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SLATE - NEWS FROM THE BOARD		(music full)
	
SLATE - HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS		(music full)
	
SLATE - AUGUST 28, 2007SOT LESLIE WILSONCG - LESLIE WILSON        ASS'T. SUP'T., DIV. OF ASSESSMENT		(sot LESLIE WILSON)
'Our point of view is by 2009 we expect nearly all the remaining graduates to be able to pass the High School Assessments...'	
CUTS OF THE BOARD		(narrator track)
using data from just-released results, the maryland state department of education supports keeping in place the	
FILE STUDENTS		requirement that students pass all four high school assessments to graduate.	
		the board passed the requirement four years ago.	
		it starts with the class of oh-nine.	
		but with the deadline closing in, some have voiced concerns.	
NAT FULL LESLIE 3226(LESLIE AT SCREEN)		(nat full leslie at screen)
'... passed in the tenth grade...'	
HOLDING VIDEO OR USING POWERPOINT SCREENSHOTS		(narrator track)
assistant superintendent leslie wilson used the numbers, from algebra.	
SOT 3425-34		(sot leslie wilson)
'we really believe that we've got enough consistency here that all of the different content areas are gonna follow the same pattern as Algebra.'	
GRAPHIC: USE SCREENSHOT AND DIM TO OVERLAY GRAPHIC     ALGEBRA RESULTS:51,000 STUDENTS PASSED55,000 STUDENTS TOTAL        (APPROX.)      2006-2007 TEST		(narrator track)
in a nutshell, 51-THOUSAND members of last year's sophomore class PASSED ALGEBRA.	
		data trends indicate all but a few of the remaining four-thousand will pass by their senior year.	
STUDENTS FILE		students typically find algebra the more difficult test.	
GRAPHIC 'HSA RESULTS' DIMMEDOTHER HSA RESULTS:ENGLISH - 45,000GOVERNMENT - 47,000BIOLOGY - 41,000    2006-2007 TEST		results from other tests seem lower, but MSDE POINTS OUT many students simply have yet to take these three tests, and the results will quickly add up to the 55-thousand mark.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK 3550CG - NANCY GRASMICK         MD SCHOOLS SUP'T.		(SOT NANCY GRASMICK)
'it is our feeling that we should have, because we believe in multiple measures, an alternative for students in terms of passing these High School Assessments.' 	
POT NANCY UNDER FOR A MOMENT...		(narrator track)
for those who have tried twice and failed ...the state has proposed what it calls a 'bridge plan.'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK 3700		(sot nancy grasmick)
'we would develop statewide criteria for students to be able to do a substantive and rigorous project that would reflect their knowledge and mastery.'	
GRAPHIC:BRIDGE PLAN:- PASS THE COURSE- RECEIVE REQUIRED CREDITS- MAINTAIN ATTENDANCE   PROPOSAL		(narrator track)
students using this option still would have to pass the course, get the credits, and maintain their attendance.	
		from there, local jurisdictions would develop the projects.	
SOT JOHN DEASY 3928-34		(SOT JOHN DEASY)
'It's working and it's working I think because the Board hasn't wavered...'	
POT JOHN DEASY SOT UNDER		(narrator track)
SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY OF PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY,. SUPPORTS THE hsa's, and the bridge PLAN.	
SOT JOHN DEASY 4014		(SOT JOHN DEASY)
'and what this proposal does is it provides another vehicle through which the same standards, the same content can be mastered.'	
BOARD CUTS		(NARRATOR TRACK)
PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS WILL BE HELD IN FIVE LOCATIONS IN SEPTEMBER.	
GRAPHIC: (LOWER THIRD)HSA HEARINGS:MARYLANDPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG		FOR MORE INFORMATION on times and locations, you can GO TO MARYLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS-DOT-ORG.	
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SLATE - WRITING A WRONG		(music full)
	
 SOT JIM FORAN 5834CG - JIM FORAN         EXEC. DIR., HS & POST SECONDARY         INITIATIVES		(sot jim foran)
'The number one item on our agenda this past year was to deal with all of the issues surrounding English composition...'	
ENGLISH CLASS		(narrator track)
the english composition task force delivered its  list of recommendations to improve student writing skills.	
STUDENTS WRITING		with an eye to ensure ability at the college level, the list includes:	
		- developing high-school exit-level  expectations --	
		- assuring that teacher-prep programs produce teachers  who can write -	
		- and having students write  more, across all subjects, and keep a portfolio of their work.	
SOT MARY CARYCG - MARY CARY         ASS'T. SUP'T., LEADERSHIP DEVEL.		(sot mary cary)
'the more you write, the better writer you are, it's just like any other skill set...'	
DIP TO BLACK & BACK		(fade audio)
	
SLATE - AUGUST 29. 2007CG - JOHN SMEALLIE          ASS'T. SUP'T., CERTIFICATION		(sot full)
'the individual is making that commitment to show up, to be there, Occasionally, individuals, something happens, what they perceive as a better or different offer comes along and they simply abrogate that contract and sign another contract...'	
POT UNDER AND HOLD		(narrator track)
the board voted to allow suspension of teaching certificates in maryland for a year --	
		for those who sign contracts and leave the system in the lurch ... with too little time to hire another teacher to take their place.	
CUBE WIPE SOT JESSICA MENDOZA		(sot jessica mendoza)
'the first year I attended was 'oh-six...'	
BOARD CUTS AND JESSICA		(narrator track)
the board praised the work of ushyee, an acronym for 'the u-s hispanic youth entrepreneur education foundation.	
		it holds an annual symposium.	
SOT JESSICA MENDOZA 1729		(sot jessica mendoza)
'I remember one classroom where we were with Human Resource workers and we dramatized a interview and I was the person being interviewed and 'yeah, they pick on me...'	
MORE CUTS		(NARRATOR TRACK)
USHYEE'S SYMPOSIUM PROVIDES STUDENTS CONTACTS, INTERNSHIPS, AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES.	
CUBE WIPE MIRIAM SILVERMAN		AND MSDE RECOGNIZEs THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF MIRIAM SILVERMAN.	
		MIRIAM FIRST WALKED IN THE DOORS OF MSDE IN 1964.	
		AT 90, SHE REMAINS AS young AS EVER.	
SOT MIRIAM SILVERMAN		(SOT MIRIAM SILVERMAN)
'I love you and I love this department and I thank you for this wonderful honor. And I hope I can keep on a little bit longer, cause I'm not ready to say goodbye yet ... thank you!...	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
this has been news from the board, with msde tv.	
FADE AUDIO -- CREDITS -- FADE		(fade audio -music full - credits)