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SLATE: NEWS FROM THE BOARD		(music full)
	
SOT NANCY GRASMICKSLATE: HSA WAIVERCG - NANCY S. GRASMICK          MD SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT		(sot nancy grasmick)
'we're not saying this waiver is for every student who hasn't met the requirements. It's for the student who has met all of the preconditions and for an extenuating circumstance, is entitled to this consideration.'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
the board defined the hsa waiver.	
		it is a small, narrow category:	
GRAPHIC W/CG'S OVER BKGRD.HSA WAIVER:- TAKEN ALL HSA'S; FAILED 1 OR MORE- PARTICIPATED IN INTERVENTION OR   REMEDIATION OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING   THE BRIDGE PLAN- SUBJECT TO SCHEDULING, SEQUENCING,   TESTING OR INTERVENTION CIRCUMSTANCES- MET ALL OTHER STATE & LOCAL   REQUIREMENTS		to be eligible:	
		- a student must take all the hsa'S, AND FAIL ONE OR MORE.	
		- pARTICIPATE in intervention or remediation opportunities including the Bridge plan -- 	
		- have been subject to scheduling, sequencing, testing, or intervention circumstances out of their control -- 	
		and, met all other state and local graduation requirements.	
SOT JAMES DGRAFFENREIDTCOVER THIS SOUNDBITE		(SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT)
'The nature of the waiver has already been misinterpreted as a sort of off-ramp for thousands of students.' (tight oq)	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
it is for special cases, such as english language learners who may not take hsa courses until their senior year.	
SOT LIZ KAMEENCG - LIZ KAMEEN         MSDE LEGAL COUNSEL		(sot liz kameen)
'They're students who are in their senior year, find themselves in a situation where they don't have time to finish the Bridge plan, because this may be the first opportunity they've had to take the course...'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
the school principal initiates the request for a waiver -- and it IS THEN CONSIDEREd by the local superintendent.	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'So great deference will be given to the local superintendent's decision.'	
		(Liz) That is essentially ...'	
		(James) 'Prima facie correct.' (she nods)	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDTCG - JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT         PRES. MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'The signal is, you don't wanna be in the position of seeking a waiver, and if you are, you better be persuasive at the local superintendent level.'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
by february first, school systems will notify seniors --	
		parents and guardians --	
		and the local superintendent --	
		the student may not graduate.	
NAT FULL THE VOTE		(nat full)
'all those in favor...' (AYES)	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
by may first, the principal must make the recommendation to the local superintendent, who will approve or deny the waiver.. 	
NSG		a local superintendent's decision may be appealed -- that appeal TO BE decided by THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT.	
			
SLATE - BRIDGE PLANSOT BERNIE SADUSKY		(sot bernie sadusky)
'We are re-teaching. The monitors re-teach, and re-teach, and re-teach, until we get there.	
SOT BERNIE SADUSKY		(SOT BERNIE SADUSKY)
'There is inherent motivation about receiving that diploma.	
SOT BERNIE SADUSKYCG - BERNIE SADUSKY        		(sot bernie sadusky)
'My mother told me, I'm walking across the stage... that's good!'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
the board heard an update on the bridge plan -- 	
FILE STUDENTS IN BRIDGE PLAN SETTING		THE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE FOR STUDENTS TO DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF HSA TEST SUBJECTS, BY DOING PROJECTS.	
SOT JUDY ESTEP (CO VER W/CHARLES COUNTY WALKUP)		(sot judy estep)
'well we think we came up with a pretty good idea...	
SOT JUDY ESTEP		(sot judy estep)
'... we decided to do a summer bridge.	
POT JULY UNDER		(narrator track)
so when the fall rolled around, they had ironed out the wrinkles.	
SOT JUDY ESTEPCG - JUDY ESTEP         ASS'T. SUP'T., INSTRUCTION         CHARLES COUNTY 		(sot judy estep)
'When we began with the fall implementation, everybody was on board. All of the principals were on board, the teachers were there ready and willing...' 	
CHARLES COUNTY EDUCATORS		(narrator track)
the county already scheduled a remediation time period...	
		so it simply streamlined a bridge structure within that period, and all went well.	
SOT JUDY ESTEP		(sot judy estep)
'it was not viewed as an add-on, it was not viewed as another task that they were assigned to do that was not always popular...	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
the board sees the bridge as a viable alternative for those students who may have fallen through the cracks.	
SOT DUNBAR BROOKS		(sot dunbar brooks)
'There's something about the Bridge Plan that does something that, and I think maybe you mentioned it in your presentation -- that there are no anonymous students anymore... (murmur in bkgrd.)	
SOT JAMES RICHMONDCG - JAMES RICHMOND         SUP'T., CHARLES COUNTY		(sot james richmond)
'There has to be standards. And our children will achieve those standards if we expect them to.'	
DIP TO BLACK		(fade audio)

