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VIDEO 		AUDIO	
			
SLATE - NEWS FROM THE BOARD		(music full)
	
SLATE - MAY 30, 2007		(music full)
	
SLATE - NEW MEMBERS		(music full)
	
DUKES SIDE SHOT 		(NARRATOR TRACK)
before business, the board welcomed NEW MEMBER charlene dukes of Prince georges county ... 	
CUT SHOT FAR SIDE		and it greeted new members blair ewing of montgomery county --	
		rosa garcia of montgomery --	
		and mary kay finan of allegany county.	
		they'll start in july as will renford freemantle, the new student member from high point high in prince george's.	
SLATE - HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS		(music full)
	
SOT CARL ROBERTSCG - CARL ROBERTS         SUP'T., CECIL COUNTY SCHOOLS		(sot carl roberts)
'We will never have a student who doesn't graduate solely because they don't pass the HSA, never.' (firm)	
CUTS OF THE CECIL GROUP		(narrator track)
talk of the high school assessments dominates board business.	
		two superintendents --	
		carl roberts of cecil county ... 	
SOT CARL ROBERTS		(sot carl roberts)
'Everyone, every way, every day.'	
CUT SHOT OF BOARD		(narrator track)
and kevin maxwell of anne arundel ... 	
SOT KEVIN MAXWELL		(sot kevin maxwell)
'... our prevention strategies, our intervention strategies, and the next steps I've shared ...	
HOLDING MAXWELL & THEN BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
both shared some of the tools they're using to target success on the hsa's.	
		passing is required for graduation with the class of 20-oh-nine.	
SOT CARL ROBERTS		(sot)
'Any student that's on a diploma track will pass the HSA's. Special Education, English Language Learner, African American ... they're gonna pass ... '	
FREEZE/PUSH/GRAPHICSFLY THEM IN QUICKLY WITH A SOUND EFFECT 		(narrator track)
roberts speaks of curricula alignment --	
		professional development --	
		flex periods --	
		system goals -- school goals --	
		data tracking --	
		early intervention ...	
		and a nine-period day.	
PULL & UNFREEZE SOT CARL ROBERTS		(sot carl roberts)
'... because we have a process in place.'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
the process in anne arundel includes special attention to special education.	
BACKTIME MAXWELL		(sot kevin maxwell)
'... the Division of Special Education has implemented co-teaching ... '	
FREEZE & GRAPHICS		(narrator track)
maxwell cites co-teaching --	
		team teaching --	
		a focus on standards --	
		and differentiated instruction --	
UNFREEZE SOT KEVIN MAXWELL		(sot kevin maxwell)
'... in the High School Assessment courses.'	
BOARD CUTSCRAWL - 'AVID' = ADVANCEMENT  THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION		(narrator track)
as well, maxwell points to anne arundel's 'avid' program which helps 'middle of the road' students with reading and math skills.	
SOT KEVIN MAXWELL		(sot kevin maxwell)
'We are trying to do as much analytical work as we can... '	
HOLDING MAXWELL		(narrator track)
diagnose early -- intervene early.	
		anne arundel also promotes a 'passing the hsa' intervention course.	
		and it uses what it calls a 'double-block' schedule of algebra, english one and two, and biology to help all students reach proficiency.	
SOT CARL ROBERTS		(sot carl roberts)
'and that's a struggle that we continue to have is the staff development piece...' 	
HOLDING ROBERTS VIDEO & POT UNDER		(narrator track)
roberts says one of the toughest issues is holding onto the budget dollars for staff development.	
SOT ROBERTS FULL AGAIN		(sot carl roberts)
'when they see it going up significantly every year, they're saying 'don't they know enough?'	
BOARD AND NANCY		(narrator track)
the board and the superintendents agree: ongoing training is a critical part of quality instruction.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'it's really about the instruction and you're never gonna achieve success on the High School Assessments if you don't attend to the high quality instruction and the knowledge of the teachers.'	
FADE TO BLACK		(fade audio)

SLATE - CHILD CARE SUBSIDY                        UPDATESOT ROLF GRAFWALLNER 1139CG - ROLF GRAFWALLNER         ASS'T. SUP'T., EARLY CHILDHOOD          DEVELOPMENT		(sot rolf grafwallner)
'And now we are past the crisis but we're still dealing with some smaller issues but ... '	
SOT ROLF GRAFWALLNER 1330		(sot ROLF GRAFWALLNER)
'We've caught up for the most part, on these  payments...'	
			
