Agency:	MSDE	Writer:	John Rosson	
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Project:	DROPOUT SUMMIT	:		
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EXT. RANDALLSTOWN HSCG - JUNE 22, 2009         RANDALLSTOWN, MD		(NARRATOR TRACK)
HUNDREDS OF EDUCATORS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE GATHER AT RANDALLSTOWN HIGH IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.	
FILE OF 'STREET FEET'		tHE GOAL -- TO REDUCE THE DROPOUT RATE OF MARYLAND STUDENTS.	
LT. GOV.		LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ANTHONY BROWN APPLAUDS THE EFFORT THAT BOOSTS MARYLAND TO A NUMBER ONE NATIONAL RANKING BY BOTH 'EDUCATION WEEK' AND 'NEWSWEEK' MAGAZINE.	
		HE SPOKE AT THE DROPOUT PREVENTION LEADERSHIP SUMMIT.	
SOT ANTHONY BROWNCG - ANTHONY BROWN (D) MD         LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR		(SOT ANTHONY BROWN)
'To make sure that not only do we have the number one school system in Maryland, but that that school system works for every student in Maryland. We know that overall the dropout rate over the last decade has gone down a little bit, but in certain schools in certain districts, the dropout rate has gone up.'	
INSIDE SHOT OF LT. GOV ONSTAGE		(NARRATOR TRACK)
BROWN SAYS THOSE AREAS WILL BE TARGETED.	
		STATE SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT NANCY GRASMICK SAYS EDUCATORS MUST CONTINUE TO ENGAGE AND CHALLENGE STUDENTS -- ESPECIALLY IN THE CRITICAL EARLY YEARS.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICKCG F- NANCY S. GRASMICK           MD SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT		(sot nancy grasmick)
'Dropping out is a process that does not begin in high school. This is my sincere belief. It begins very early on.'	
WS NSG		(narrator track)
DR. grasmick outlineD summit outcomes.	
		they include early intervention --	
		'actions teams' to study the problem in each local system --	
		and identifying common components for dropout prevention.	
SLATE & FADE		this is msde tv.