SLATE - TEACHER STAFFING REPORTSOT JOHN SMEALLIE CG - JOHN SMEALLIE         DEP. SUP'T., ADMINISTRATION		(sot john smeallie)
'Our goal this morning is to walk through this very lengthy report, point out significant trends, significant issues...	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
nationwide, school systems struggle to recruit, hire and maintain teachers.	
		a recent report in maryland found:	
		an across the board shortage in at least seven subject areas -- 	
		males, minorities --	
		PRINCIPALS, specialists.	
		the challenge:	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'whether there is something you can tease out of the data that helps us understand why some people leave at that critical one to five year point...'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'You're gonna go where your salary's gonna be enhanced...	
POT NSG UNDER		(narrator track)
the state has not increased salaries.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'... and we've not been willing to do that, we've tried to prod the General Assembly on that point, and they're have been forces that have been contrary to that concept. (giggles) Let me just say it that way.'	
CARET TESTIMONY		(narrator track)
towson university  Produces the largest number of teachers --	
		but is far short of maryland's need.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'We need close to 7-thousand teachers a year, and our teacher preparation institutions are producing about 2,500 and not all of them go into teaching in Maryland.'	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio)

SLATE - BOARD BRIEFS		(sound effect)
	
SLATE - MASTER PLAN UPDATESDIZZ TO SOT ANN CHAFINCG - ANN CHAFIN         ASS'T SUP'T., SCHOOL SERVICES		(sot ann chafin)
'... Nearly 140 individuals worked to do this.'	
FILE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS		(narrator track)
the master planning process now is underway for all two dozen maryland school systems.	
		msde thoroughly screens the plans.	
		all have been recommended for approval.	
CUBE WIPE SOT JAYNE MOORECG - JAYNE MOORE         DIR. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY,         MSDE		(sot jayne moore)
'I can sum up and say we're trying to create 21st century schools... and 21st century learning environments...'	
HOLD AND THEN CUT OF JAYNE		(narrator track)
the board honored msde's jayne moore.	
		she's been named by the state educaTion technology director's association as '2008 state leader of the year.'	
CUBE WIPE SOT ANITA STODDARDCG - ANITA STODDARD         PRINCIPAL, DOSWELL E. BROOKS ES		(sot anita stoddard)
'we service about 400 students. 38-40% of our students are ELL students. Most of them are Hispanic and then the other group of students are African American.'	
POSE W/BANNER		(narrator track)
the board recognized the tremendous work at doswell e. brooks elementary in prince georges ...	
POSE W/BANNER		(narrator track)
and crellin elementary in garrett county -- both named national title one distinguished schools.	
		both schools scored high marks  in particular areas of the maryland schools assessment test.	
SOT DANA MCCAULEYCG - DANA MCCAULEY         PRINCIPAL, CRELLIN ES		(sot dana mccauley)
'We look at every idea that comes in, every question a child asks, and they ask why -- it's okay not to know the answer... it's not ok not to find out.'.	
CUBE WIPE SIX REMAINING NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLSCG - SOUTHERN HS         ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY		(narrator track)
and the board recognized southern high in anne arundel ... and five other maryland schools just named maryland blue ribbon schools of excellence...	
MUSIC FULLCG - WESTERN HS          BALTIMORE CITYCG - 7TH DISTRICT ES          BALTIMORE COUNTYCG - HAMMOND MS         HOWARD COUNTYCG - HIGHLAND ES         MONTGOMERY COUNTYCG - STEPHEN DECATUR MS         WORCESTER COUNTY		(music full)
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HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
blue ribbon schools all must be in the top ten-percent in their category as measured by five years of data in reading and math.	
SOT JAYNE 		This has been nftb with msde tv.