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VIDEO 		AUDIO	
			
SLATE - NEWS FROM THE BOARD		(music full)
	
SLATE - APRIL 25, 2006		(music full)
	
SLATE - KIMMIE MEISSNER		(nat under)
	
SIGNING STEPH'S AUTOGRAPH		(narrator track)
kimmie meissner, world champion figure skater --	
		is poised but almost-shy.	
NAT FULL		(nat full)
'... thank you, thank you so much...	
		'Your welcome... '	
		'Excuse me...'	
		'Oh, sorry!'	
QUICK SHOT JACKIE HAAS		(NARRATOR TRACK)
the 16-year old fallston high junior lives in belair, harford county.	
REVERSE SHOT HER SHRUG		her visit to msde, where she signed autographs and spoke to reporters, touched off what harford county officials call a 'kimmie high.'	
HOLDING SAME		her easy manner and down-to-earth  demeanor resonate with those who came  to celebrate HER ATHLETIC and HER ACADEMIC SUCCESS.	
SOT KIMMIECG - KIMMIE MEISSNER         WORLD CHAMPION FIGURE SKATER		(sot kimmie)
'I think I'm a pretty good student... I have A's.. and B's... I try and keep up with my work, so...' 	
CUT SHOT JENNIFER		(NARRATOR TRACK)
and while some things have changed, much has remained the same.	
SOT KIMMIE		(SOT)
'I wouldn't have usually come to things like this.. (cut 'and, uhm') and you know not used to signing things so that's how it's changed, but really it's the same at school and in my regular family life.' (laughs)	
SOT JUDY MEISSNERCG - JUDY MEISSNER         MOM		(sot)
'She's had some wonderful experiences, you know met some great people, outstanding people and you know the opportunities that's she's had ... for a kid in high school!...'	
SOT PAUL MEISSNERCG - DR. PAUL MEISSNER         DAD		(sot)
'Kimmie's been able to stay in public school, you know with her friends, she's got that kind of a life, uh, separate from her skating life and that's really I think balanced her.'	
LONG SHOT BOARD ROOM		(narrator track)
kimmie's appearance followed a 6th place finish at the olympics.	
NAT FULL NANCY		(SOT NANCY OFFCAM)
'... you would have to be media deprived not to have heard of the woman i'm about to introduce...'	
HOLDING SKATING CG - MARCH, 2006         COURTESY: ESPN, CALGARY ALBERTA		(narrator track)
but the breakthrough moment came in calgary... 	
		where a stunning skate shot her to the top AT the world CHAMPIONSHIP.	
NAT FULL		(nat full)
'music full'	
NAT FULL CROWD WATCHING		(nat full)
'crowd cuts'	
NAT FULL KIMMIE WATCHING		(nat full)
'kimmie watching'	
NAT FULL THE FINISH		(nat full)
'the finish'	
SOT NANCYCG - NANCY GRASMICK         MD SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT		(sot nancy grasmick)
' ... we couldn't feel more pride than we do in Kimmie Meissner and everything she represents.'	
SOT JUDY MEISSNEER		(sot judy meissner)
' ... Kimmie has always made us proud, uh, from the time she was born she's always been carefree spirit ...'	
SOT JUDY MEISSNER		(sot judy meissner)
'... and I think that no matter what she does in her life,  when she gets older, and after all these wonderful experience, she's gonna contribute to this world in a positive way, and you know whether it gets the notoriety as this has, or whether it doesn't, she's just a remarkable person and we're very proud of her and I love her very much. (LAUGH, CLAPS, & KISS) 	
SOT PAUL MEISSNER		(sot paul meissner)
'... it's been a great experience for all of us, my sons, they've sort of started off as hockey players, you know lookin' at her as a little figure skater, and now they're very proud of her and my elder son's a Baltimore City firefighter and all the guys in the house have become figure skating experts... ' (BIG LAUGH)	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(SOT NANCY GRASMICK)
'... I was particularly thrilled when Kimmie was introduced one day on television people were asking her was she nervous about the competition, and she said 'oh I'm much more nervous about taking the High School Assessments ...' (LAUGH) 	
SOT PRINCIPAL KEVIN FLEMING		(sot kevin fleming)
' ... 2 years ago when the Meissners came to see me and they shared with us her dream to be in the Olympics and train, but to be able to have a normal high school education, uhm, they said 'is that possible?' and we said 'well of course it is, we'll just find a way to make it work,' and so for the past two years we have done that, but it's been very very easy to do that for a student like Kimmie...' 	
SOT KIMMIE(COVER W/SHOTS OF THEM & AWARDS)		(sot kimmie meissner)
'... it's just been so much fun, and like sitting here and hearing all these nice things... about me, you know, I skate because I really love it and it's just nice to you know see people really appreciate it and I hope that I can just keep improving and keep skating well, and hopefully make a lotta people happy.' (CLAPS) 	
FADE BLACK		(fade audio)

FADE UP FULL		(fade up full)
	
SLATE - TEACHER PREPARATION		(music full)
	
SOT NSG UNDER		(sot nsg)
'... Dr. Keller is with us today....	
CUTS OF KELLER & BOARD		(narrator track)
maryland's higher education commission, reporting on the state's teacher education programs, says:	
TEACHERS FILEGRAPHICS        TEACHER PREPARATION REPORT: - PRODUCING/ATTRACTING TOO FEW    TEACHERS- TOO DEPENDENT ON ATTRACTING   TEACHERS FROM ELSEWHERE- RETENTION IMPORTANT		- maryland is not producing or attracting enough teachers...	
		- it may be too dependent on attracting teachers from other maryland jurisdictions, or out-of-state...	
		- and the retention of current teachers is paramount.	
BOARD CUTS -- ED WS		board members said they understood all these issues --	
		they're ongoing --	
		and teaching is not 'pushed' as a profession.	
SOT ED ROOTCG - VOICE OF: ED ROOT         PRES., MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot ed root)
'the state of Maryland needs to declare teaching a priority.'	
SOT ED ROOT		(sot ed root)
'... we need to put our money and our resources where our mouth is...'	
SOT JOSH MICHAEL		(sot josh michael)
'why aren't we handing out teacher pamphlets when we hand out all the different career opportunities?	
SOT JOSH MICHAEL		(sot josh michael)
'... advertising teaching as a noble profession?	
FADE TO BLACK		(fade audio)
	
SLATE - NATIONAL        TEACHER OF THE YEAR		(sot under)
	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy)
'this is the first time in the history of this state...'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'... she is the National Teacher of the Year.'	
FILE VIDEO KIM OLIVER		(narrator track)
finally, maryland schoolteacher kimberly oliver, of broad acres elementary in montgomery county has been chosen national teacher of the year.	
		you'll be hearing more about ms. oliver, in the coming months.	
		this is msde tv...	
FADE TO CREDITS/KIMMIE		(music full)
	
BULLETIN		(music full)
	
FADE TO BLACK		(fade to black)