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Title:	March, 2010	Art Director:		
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SLATE - RACE TO THE TOP		(music full)
	
SOT NANCY GRASMICKCG - NANCY S. GRASMICK         MD SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT		(sot nancy grasmick)
'These will not be given to states based on formula -- these will be given to states based on competitive applications...'	
SLATE - NEWS FROM THE BOARD		(NARRATOR TRACK)
maryland positions itself for  'race to the top' money with a look at the grueling application process.	
SLATE - MARCH 23, 2010SOT - 'DONNA #1 ENUF?'CG - ANAND VAISHNAV         CONSULTANT, EDUCATION FIRST		(sot anand vaishnav)
'I think the challenge that we have with MSDE is to use Maryland's strengths as a launching pad and say we've come this far but we're not satisfied.'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
consultant anand vaishnav of education first works with maryland.	
		he's studies the 16 winning applications from the first round.	
SOT ANAND VAISHNAVANAND 'WARNING, VISION, POINTS'		(sot anand vaishnav)
'If you look at the 500 points that the application is scored on, about half, a little more than half, 260, are for what states are already doing ... (tight oq)	
ED FIRST VIDEO -FILE VIDEO		(narrator track)
maryland number one rankings -- good!	
		are they enough? 	
		not by a long shot.	
SOT KATE WALSH 858:40'KATE 'BOLD HUMAN CAPITAL'CG - KATE WALSH         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot kate walsh)
'What it's looking for -- are you being bold in how you manage human capital -- and that's sort of a new dynamic that states really haven't come to terms with...'	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDTJAMES '500 PT. SCALE' 901:28CG - JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT        PRES., MD BOARD OF EDUCATION& COVER W?CUT OF WALSH & ANAND (SAME CLIP)		(SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT)
'So as we come down the stretch, given the timeline that's ahead of us, how should we think about the scoring, recognizing as Ms. Walsh said that the decision-makers in this process are looking for something different?'	
SOT ANANDANAND 'POINTS, WEEKS, SPECIFICS' 904:07		(sot anand vaishnav)
'I would leave no points on tbe table. I would strive to get every point out of every section.'	
SOT ANANDANAND 'POINTS, WEEKS, SPECIFICS' 904:38		(sot anand vaishnav)
'Uh, -- and I think this gets to your question, is having a good idea isn't good enough.'	
SOT ANANDANAND 'WARNING, VISION, POINTS' 841:50		(sot anand vaishnav)
'So, is there a compelling vision? Is there are strategy that cuts across the application, in every section?'	
SOT ANANDNSG LOOK TABLE & ANAND 'COPY' 91028		(sot anand vaishnav)
'And it has to do so sort of, in a way that's consistent with Maryland values...'	
SOT ANAND (SAME CLIP) 910:45		(sot anand vaishnav)
'You want to place the reforms that you're doing in the right context for your state. I think the reviewers will probably know that.'	
SOT GUFFRIE SMITHCG - GUFFRIE SMITH         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot guffrie smith)
'I attended a conference this weekend in DC --and the points you make are on target...'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
maryland now drives toward a june first deadline.	
SOT JIM FORANJIM 'RACE' TEAM 		(sot jim foran)
'We have an internal core team...	
POT UNDER AND HOLD		(narrator track)
jim foran serves as director for this high-profile project.	
SINGLE CUT OF ANAND IF WE HAVE IT		he communicates daily with education first.	
SOT JIM FORANJIM 'HOW ANAND & I...'CG - JIM FORAN         PROJECT DIRECTOR, RACE TO THE TOP		(sot jim foran)
'We're basically connected at the hip. We talk by email multiple times a day -- and often by phone -- Anand gives me a weekly report on the current status of the report from Ed First's perpective...'	
GRAPHIC:'RACE' DATES:- 1ST DRAFT - APRIL 7-  MOU'S - APRIL 21ST-  FINAL REVIEW - MAY 7-14-  FINAL SUBMISSION MAY 24TH		(narrator track)
'race' dates to watch include:	
		april 9th for a first draft.	
		april 21st for 'memorandum's of understanding' returned to the state department of education from all school systems.	
		final review starts may 7th -- and final submission is may 24th -- self-imposed by msde ahead of the june first deadline.	
FADE TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio)

