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SLATE - HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS		(music )
	
SLATE - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW!		(music)
	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK -- NANCY WALKS IN BOARDROOM& PAUSES IN FRONT OF 'STATE BOARD' SIGNCG - NANCY GRASMICK        MD SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT		(sot nancy - looking at camera)
'Beginning with the graduating class of 2009, our students will have to pass assessments in four subject areas:	
		- English	
		- Biology --	
		-  Algebra & Government.	
		We think this is so important we're making it a graduation requirement.	
SHOT OF CLOCK TICKING		(nat full)
'clock ticking'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK CU(COVER W/CLASSROOM... PARENTS, TEACHERS...)GRAPHIC: HSA OVERVIEW: (TITLE)                (PUSH PIC CENTER SCREEN)        THE FOUR ASSESSMENTS (L/3)        REQUIREMENTS AND TOOLS        PARENTS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS (L/3)		(sot nancy - looking at camera)
'What you're about to see is an overview of the High School Assessments. We're using this as a tool for parents, teachers, and students to assist them to learn more about the High School Assessments. '	
			
NAT FULL BOARD -- KARABELLE FILE IN JUNE, 2004		(nat full)
'I think it's time to move, deal with the serious issues, let's get the decision off the table...' 	
HOLDING BOARD SHOTS & THEN DISSOLVE BACK TO CLASSROOM		(narrator track)
in june, 2004, after more than a decade of debate, the state board of education voted to require students pass the high school assessments to graduate.	
MSDE EXT.		at the same time, it began an intensive campaign to make sure students can pass these tests.	
		it included these major efforts:	
TESTING VIDEO FROM HSA FILEGRAPHIC: HSA EFFORT: (TITLE)                (PUSH PIC CENTER SCREEN)                   CURRICULA ALIGNED (L/3)		curricula (local and state) that matches test content  --	
TEACHERSGRAPHIC: HSA EFFORT: (TITLE)                (PUSH PIC CENTER SCREEN)             TEACH WHAT IS TESTED (L/3)		teachers teaching the content to be tested --	
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- SEE ANNGRAPHIC: HSA EFFORT: (TITLE)                (PUSH PIC CENTER SCREEN)            PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  (L/3)		professional development to help teachers hone their skills -- 	
			
CU'S OF KIDSGRAPHIC: HSA EFFORT: (TITLE)                (PUSH PIC CENTER SCREEN)                  NEW ONLINE TOOLS!  (L/3)		and online tools developed by msde to help both teachers and students.	
ONLINE COURSES                		the state has devoted a lot of time and effort to these tools:	
		online courses, sample tests, and mini-tests ...  	
		and teacher training... to be sure students get the hand-in-hand help they need. 	
CLASSROOM SHOTS 		(nat full -- clock -- narrator track)
so now, as the dateline nears 2009, msde has put together this presentation to review and underscore:	
DVE SQUEEZE MIDSCREEN -- STUDENT #1		(SOT STUDENT #1 - looking at camera)
'What exactly are the HSA's?	
CUBE WIPE SOT STUDENT #2		(sot student #2 - looking at camera)
'What exactly is required?	
CUBE WIPE SOT STUDENT #3		(sot student #3 - looking at camera)
'And where exactly can I turn if I need help?	
			
PAGE PEEL SOT GARY HEATHCG - GARY HEATH         ASS'T. SUP'T.,/DIVISION OF         INSTRUCTION(SLIDE GARY TO ONE SIDE/SPLITSCREEN)THE HSA'S:- ENGLISH- ALGEBRA/DATA   ANALYSIS- BIOLOGY- GOVERNMENT(PULL BACK FULLSCREEN)		(sot gary heath - looking at camera)
(SMILES) 'All good questions kids. There are four  High School Assessments: one in Algebra/Data Analysis, another in Biology, one in Government, and one in English 2. The four tests each have constructed responses and selected responses. Selected responses are the multiple-choice type questions you're very familiar with. Constructed responses could be one or two sentence paragraphs, all the way up to an essay in the English 2 test.' 	
SOT GARY HEATH(DVE PULLBACK FULLSCREEN)		(sot gary heath -- looking at camera)
Each test takes about 3 hours, with one or more breaks. The tests measure content specified in the Core Learning Goals. The tests are end-of-course tests; in other words they're given whenever you complete the course, whether it's in middle school or high school. The tests have been given for many years, since 2002. Students do really well on them. If you work hard, if you study hard, you'll be able to pass them.'	
			
