and
other
degree
in
mental
health,
but
then
eventually
I
got
my
dream
job
in
Washington
DC
in
the
Early
Intervention
Program
right.
So
that's
how
I
started.
I
worked
there
for
seven
years
with
the
office
of
superintendent
of
special
education
and
then
I
found
this
opportunity
in
Ann,
Arundel,
okay,.
A
B
So
it's
a
special
education
program
for
our
little
people
like
from
birth
to
five.
So
it's
it's
a
range
of
services,
starting
from
Physical
Therapy
speech
therapy,
occupational
therapy
specialized
instruction,
Vision
hearing
for
all
the
kids
that
are
diagnosed
with
medical
conditions
are
at
risk
or
they
are
showing
developmental
delays.
A
B
So
most
of
our
referrals
are
are
coming
through
hospitals
when
they
are
preemies
they,
and
there
are
some
conditions
that
are
automatically
eligible
like,
for
example,
premise
or
medical
diagnos
conditions
like
down
syndrome,
so
they
are
referred
by
through
the
hospital,
but
also
pediatricians.
We
get
a
lot
of
Pediatricians
referrals
when
they
go
to
their
checkups.
We
get
a
referral
when
they
are
concerns,
or
also
the
families
or
child
care
provider.
Their
skin
also
refer
directly
and.
B
Well,
I've
been
trying
to
do
a
rich
in
the,
for
example,
with
hospitals
and
pediatricians.
So
most
of
them
have
my
direct
number,
but
they
also
have
their
main
line.
So
they
are
a
vertified
main
line
like
they
can
call
in.
We
have
a
someone
picking
up
the
phone
and
if
there
is
a
Spanish-speaking
family
they
transfer
to
me,
or
they
also.
We
also
have
online
referrals
that
can
be.
A
B
So
what
we
start
doing
is
filling
out
a
referral,
so
we
gather
basic
information.
Initial
information
for
my
Spanish-speaking
families
I,
try
to
gather
more
information
and
send
them
like
a
questionnaire
to
fill
out
in
Spanish
online
so
that
we
can
gather
as
much
information
as
we
can
before
the
evaluation.
So
when
we
have
the
information
for
the
referral,
we
schedule
an
evaluation
at
the
home.
So
that's
very
important
to
say
this
is
a
home
base,
Ace
Program!
So
we
from
zero
to
five.
A
B
B
A
B
Correct
and
their
providers
are
as
well,
they
carry
a
case
load,
but
we
have
several
teams
throughout
the
county
that
they,
depending
on
the
concern
and
the
age.
So
we
refer
to
that
team
and
the
team
is,
is
we
coordinate
the
evaluation
and
once
the
child
is
eligible,
we
assign
the
case
to
the
service
provider
and.
B
So
the
evaluation
will
it.
It
is
like
a
test
like
we
do
to
the
with
the
kids
and
the
families
part
of
the
interview
and
at
the
end,
we,
depending
on
eligibility.
We
create
a
ifsp,
our
family
service
plan
that
outlines
all
the
concerns,
the
needs,
the
outcomes
to
work
with
the
family
and
the
service
recommendations.
Okay,.
A
B
A
B
That's
a
good
question,
so
it
depends
on
the
Family's
preference
availability
and
also
they
what
the
provider
feels
will
be
more
appropriate
because,
for
example,
I
see
like
doing
a
treatment
like,
for
example,
a
physical
therapy
with
a
personal
therapy
at
the
same
time.
But
if
the
occupational
therapist
want
to
focus
on
feeding
because
there
are
feeding
concerns,
so
maybe
that
she
or
he
will
schedule
an
appointment
at
a
later
time.
Okay
and.
A
What's
with
the
experts
or
the
providers
feel
is
the
best
way
to
get
the
outcomes.
You
know
that
they
want
with
for
the
for
the
children
with
that
ifsp
document
and
we've
had
a
couple
guests
that
have
talked
about
special
education
a
little
bit.
Is
it
something
that
you
look
at
annually
or
how
often
does
that
plan
get
reviewed
to
see
if
it's
still
appropriate?
We.
B
B
Have
a
second
program
that
is
called
three
to
five
or
preschool
and
if
a
special
Educational
Services
and
we
transferred
the
kids
if
the
family
is
still
concerned
or
if
the
team
that
it
determines
that
he
or
she
still
needs
Services
through
evaluations.
