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NAT FULL		(nat full)
'Kentucky, Lousiana, Maryland ... (yea....)	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
the u-s department of education announces the news in a live feed online.	
CUT SHOTS		maryland wins a spot as one of 19 finalists for race to the top dollars.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICKCG - NANCY S. GRASMICK         MD SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT		(sot nancy grasmick)
'this is a very remarkable and exciting day for Maryland. Because the competition for this was very keen. In the second round there were 36 states that submitted applications, and I'm sure they were all worthy.'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(SOT NANCY GRASMICK)
'The next part of the process will be to go to Washington ...'	
FILE SHOT OF PAST INTERVIEWS		(narrator track)
u-s-d-e will whittle the list.	
		each state will field an interview team which will include the governor, the superintendent, and three others.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'and in preparation for that .. i'd like to say we have reviewed videos in the first round in states that lost points... states that gained points...' 	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'It is a very very rigorous interview process.'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'So I want to ask our core team and our lead team to stand around here -- I want you to see the people that invested hours, days, weeks...'	
FORAN CLOSEUP		(narrator track)
dr. grasmick paid tribute to the team --	
		and to project manager jim foran.	
NAT FULL CLAPS		(nat full )
'claps'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICKCUTAWAY OF THE CROWD		(sot nancy grasmick)
'These people have given their heart and soul, and they've worked with many of you in this audience and received important ideas...'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'Everything we did was seen thru the lens of no achievement gap for any of our students.'`	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(SOT NANCY GRASMICK)
'And we did everything in our application to ensure that that would happen -- but not by lowering the standard. By saying that we would accelerate every group of students.'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'So I'm very grateful, you know, it is a privelege to have the position that I have. and the thing that energizes me is the sense of cohesion, and 'we are a family' in this department. and I'm so grateful to all of you because your hard work, your commitment translates what I see when I go into those classrooms in those schools.  And I want every child to have the best education possible. and I know that's your goal too... so I want to say 'thank you' and 'say prayers for us!'	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
this is msde tv.	
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