BACKTIME NAT FULL ENGLISH		(nat full english class)
'You know that there are themes in poetry...' (then pot sound under)	
SHOTS OF KIDS DVE PUSH MIDSCREEN:               THE HSA'S:              (VIDEO HERE)       WHAT IS REQUIRED?		(narrator track)
here are the requirements.	
		the state board of education has set passing, or 'cut' scores, AGAIN, STARTING WITH THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2009.	
(WIPE TO NEW GRAPHICS)GRAPHIC: ENGLISH (BY 10TH GRADE)                    (VIDEO HERE)                   PASSING SCORE - 396		there are two ways to do this:	
		the first is to pass each of the four:  english .. with a score of 396.	
			
CUBE WIPE NAT FULL ALGEBRAGRAPHIC: ALGEBRA/DATA ANALYSIS                    (VIDEO HERE)                   PASSING SCORE - 412		(nat full algebra)
'you know that it's good to reduce fractions...' (pot under) 	
HOLDING ALGEBRA VIDEO		(narrator track)
algebra/data analysis --	
		passing is 412.	
			
CUBE WIPE NAT FULL BIOLOGY                     BIOLOGY                    (VIDEO HERE)                   PASSING SCORE - 400		(nat full biology)
'... and all of that's osmosis...' (pot under)  	
BACKTIME BIOLOGY		(narrator track)
to pass biology -- 	
		students must score at least 400.	
			
CUBE WIPE NAT FULL GOV'T                    GOVERNMENT                    (VIDEO HERE)                   PASSING SCORE - 394		(nat full government)
'... confirming by the Senate...' 	
BACKTIME GOVERNMENT		(narrator track)
and to pass the government high school assessment requires a score of 394.	
CUBE WIPE/ & PULL FULL GRAPHIC:COMBINED SCORE OPTION:                        PASSING:       MINIMUM:ENGLISH               396                  386ALGEBRA/DA        412                  402BIOLOGY               400                  391GOVERNMENT       394                  387                            -----                                        1602                             		the second way to graduate is called the 'combined score option.'	
		if a student achieves minimum scores in all four subjects, and the total is at least 1602, that student can graduate.	
		this allows students weak in one subject area to compensate with higher scores in others.	
NAT FULL BIOLOGY CLASS		(nat full)
'Come look at it Larry...'	
HOLDING HALLWAY -- COMING & GOING -- DVE SQUEEZEBACK		(narrator track)
PASSING THESE FOUR core courses FULFILLS THE HSA GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.	
			
DISSOLVE SOT STUDENT #4		(SOT STUDENT #4 - looking at camera)
'But where does a student turn if he or she needs help?	
			
PAGE PEEL SOT GARY HEATHCOVER W/B ROLL  		(sot gary heath -- looking at camera)
(LOOKING SCREEN LEFT) 	
		'Thanks kids, we haven't forgotten you!	
		The tests are given three times a year, in January, May and again in the summer, and there are many opportunities for you to re-take the tests. To help you, we've published sample tests on our Web site, and you can go there, download those and practice taking those tests. 	
SOT GARY HEATH 		 (GARY BACK ON CAMERA HERE) 	
		'Furthermore, we've invested a lot of time in training teachers so that they can provide the best instruction possible. Our Director of professional development is Ann Glazer, Ann can you help us now? (HEAD TURN SCREEN RIGHT)	
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SOT ANN GLAZER CG - ANN GLAZER         DIR. OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT(THIS IS A MEDIUM SHOT)		(sot ann glazer - LOOKING AT CAMERA)
(HEAD IS TURNED SCREEN LEFT)	
		'Sure Gary...'	
		'MSDE has formed professional development  partnerships with districts to help them improve the quality of their instructional programs. In these partnerships, MSDE provides ongoing professional development in the HSA content areas, for leadership teams for schools in the district.	
SOT ANN GLAZER (USE CLASSROOM COVER)		(sot ann glazer)
'It is the intent that the leadership teams take the information that they learned in each of the sessions back to their schools and train their staffs.	
SOT ANN GLAZER WS(COVER OF CLASSROOM0		(sot ann glazer)
'MSDE and district staff periodically visit classrooms to see how teachers are implementing the information. And we use that knowledge to help shape future professional development sessions in the district. Now Gary also mentioned online courses. And Donna Watts is our coordinator of mathematics. Donna? (TURNS HEADS SCREEN RIGHT) 	
			