BOARD SHOTS & ROLF AND BACK TO BOARD		(narrator track)
the board heard from the division of early childhood development, which  says it has nearly caught up on payments to maryland child care providers.	
SHOTS OF KIDS/OBSCURED		government subsidies help about 14-thousand low-income families by paying for child care while one parent works.	
		but computer glitches and a new automated tracking system created issues recently, when the state transferred oversight of child care from one department to another.	
		that delayed payments to providers. 	
SOT ROLF GRAFWALLNER		(sot rolf grafwallner)
'We have 5,400 provider, uh, providers out there, centers as well as family child care providers and some informal providers, who receive these vouchers.'	
BOARD AND ROLF		(narrator track)
for a while it created real headaches.	
SOT ROLF GRAFWALLNER 1350		(sot rolf grafwallner)
'In Baltimore City, we're still experiencing some slight delays ...'	
SOT KARABELLE PIZZIGATI 1545CG - KARABELLE PIZZIGATI         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION 		(sot karabelle pizzigati)
'I am somewhat concerned about the lingering impacts of this ... (slice out middle) in terms of attracting and retaining providers ...?'	
SOT ROLF GRAFWALLNER 1615		(sot rolf grafwallner)
'We have planned a number of roundtables this summer to go out and speak to the provider community about the future plan and how we would like to reform ...'	
SOT ROLF GRAFWALLNER		(sot rolf grafwallner)
' ... tthat includes a rate increase.'	
KELLEY WALKUP		(narrator track)
one last note regarding early childhood ...	
		ELIZABETH KELLEY JOINS THE division AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CHILD CARE.	
FADE TO BLACK		(music fade)

			
SLATE - BOARD BRIEFS		(sound effex full)

TEACHER FILE TAPE		(narrator track)
In board briefs: 	
		several minor changes make it possible for maryland to welcome back teachers into the fold ... 	
SOT KARABELLE PIZZIGATI		(sot karabelle pizzigati)
' ... indeed important to embrance those individuals  who have been in the profession and want to come back...'	
CUBE WIPE SOT ADITI SRIVASTAVCG - ADITI SRIVASTAV          OUTGOING PRES./MD ASSOCIATION          OF STUDENT COUNCILS		(sot aditi srivastav)
'... this year has been, to say the least, amazing and I don't even think that word would be able to suffice how much work has been put into MASC...'	
HOLD VIDEO AND THEN SHOT OF THE NEW PRESIDENT		(narrator track)
the outgoing president of the maryland association of student councils announced the new president is madiba dennie.	
		she's a student at leonardtown high in st. mary's county.	
CUBE WIPE BOARD AND NANCY		(narrator track)
and dr. grasmick recently was honored at loyola college...	
CUBE WIPE SOT 		(cube wipe sot)
'received the President's Medal at Loyola College at their 2007 Commencement exercises....	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
(applause) 'It was a beautiful ceremony, I'm very honored to receive this.	
			
