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SLATE - NEWS FROM THE BOARD		(music full)
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SOT NANCY GRASMICKNSG #`1 INSIDE 'BRIEFS'SLATE - RACE TO THE TOP		(sot nancy grasmick)
'... the number one public school system in the country. This is the 2nd year in a row and we all have our buttons... (smiles)	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'It is a team effort...'	
SHOW THE BUTTON		(narrator track)
maryland proudly wears the distinction of national number one -- a team effort 	
		schools superintendent nancy. grasmick says will be needed in the state's next big challenge -- 'race to the top' 	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK 'RACE STILL PIC'		(sot nancy grasmick)
'This really represents a huge reform effort in the state of Maryland. It's important to go after the money, but it's more important to incorporate the governor's vision, this board's vision and this department's efforts all working in tandem around a major reform effort.'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICKCG - NANCY GRASMICK         MD SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT		(sot nancy grasmick)
'our first wave of reform was really the Sondheim Commission which produced its report in 1989.	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
that effort -- says dr. grasmick set up  accountability and instructional systems and led the way to reform efforts statewide that continue thru 'race to the top'.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'this is a four year grant -- although you receive the money all at one time, it's over a four-year period where the federal government will track our progress.'	
ANNAPOLIS		(narrator track)
'race' will need changes in maryland law.	
		the governor has left a placeholder in his legislative agenda.	
		among the issues to be addressed: teacher tenure -- and differentiated pay.	
SOT KATE & NSG'KATE NSG BACK & FORTH'		(sot kate & nsg)
'Other than tenure, what kind of changes would you expect that the legislature would have to make?	
		(NSG) 'I think the issue of compensation around the low-performing schools and the distribution factor.'	
POWERPOINT SLIDESCG - MARYLANDPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG		(narrator track)
maryland's effort ties data, standards, support, and educator reforms together in a comprehensive package that it will submit in june.	
		more details on 'race to the top' can be found on the web @ MARYLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.ORG.	
			
SLATE - FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM		(sot lynne gilli)
'Students who have had Financial Literacy -- a year and a half out, they tend to have saved more money ...'	
STUDENTS FILE		(narrator track)
that -- in a nutshell-- is why the state board unanimously approves a new curriculum on financial literacy for all maryland students.	
GRAPHIC -- SIX MAJOR POINTSSIX STATE STANDARDS:- MAKE INFORMED, RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS- RELATE CAREERS, EDUCATION & INCOME- PLAN & MANAGE MONEY- MANAGE CREDIT & DEBT- CREATE & BUILD WEALTH- MANAGE RISKS & PRESERVE WEALTH		it will guide students through the basics in terms of decision-making, career, and  money management.	
		it will also teach how to manage credit and debt, and how to build and maintain wealth.	
		and it will do so with real life lessons.	
		here's a small example.	
SOT LYNNE GILLICG - LYNNE GILLI         PROGRAM MGR., CAREER &          TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION		(sot lynne gilli)
'What we would do is say -- here are two cellphone plans. Teenagers for example. Compare the two plans and decide which one is more economical.'	
TIMELINE FREEZE		(narrator track)
the timeline should produce a financial literacy curriculum statewide by the fall of next year.	
			
SOT ANDRES ALONSOSLATE - BALTIMORE CITY ANNUAL REPORT		(sot andres alonso)
'15 percentage points -- and uh, we have a lotta confidence we're going to continue that kind of progress over time...'	
WIDE SHOT BOARD CUTS & BAR GRAPHIC OF SCORES		(narrator track)
baltimore schools c-e-o andres alonso says scores trend upward.	
		he cites an improving dropout rate --	
SOT ANDRES ALONSO		(sot andres alonso)
'... over 900 fewer than two years before...'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
alonso expands school choice -- including an increasing number of charter schools.	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDTCG - JAMES DEGRAFFRENREIDT         PRES., MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'There's a lotta discussion about charter schools uhm, and various turnaround efforts in the system. I wanted to give you an opportunity tp express your views on the relative roles of each for purposes of improving education for everybody.'	
SOT ANDRES ALONSOCG - ANDRES ALONSO         BALTIMORE SCHOOLS CEO		(sot andres alonso)
'We have 27 charter schools right now and we've approved two more to open in August. We have by far the greatest number of charter schools in the state and that very much a reflection of who we are as a system. If we are a school system that over four decades has lost over a hundred thousand students - I left out that enrollment has increased now for two consecutive years but uh, charters have been an instrumental part of an attempt to to hold onto the kids.'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
and outside the board room, he explains he's closing poor performers, re-configuring other schools, and offering options.	
SOT ANDRES ALONSO		(sot andres alonso)
'We are finding better options for parents, and uh, if you're a fifth grade parent in Baltimore City right now you can choose to send your kids to a K-to-8 school, you can choose to send your kids to a middle school, you can find a charter since we have created charters throughout the city -- we can -- we have created six-to-12 schools where parents can begin to think about in terms of high school options already...'	
BOARD CUTS ALONSO		(narrator track)
all of this --  alonso tells the board --- is about giving parents options they haven't had in the past.	
SHOT OF ANNAPOLIS		the board is required to review the city's progress... and send a letter south to annapolis.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'Given the close work that Dr. Alonso and I do together, I don't anticipate there'll be any disparity between what he is saying today and what we will be placing in our letter...'	
			