Okay,
so
they
go
through
our
transition
child
find
program
and,
depending
on
the
families
If,
the
child
is
already
in
the
birth
to
three.
B
We
could
extend
the
ifsb
if
the
family
would
like
still
the
coaching
model,
because
ifsp
30
is
a
coaching
model
with
the
family,
but
if
the
child
is
ready
for
preschool
or
community-based
Services,
we
transfer
the
ifsp
to
an
IEP
okay
and
that's
depending
on
the
child's
needs,
and
we
have
several
services
like
we
have
ECI.
That
is
especially
Childhood.
Intervention
Program
in
the
classrooms
and
PCs
stands
for
Early
Childhood
Intervention.
B
Or
we
have
community-based
services,
so
if
the
child
need
has
a
severe
needs,
we
will.
The
team
will
recommend
ECI
services,
but
if
the
child
is
like
could
be
monitored
through
regular
services
like
three
or
four
or
twice
a
month,
depending
on
what
the
team
determines,
it
would
be
a
community-based
service
in
the
library
in
the.
A
Okay
daycare,
so
then
it
could
be
so
then
that's
no
longer
in
the
home
correct,
but
not
necessarily
in
a
school
correct.
So
it's
either
in
a
school
or
in
an
another
location,
and
you
mentioned
earlier
about.
Obviously
it
could.
We
can
understand
a
child
that
has
a
diagnosis
like
cerebral
palsy
and
down
syndrome,
but
you
mentioned
something
about
a
delay.
What
constitutes
a
delay
like
how
long
or
how
big
of
a
delay
does
a
child
in
an
area?
Does
a
child
need
to
have
before
they
might
qualify
for.
B
B
Over
correct
they
fix
they
take
over
and
actually
when
these
Pre-K
registration
there
is
a
box
that
says:
does
your
child
has
an
IEP,
so
you
would
have
to
check
that
so
that
they
know
that
it's
already
in
the
system
and
that's
the
beauty
of
that
birth
to
five
is
part
of
the
school
system,
because
we
just
transfer
the
IEP.
You
know
to
the
next
level
and.
A
Is
coming
up
in
May
and
I
know
from
when
I
was
an
interpreter
for
special
ed?
We
always
you
know.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
that
the
school
follows
through,
but
sometimes
you
know
for
no
fault
of
anybody's
that
there's
either
a
little
bit
of
a
delay
in
the
school
finding
out.
So
I
think
what
you
said
is
super
important
that
parents
need
to
make
sure
that
they
don't
just
assume
that
the
school
is
going
to
know.
A
If
you
have
a
child
with
an
IEP
that
it's
super
important
for
you
to
make
sure
that
the
school
they
will
get
the
documents.
But
we
want
to
make
sure
that
that
the
school
themselves
take
over
yeah
or
I'm,
sorry
that
the
parent
that
school
takes
over
and
that
the
parent
tells
the
school
that
yes
and
maybe
even
bring
up.
Would
you
recommend
parents
come
with
a
copy
of
their
documents.
B
I
think
just
to
remind
the
families
that
the
earlier
the
better
some
families
do,
two
Works
busy
work
schedules
or
family
happies,
because
birth
to
five
is
a
voluntary
program,
but
it's
so
necessary.
Our
goal
is
to
close
the
gap
and
get
them
ready
for
kindergarten.
So
if
you,
if
the
family
has
a
concern
with
the
pediatrician,
has
a
concern
just
like
do
something
about
it.
You
know
we
can
also
also
accommodate,
depending
on
the
Family's
schedule,
because
we
work
Monday
through
Friday.
A
And
and
I
think
that
you
know
we
and
I
know
you've
seen
because
you
work
with
families.
You
know
every
day
that
parents
think
that,
oh,
maybe
maybe
it's
not
such
an
important
thing,
or
maybe
it's
just
a
slight
delay,
but
there's
nothing
to
lose
right.
If
you
have
a
concern
and
particularly
if
you
have
a
concern
in
your
doctor,
your
pediatrician
has
a
concern.
Don't
don't
let
that
go.
A
Call
and
we're
going
to
be
showing
on
the
screen
the
information
for
the
main
line
in
case
parents
have
questions
absolutely
to
reach
out.
Thank
you,
Veronica,
so
much
for
being
with
me,
it's
been
a
pleasure
getting
to
talk
with
you
again
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
more.
Thank
you
so
much
all
right.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
being
with
us
for
this
edition
of
global
perspectives
enjoy
the
rest
of
your
day.