HOLDING VIDEO ... CLAPS		(claps and fade)
	
SLATE - MAY 31, 2007SLATE - UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP		(sot nancy grasmick)
'We're here today ... to ask you to ... approve the continuation of this partnership.'	
`3 SCHOOLS		(narrator track)
the board approved the partnership to improve three cherry hill schools that have fared so poorly in recent years, all are in restructuring.	
CHERRY HILL ES/MS		all are elementary/slash/middle schools.	
		cherry hill --	
		arundel --	
		and dr. carter g. woodson.	
TOWSON AND BOSTON		and all will be led to better learning -- it is hoped -- by the team of towson university and baltimore city.	
CUBE WIPE VO SOUTHWESTERN(SHOOT GREEN LIGHT?)		at the old southwestern high  in west baltimore, the state wants to renovate and build a brand-new boarding school.	
		the school would be grades six-thru-12, and designed for at-risk youth.	
		at first it would start with 80 students, with many to live on-site, and then add a grade per year through 12th grade.	
SEED FOLKS AT 		the board selected the 'seed foundation' as the vendor-- it runs a similar school in washington d-c.	
SOT 			
SLATE - TEACHERS OF THE YEAR		(music full)
	
SET UP SHOTS		(narrator track)
and finally, the board recognizes maryland's 'teachers of the year' for the oh-seven-oh-eight school year.	
CG - DEBORAH PAPPAS         READING, CRESAPTOWN ES,    ALLEGANY COUNTY		(music full)
	
CG - ALICIA APPEL         ENGLISH, SOUTHERN HS/A.A. CO.			
CG - LEAH WALLER         1ST GRADE, MAREE GARNETT FARRING         ES, BALTIMORE			
CG - ROBIN AUGUST         MATH, DEEP CREEK MAGNET MS,          BALTIMORE CO.			
CG - RADHIKA PLAKKOT         BIOLOGY, HUNTINGTOWN HS,          CALVERT CO.			
CG - LINDSEY MCCORMICK         1ST GRADE, RIDGELY ES, CAROLINE          COUNTY			
CG - ANTONINA WALLACE         SPECIAL ED, CARROLLTOWNE ES,         CARROLL COUNTY			
CG - SALLIE CHRISTIAN         1ST GRADE, BAY VIEW ES, CECIL          COUNTY			
CG - JULIA HABASH         MATH, GEN. SMALLWOOD MS,          CHARLES COUNTY			
CG - KARLA EBERSPACHER         SPECIAL ED, MAPLE ES          DORCHESTER COUNTY			
CG - MATTHEW JOHNSTON         SOCIAL STUDIES, FREDERICK HS         FREDERICK COUNTY			
CG - DOUG OXFORD         SOCIAL STUDIES, SOUTHERN GARRETT         HS, GARRETT COUNTY			
CG - CHRISTINE ROLAND         BIOLOGY, EDGEWOOD HS         HARFORD COUNTY			
CG - PATRICIA PHILLIPS         READING, PHELPS LUCK ES         HOWARD COUNTY			
CG - NANCY HARRINGTON         2ND GRADE, WORTON ES         KENT COUNTY			
CG - RAUL ORTIZ         AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, DAMASCUS HS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY			
CG - LEAH REMPERT         READING, LANGLEY PARK-         MCCORMICK ES, PRINCE GEORGE'S			
CG - JUDITH ADKINS         5TH GRADE, CHURCH HILL ES         QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY			
CG - DANNY REED         SPECIAL EDUCATION, MATH,         CHOPTICON HS, ST. MARY'S COUNTY			
CG - APRIL TODD         LANGUAGE ARTS, SOMERSET         INTERMEDIATE, SOMERSET COUNTY			
CG - PATRICIA WINDLE WEISE         3RD GRADE, WHITE MARSH ES         TALBOT COUNTY			
CG - GWEN PANGBORN         KINDERGARTEN, SMITHSBURG ES         WASHINGTON COUNTY			
CG - SUSAN MILLER WARD         ENGLISH, WICOMICO HS         WICOMICO COUNTY			
CG - TAMARA KRAUCH         VISUAL ARTS, POCOMOKE MS         WORCESTER COUNTY			
APPLAUSE		(narrator track)
from these teachers, maryland's teacher of the year will be selected this fall.	
		contratulations to the 2007-2008 maryland teachers of the year.	
FADE TO CREDITS/BULLETIN		(music full & fade)