SLATE - TEACHER CERTIFICATIONSOT NSG 'WHAT'S WELL, WHAT CHANGE?' @ 956:09		(sot nancy grasmick)
'I think we need to look at it from two perspectives. What's going well, and what we need to change.'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
the board winds up a three month discussion of teacher certification.	
SOT JEAN SATTERFIELD NSG CU @ END @ 1011:26 CG - VOICE OF: JEAN SATTERFIELD         ASS'T. SUP'T., DIV. OF CERTIFICATION		(sot jean satterfield)
'We've started some initial conversations regarding a two-tiered licensure process. The first tier would be the license you would get during those pre-tenure years.'	
USE TEACHERS FILE		(narrator track)
the idea is to produce teachers of the highest-caliber.	
		a workgroup will study the following:	
GRAPHIC:TEACHER CERTIFICATION:- 2 -TIERED LICENSE PROCESS- REMOVE COURSEWORK REQUIREMENT   FROM ADVANCED CERTIFICATION?- 'TEST OUT' OPTION -  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED		the two-tiered license process --	
		possibly removing a coursework requirement for advanced professional certification.	
		a 'test out' option by which candidates qualify to teach certain courses by taking a test --	
		and -- required professional development linked to effectiveness and student growth.	
FADE TO BLACK AND BACK		(audio fade)

SOT ROLF 'ROLF HEADLINES'		(sot rolf grafwallner)
'So, we'll give you a couple of quick takes on this -- 	
SLATE - EARLY CHILDHOODCG - ROLF GRAFWALLNER         ASS'T. SUPERINTENDENT, EARLY         CHILDHOOD		(sot rolf)
'Headline news if you will -- we have more children being prepared for school as we did last year or the previous years.'	
PRE-K KIDS		(narrator track)
assistant superintendent rolf grafwallner says maryland children are better prepared than ever -- to enter school ready to learn.	
SOT ROLF		(sot rolf)
'18 of the 24 jurisdictions made outstanding increases. We have sizeable gains in cognitive demands of learning...'	
MORE KIDS		(narrator track)
those that need help get it early, and often.	
SOT CAROL ANN HEATH924:50 CAROL 'EARLY INTERVENTION'CG - CAROL ANN HEATH         ASS'T. SUP'T., SPECIAL EDUCATION		(sot carol ann heath)
'We have begun to be able to analyze with the help of the unique student id the impact of those -- the early intervention that those children got...'	
SOT CAROL ANN (925:03)		(sot carol ann heath)
'and we can really see that those children who received early intervention services have done better...'	
MORE KIDS		(narrator track)
this is the ninth annual early childhood evaluation -- which started in 2001.	
			
SLATE - CAREER & TECHNOLOGYSOT KATHI OLIVER 'CLUSTERS LEAD TO'1237:28CG - KATHI OLIVER         ASS'T. SUP'T., DIV. OF CAREER &          TECHNOLOGY		(sot kathi oliver)
'We worked with over 350 Maryland employers to establish a system of career clusters..'	
HIGH SCHOOL KIDS		(narrator track)
half of all high schoolers take one or more career and technology courses.	
		career and technology head kathi oliver says one in five graduates with that as a major course of study.	
IVAN WALKS SOT 1305:55 'IVAN PROGRESS BEYOND HS?'CG - IVAN WALKS         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot ivan walks)
'Are there ongoing interships maybe when they go to college maybe they would have a leg up because they have a prior relationship -- are there things that continue on beyond high school?	
SOT KATHI OLIVER 1306:29		(sot kathi oliver)
'Folks like Oracle and Cisco are very anxious to have students studying in those areas - have internship opportunities while they're in high school as well as continuing in post-secondary education. So they know that this is a great way to have an introduction to their companies.'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
the division keeps a sharp eye peeled on needs in the marketplace.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICKNSG 'CONSTRUCTION MGRS'COVER END W/KATHI		(sot nancy grasmick)
'Just choosing this as an example, one of the areas of deficiency is construction managers. They've just opened a program at Towson University. Kathi's a major part of that...' (tight oq)	
			
CUBE WIPESLATE -- BOARD BRIEFS		(narrator track)
in board briefs... the fitness & equity act.	
SLATE - FITNESS & EQUITY ACTCG- NED SPARKS        EXEC. DIR., ATHLETICS PROGRAMS		(sot ned sparks)
'That law ... regarding insuring local school systems that opportunities are provided for students with disabilities....'	
NAT FULL ATHLETICS		(nat full)
'ambient game'	
KIDS PLAYING		(NARRATOR TRACK)
THE BOARD levels the playing field for disabled athletes:	
		for tryouts and competition if selected -- and to be sure corollary programs are available if needed, for those athletes.	
CUBE WIPE		(sot nancy smiling)
'so ... congratulations....'	
DISSOLVE TO WINNERS		(narrator track)
and finally, the board recognized six schools for their selection as national blue ribbon schools in 2009.	
MUSIC & SCHOOLSCG - SOUTHERN HS         ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTYCG - WESTERN HS         BALTIMORE CITYCG - 7TH DISTRICT ES         BALTIMORE CO.CG - HAMMOND MS         HOWARD CO.CG - HIGHLAND ES         MONTGOMERY COUNTYCG - STEPHEN DECATOR MS         WORCESTER COUNTY		(music & cg's)
	
HOLDING CLAPS		(narrator track)
this is news from the board with msde tv.	
BULLETIN/CREDITS/FADE		(music sting)