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SLATE - NEWS FROM THE BOARD		(music full)
	
SLATE - FEBRUARY 26, 2008		(music full)
	
ANNAPOLIS HS VIDEOCG - ANNAPOLIS HS         ANNAPOLIS, MD ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY		(NARRATOR TRACK)
THE BOARD heard anne arundel county's 'alternative governance' plan to square away annapolis high school after years of poor performance.	
SOT KEVIN MAXWELLCG - KEVIN MAXWELL         SUP'T., ANNE ARUNDEL CO.		(sot kevin maxwell)
'70% of the African American male 9th graders did not have a two-point-oh average at Annapolis High School so when you talk about 'are we moving in the right direction with the things that had already been done?' to me the answer to that question was 'no.'	
SOT KEVIN MAXWELL(THIS SHOT IS ENTIRELY MK AND ROSA)		(SOT KEVIN MAXWELL)
'Just didn't have a sense of urgency that there was really a problem that needed to be fixed. And I heard that not only from staff, but I heard that from many in the community who came to board meeting after board meeting ...'	
MORE FILE VIDEO		(narrator track)
so last year, anne arundel superintendent kevin maxwell had all teachers re-apply for their jobs.	
		it's called 'zero-basing' the staff.	
		only sixty percent did. 	
		fewer were re-hired.	
MAXWELL & LILLEY		maxwell brought in don lilley to be principal.	
		they aim to fix things over the long haul.	
SOT KEVIN MAXWELL(SHOT IS OF NANCY)		(sot kevin maxwell)
'the graduation rate is a cumulative issue. It's not something that you can fix in a year. When you start losing kids in 9th and 10th grade, you can't fix it in the 12th grade year.'	
SOT HANK BUTTA T1 634CG - HANK BUTTA         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot hank butta)
'if this is gonna work, uh, I hope you won't take this personally, but you're not the most important one I'm worried about. Mr. Lilley is. Uh, what has his professional development been, because if he doesn't provide the leadership it isn't gonna happen.'	
SOT DON LILLEYCG - DON LILLEY        PRINCIPAL, ANNAPOLIS HS		(sot principal)
'Speaking to my professional development, yes, i have been involved inthe principal academy. Not only that, cultural proficiency? was was what we brought to Annapolis High School I thought was very important the entire staff along with myself was involved in that...'	
BOARD CUT		(narrator track)
the board wondered about boosting students, particularly minorities, into advanced placement.	
SOT ROSA GARCIA T1 737CG - ROSA GARCIA          MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot rosa garcia)
'what is the plan to move African American students and Latino students into that track?	
SOT DON LILLEY		(sot don lilley)
'When we do our observations, we're looking and monitoring our students to see which of those are able to move up...'	
ANNAPOLIS HS STUDENTS 		(narrator track)
maxwell and lilley say summer programs and feeder patterns also will help to identify and funnel deserving  students to advanced courses.	
BUILDING SHOTS		for five years running, annapolis has fallen short of adequate yearly progress as defined by 'no child left behind.'	
FADE TO BLACK		(fade audio)
	
FADE UP NANCY			
SOT NANCY GRASMICK 1240 T1 		(SOT NANCY GRASMICK)
'it is anticipated that we will be receiving from Virginia and New Jersey between 45-thousand and 65-thousand new jobs.'	
SLATE - BRACSHOTS OF FORT MEADE -FILE TAPE		(narrator track)
as a result of military 'base realignment and closure, or 'brac' as it's now known --	
NAT FULL		(nat full)
 'Maryland is ready ... and clearly ... (click) 	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
maryland should fare well.	
		fort meade, aberdeen proving ground, ft. detrick, andrews air force base, and bethesda naval center all will import jobs as 'brac' takes effect.	
BOARD SHOTS		THE governor created a SUBCABINET ON BRAC --	
		led by lt. governor anthony brown.	
ANNAPOLIS VIDEO		it reported to lawmakers in december --	
		and state agencies now get briefings.	
MORE MILITARY BASE VIDEO		it ESTIMATES MARYLAND WILL GAIN THESE JOBS, (DIRECT-OR-INDIRECT) BY 20-11.	
FORT MEADE AGAIN		MOST (REPORTEDLY 70-PERCENT) SHOULD BE FILLED BY MARYLANDERS.	
EXT. GRASMICK BUILDING		THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WANTS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THESE JOBS, MOST TECHNICAL IN NATURE, BUT IT TAKES TIME AND MONEY.	
			
