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SLATE - NEWS FROM THE BOARD		(music full)
	
SOT NANCY GRASMICKSLATE - JUNE 22, 2010		(sot nancy grasmick)
'We submitted our more than 2000 page application on June first, which was the deadline, and now we have other serious work to do.'	
SLATE - RACE TO THE TOPCG - MAY 25, 2010		(narrator track)
maryland delivers the huge stack of paper & policy  to the federal government.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICKCG - NANCY GRASMICK         MD SCHOOLS SUP'T.		(sot nancy grasmick)
'We hope to be notified by the end of July whether or not we're a finalist.'	
NAT FULL - DELAWARE APP		(nat full)
'well on behalf of the students in Delaware...'	
PRESENTATION FILETAPE 		(narrator track)
just like the states in the first round, 	
		that means a team would present,  in person,  maryland's application for up to 250-million dollars.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'And then in August if we are a finalist, we have to go for important in-depth interviews...'(quick oq)	
NANCY CUT SHOT INTV.		(narrator track)
that team would include the governor and schools superintendent nancy grasmick.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'in the meantime, the final release-- the US Department of Education has come forward with the common core standards which will define the curriculum for each state participating.	
NAT FULL -- BOY IN CLASSROOM		(nat full)
'Snakes do not have ...'	
CUT SHOTS BOARD		(narrator track)
maryland now works to align the state curriculum --	
NAT FULL - BOY IN CLASSROOM		(nat full)
'L-e-g-s...'	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
-- with the national common core standards.	
STUDENTS FILETAPE		in a nutshell, common core standards are strengthened english and math standards, designed to ensure students are college and career-ready when they graduate.	
SOT COLLEEN SEREMETCG - COLLEEN SEREMET          ASS'T. SUP'T., DIV. OF INSTRUCTION		(sot colleen seremet)
'the big picture headlines here are -- we are very pleased with the final document that came from the final Common Core state standards...'	
TEACHERS FILE		(narrator track)
as the race to the top process unfolds, the maryland state education association, which represents teachers,  raises its concern about a new evaluation system for teachers and principals.	
		the new evaluations are  based in part on students doing better.	
CUT SHOT NANCY INTV.		dr. grasmick says the state is taking every step to be sure evaluations are  fair.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'we are through an executive order of the Governor, pulling together a effectiveness group to look at how we design these evaluations and then we'll be piloting them in the spring of the next school year, in seven different systems, to ensure that they're fair not only for teachers, but for principals and assistant principals.'`	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK 		(FADE AUDIO)

BB QUICKPULL CHARTER-COMMON CORE		(sot full)
'Do charters have to follow Common Core standards?	
		(Ortiz) 'yes.'	
SOT LUISA MONTERO-DIAZCG - LUISA MONTERO-DIAZ         MD BOARD OF EDUCATIONCG - HILDA ORTIZ		(SOT luisa montero-diaz)
'Can you give us a sense or flavor of what, what their -- what they address -- what students they address or what's their particular theme or flavor? 	
		(Ortiz) 'It's a variety of flavors and themes.'	
SLATE - CHARTER SCHOOLS		(narrator track)
the board held an informational session on charter schools.	
SOT KATE WALSHCG - KATE WALSH         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION         		(sot kate walsh)
'I just wondered if you could elaborate a little bit -- to what degree you do state to a charter school that you must teach a specific curriculum?	
		(Ortiz) 'Actually, from my office we do not. What we do is we make sure than they're aware of the standards, that they have availability to materials and that we provide technical assistance as they need it and as they request it.'	
GRAPHIC:CHARTER SCHOOLS- 12,788 STUDENTS- 42 SCHOOLS- 7 JURISDICTIONS		(narrator track)
charters serve more than  12-thousand students in 42 schools in seven jurisdictions in maryland - most in baltimore city and prince geor'ges county.	
BOARD CUTS		the state feels clarification of the charter law -- 	
		and some firmer policy regarding charters would be beneficial.	
SOT ANN CHAFINCG - ANN CHAFIN         ASS'T. SUP'T., DIV. OF STUDENT         FAMILY & SCHOOL SUPPORT		(sot ann chafin)
'We're hoping that this policy will offer some renewed encouragement to the systems, to look at this as a way to offer something different ...' 	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio)

SLATE - PRINCIPALS OF THE YEAR!SOT DEBBIE DROWN IN 'PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR' INTROS AND CUTS(COVER W/WALKUP OF THE THREE)		(sot debbie drown)
'Each state selects one person to be their representative as the National Distinguished Principal for that Year...'	
BOARD CUT AND THEN CLOSEUPS		(narrator track)
the maryland association of elementary and secondary school principals honors principal ann gold -- of vincent farm elementary in baltimore county -- 	
		and assistant principal patricia shifflett of rockburn elementary in howard county.	
SOT ANN GOLDCG - ANN GOLD         PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, BALTO. CO.		(sot ann gold)
'I'm so forutnate to work with outstanding and inspirational teachers -- and I tell them that.'	
SOT PATRICIA SHIFFLETTCG - PATRICIA SHIFFLETT        ASS'T. PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, HOWARD COUNTY		(sot patricial shifflett)
'Very few things in life are entirely the work of just one person and this is no exception.'	
SHIFFLETT POSE		(narrator track)
shifflett already moves on to a principals position in the coming school year.	
GOLD POSE		gold will attend the national conference --with a chance to be named national principal of the year.	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio`)

SLATE -SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT		(sot nancy grasmick)
'I'd also like to point out the latest accolade for the Maryland public schools and that was to have the highest percentage of high performing high schools in the nation at 53% ...'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
as selected by newsweek magazine.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'which when you look down at the other states, there's nothing above forty percent ... '	
CUBE WIPE SOT (FROM 'CITIZENSHIP' CLIP		(sot nancy grasmick)
'our students have earned 3/4 of a billion dollars in scholarship money ...'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
in her superintendent's report -- 	
NSG SMILING		dr. grasmick highlights maryland's accomplishments in education.	
HOLDING VIDEO 		(narrator track)
this has been news from the board, with msde tv.	
BULLETIN/CREDITS/FADE		(fade audio/music sting)