SOT DONNA WATTSCG - DONNA WATTS         COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF MATHEMATICS		(SOT DONNA WATTS)
(SMILES -- LOOKING SCREEN LEFT & TURN TO CAMERA)  'Thank you Ann ... we provide a number of options.One of those is the Voluntary State Curriculum Toolkit which contains mini-tests and sample tests for teachers. They can use these with students. There is another vehicle that I'm going to be back to you in just a minute to talk about, and that's a vehicle that we've put a lot of time and effort into developing, the Online Courses!' (she smiles)	
			
VSC TOOLKIT ON INTERNET WEBPAGECG - MDK12.ORG		(NARRATOR TRACK)
THE voluntary state curriculum (or vsc) toolkit offers teachers additional resources to help teach content and skills.	
WEBSITE SHOT OF THE PAGE		lesson plans, lesson seeds, sample assessments and so forth, can be found online in this toolkit at mdk-12-dot.org.	
TEACHER & STUDENT IN CLASSROOM		it can help teachers connect with students having difficulty in some areas.	
WIPE TO ONLINE SAMPLE TESTS AND MINI TESTS		tEACHERS CAN guide students TO sample tests and mini-tests online. 	
		THESE TESTS CAN HELP teachers determine AREAS OF STUDY students shOULD STRENGTHEN. 	
ONLINE COURSE		AND THAT'S WHERE THE ONLINE courses  COME IN.	
SOT DONNA PT 2 (AT CAMERA)		(sot donna part 2)
'The real beauty of the online course is that it was designed in module form. It allows the teacher to 'chunk' the work the student is doing. So they are targeting what the student is working on in relationship to the students' area of need.	
SOT DONNA PART 3 END -  WS SIDE		(sot donna part 3 - end)
'Sometimes people equate online with independent. And that's not true with these online courses. Teachers are working hand-in-hand side-by-side with their students, as the student progress through the material in the courses.'	
SOT DONNA WATTS PART 4		(SOT DONNA STRAIGHT INTO CAMERA - part 4)
 'We've designed the online course so the teacher can assess the student at the beginning of their coursework, determine where the student needs to do their work, and then allow the student to work at their own pace through the material in the course.'	
ONLINE COURSES		(narrator track)
the online courses now are available in algebra/data analysis and government, with biology and english to be delivered online shortly.	
SOT PARENT 		(sot parent)
'As a parent what do I need to know about the HSA's?	
			
SOT GARY HEATH (USE ALT. END) (CUTSHOT OF WEBSITE) CG - HSAEXAM.ORG		(SOT GARY HEATH -- looking at camera)
'Well....  communication with your child's teacher is a real key. If you've got other questions, we have a special Website, HSAexam.org, where you can find out lots of information, sample tests, anything you want to know the High School Assessment. We've given these tests for many years. The performance of students over those years, reassures us that with hard work our students can pass these tests.'	
STUDENTS SHOTS @ FREDERICK HS		(narrator track)
students at frederick high  had this to say about the hsa'S....	
SOT SIMON KUHNCG - SIMON KUHN         SR., FREDERICK HS		(sot simon kuhn)
'I don't think it was really that hard, I think it was just a bit challenging...'	
BACKTIME ORLANDO		(narrator track)
orlando agreed.	
SOT ORLANDOCG - ORLANDO ROJAS         SR., FREDERICK HS		(sot orlando)
'Overall, it is a bit challenging, but it could be quite easy.'	
POT SOUND UNDER -- THEN BACK FULL		(narrator track)
AND THAT DEPENDS ON WHAT? ... WE ASKED.	
SOT ORLANDO		(sot orlando)
'Depending on whether you're actually taking your high school career seriously, and your studying.'	
SOT KIMBERLYCG - KIMBERLY YANDROFSKI         SR., FREDERICK HS		(sot kimberly yandrofski)
'They're not necessarily difficult, they just test basic knowledge of the courses.'	
HOLD SOT AND THEN POT UNDER		(narrator track)
knowledge students need.	
		STUDYING IS KEY.	
SOT POT BACK FULL		(SOT KIMBERLY)
'Yeah, just make sure you study and then you'll be ok.'	
			
SOT NSG		(sot nancy)
'We want to be sure that Maryland is in the forefront of academic excellence. We believe that every student can achieve, and we're going to do our best to be sure that happens. Thank you!	
CG -     QUESTIONS?       CALL - 877-HSA-EXAM                  TOLL-FREE         (ANSWERS WITHIN 24 HRS.) 		(music full)
	
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