SOT ROSA GARCIA		(sot rosa garcia)
' ... we expect that our students are going to get good jobs, that they're going to contribute to the economy, that they're going to contribute to society, and that there's gonna be revenues for the state. Is -- are those the assumptions?'	
SOT RAJ BASAVARAJU 2435CG - RAJ BASAVARAJU         ANALYST, BRAC SUBCABINET		(sot raj basavaraju)
'yes... the assumption is that we're gonna get payback...	
SOT RAJ BASAVARAJU		(sot raj)
'these jobs are good jobs, and since they are sustainable, they stay here, they're not gonna go away...'	
		(Rosa) '... it's long term...'	
		(Raj) 'exactly.'	
FADE AUDIO		(fade to black)

SOT RONI JOLLEYCG - RONI JOLLEY         COLLEGE BOARD STAFF LIASON		(sot roni jolley)
'We will examine three key elements, achievement, growth and equity.'	
SLATE - ADVANCED PLACEMENT                               TESTS		(music -- narrator track)
maryland ranks among the nation's elite in advanced placement tests.	
GRAPHIC		briefly put, it places 2nd in scores, and 2nd in improvement of those scores.	
SOT RONI JOLLEY 39ISH		(sot roni jolley)
'rigor, relevance, results and relationships ... and when students have formed really strong relationships with their A-P teachers...'	
SOT RONI JOLLEY 3940 ISH		(sot roni jolley)
'I think it makes a difference. It's making a difference in Maryland.'	
MOVIE NAT FULL 		(nat full - movie)
	
STUDENTS FILE & GRAPHICS2007 A.P. TESTS:MORE THAN 20,000 MD SENIORSUP MORE THAN 2,0002007 A.P. TESTS:SCORE OF 3 IS MASTERY5-PT. SCALE		(narrator track)
more than 20,000 maryland high school seniors took tests -- up more than two-thousand from the year before.	
		students scoring three or better on a five-point scale are considered at 'mastery' level.	
		maryland also dramatically increases  participation and scores among hispanic and african american students --	
		going a long way toward eliminating what has become known as the 'equity and excellence' gap.	
SOT DAVID TUFAROCG - DAVID TUFARO         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot david tufaro)
'there's a momentum that builds upon itself that's very healthy for creating an academic environment.'	
FADE TO BLACK		(fade audio)

SLATE - FEBRUARY 27, 2008		(music full)
'tba'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK 4917CG - NANCY S. GRASMICK         MD SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENTSLATE - BALTIMORE SCHOOLS ANNUAL                             REPORT		(sot nancy grasmick)
'Under the legislation that established the city-state partnership there is a requirement that the Baltimore City public schools present an annual report...	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK 50:00		(sot nancy grasmick)
'So at this time it is my pleasure to introduce a wonderful colleage, Dr. Alonso...'	
FILE BALTIMORE SCHOOLS		(narrator track)
baltimore schools c-e-o andres alonso delivers his annual report.	
SOT ANDRES ALONSOCG - ANDRES ALONSO        BALTIMORE SCHOOLS CEO		(sot andres alonso)
'the work from the beginning is trying to understand how is it working in the schools...'	
SOT ANDRES ALONSO		(sot andres alonso)
'how the plans are translating in the classroom...'	
		(narrator track)
his plate is full; his problems huge, starting with attendance in grades one through four.	
SOT ANDRES ALONSO		(sot andres alonso)
'One out of every six kids is habitually absent.'	
SOT ANDRES ALONSO		(sot andres alonso)
'... if a student is not in the school, a student is not in the school, they're not learning...'	
SOT ANDRES ALONSO		(sot andres alonso)
'the work is really about working with parents around this question -- there is a truancy task force that has been meeting since September...'	
			
CHART ON ATTENDANCEHILITE EACH: ELEM, MS, & HS		(narrator track)
the trend grows as students pass from elementary, to middle, to high school.	
		attendance drops each year.	
GRAD GRAPHIC		the graduation rate, at 60%, is dismal.	
SOT ANDRES ALONSO		(sot andres alonso)
'the graduation rate -- of children who don't graduate remains at 40%.'	
SOT ANDRES ALONSO		(sot andres alonso)
'nobody would get on an airplane if they were told they have a 60% chance of getting to their destination, uh, so this is the linchpin in terms of everything that we do.'	
CUT SHOT		(narrator track)
attendance, says alonso, will be attacked at its root level -- kindergarten and pre-k.	
		the lack of parental involvement hurts achievement.	
SOT BLAIR EWING		(sot blair ewing)
'what can be done about that?'	
SOT ALONSO (SIDE SHOT)		(sot andres alonso)
'See this is what I struggle with. You could have another school 10 blocks away with exactly the same profile in terms of the kids. and there's 70 parents there when I show up for a PTA meeting. So I don't think it's a question of poverty.'	
SOT ANDRES ALONSO 1826 T2		(sot andres alonso)
'I do think that it's about the leadership of the principal, I do think that it is about the belief system in a school that the parents matter, I believe that it is about a sense of efficacy in a school. If, if, if, if, school communities feel that they're going to be successful, they bring the parents in.' (nods)	
			
SLATE - COMPULSORY SCHOOL  ATTENDANCE		(music full)
'tba'	
BOARD CUTS MARCIA		(narrator track)
and finally, msde advised the board it would not be a good idea to increase compulsory school attendance  from 16 to 18 years of age.	
		this has been news from the board with msde tv.	
BULLETIN/CREDITS/FADE		(fade audio)