SLATE - TEACHER CERTIFICATION			
SOT JAMES DEGRAFRENREIDT'WHAT IS CERT?'COVER BOTTOM HALF SLATE - TEACHER CERTIFICATION		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'What is teacher certification -- where did it come from, and what are we trying to accomplish?'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
the board launches a three-month discussion into teacher certification.	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT'WHAT IS CERT?' 837:33-CG - JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT         PRES., MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'... about whether there were elements of teacher certification that were impediments to the kind of progress that we want to make...'	
GATES & WALSH		(narrator track)
board members james gates and kate walsh lead a broad look -- which this day deals mostly with math.	
SOT JAMES GATES'LESS EMPH MATH'CG - JAMES GATES          MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot james gates)
'There seems to be less sort of emphasis on mathematics, and this of course takes us in the direction of what the 21st century is going to require..'	
SOT JEAN SATTERFIELD JEAN 'SEE NEED MATH'CG - JEAN SATTERFIELD         ASS'T. SUP'T., DIV. OF CERTIFICATION         & ACCREDITATION		(sot jean satterfield)
'We do see a clear need for our students certainly at the elementary level to be better prepared for Algebra as they go through our school system...'	
MATH CLASS		(narrator track)
boosting progress in math led to math specialists in the classroom -- and now an effort to help them help.	
SOT JEAN SATTERFIELDJEAN 'SEE NEED MATH'		(sot jean satterfield)
'How do we assure that teachers of teachers -- have the wherewithal to really help our math teachers, especially elementary, understand how to use data effectively, how to scaffold what they're doing, how to intervene...'	
KATE WALSH SOT'ELEM NEED MATH'CG - KATE WALSH         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot kate walsh)
'I guess I'm a little bit concerned that there's a trend towards the idea of having mathematics specialists in the classroom rather than insisting that institutions of higher education provide the kind of basic preparation in mathematics that all elementary teachers are going to need...'	
BOARD CUT		(narrator track)
the discussion will be ongoing during meetings in february and march.	
SLATE - MILKEN EDUCATOR AWARD			
NAT FULL 		(nat full)
'Kim Jakovics!'	
HOLDING VIDEO AND THEN CUT SHOT OF KIM		(narrator track)
kim jakovics won the milken national educator award in november.	
SOPT KIM JAKOVICSCG - KIM JAKOVICS         MILKEN AWARD WINNER		(sot kim jakovics)
'To be able to fulfill one's passion and one's calling is a great gift. and I appreciate that you've recognized that work.'	
SOT KIM JAKOVICS		(sot kim jakovics)
'I'm very honored to be the recipient of this award for the state of Maryland this year.'	
VIDEO ANNAPOLIS HS		(narrator track)
annapolis high school experiences a remarkable turnaround  of which social studies chair jakovics has played a major role.	
SOT KEVIN MAXWELLCG - KEVIN MAXWELL         SUP'T., A.A. CO. SCHOOLS		(sot kevin maxwell)
'I can say anything I want from my office but if we don't have the folks in our schools doing what needs to be done, it doesn't happen.' (tight oq)	
SHOT OF FAMILY		(narrator track)
kim wins 25-thousand dollars... some of which she hints -- her family might enjoy along with her.	
SOT KIM JAKOVICS'MAYBE THEY'LL GET (CLAPS)		(sot kim jakovics)
'Maybe they'll get something... (laughs) - a little gift ... (more laughs)	
HOLDING		(narrator track)
this is msde tv.