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SOT NANCY GRASMICK 914SLATE - TEACHER PRINCIPAL                      EVALUATIONS		(sot nancy grasmick)
' ... literally, this is hot off the press from our meeting yesterday ...'	
(COVER W/JIM TO DESK) & TEACHERSSLATE - JUNE 21, 2011 		(narrator track)
teacher-principal evaluations.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK 914CG - NANCY S. GRASMICK         MD SCHOOLS SUP'T.		(sot nancy grasmick)
' ... but we also understand that this is an initial set of recommendations.'	
SLATE - NEWS FROM THE BOARD		(narrator track)
the federal government approves maryland's plan for a 2nd pilot year.	
SOT JIM FORAN(COVER W/MORE JIM WALKING UP TO DESK)CG - JIM FORAN        ASS'T. SUP'T., DIV. OF ACADEMIC        REFORM & INNOVATION		(sot jim foran)
'for the 2011-12 school year the seven districts who originally agreed to pilot the Teacher Principal Evaluation system will still do so, but for the 12-13 school years, all 24 school districts will then pilot...'.	
SOT NSG 914		(sot nancy grasmick)
' ... a year, a no-fault year for all 24 school systems...'	
SOT JIM FORAN		(sot jim foran)
'... and then the Teacher Principal evaluation piece will go operational in the 2013-14 school year.'	
			
SOT NSG 914		(sot nancy grasmick)
' ... it provides a great deal of flexibility to local school systems, while remaining true to ... our Race to the Top application...'	
SOT BETTY WELLER 917CG - BETTY WELLER         VP, MD STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION		(sot betty weller)
'I'd like to take a moment to speak on behalf of the teachers who were on the council...'	
SOT BETTY WELLER		(sot betty weller)
' ...unfortunately the council did not earn the support on its most recent vote, of these teachers...'	
WELLER CUTS		(narrator track)
the 'educator effectiveness council' voted 13-to-seven -- in favor.	
		principals on the panel voted 'yes' -- 	
		all teacher representatives voted 'no.' 	
		teachers say too much of the evaluation plan -- 50-percent -- rides on test-driven student growth.	
		the council counters that twenty of the 50-percent is a local decision and can be based on factors other than tests.	
GRAPHIC:2011-12 PILOT PROGRAM: - BALTIMORE CITY - BALTIMORE COUNTY - CHARLES COUNTY - KENT COUNTY - PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY - QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY - ST. MARY'S COUNTY		the seven first-year pilot jurisdictions include BALTIMORE CITY AND THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:	
		bALTIMORE, charles, kent, pRINCE GEORGE'S, queen anne's and st.  MARY'S.	
		dr. grasmick says the protective umbrella of this 'no-fault' policy during its pilot years, is professional development.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK 922		(SOT NANCY GRASMICK)
'Not just for teachers or principals who are struggling, but for everyone.'	
TEACHERS IN CLASSROOM		(NARRATOR TRACK)
THE NEW EVALUATION SYSTEM REMAINS A WORK IN PROGRESS, TO BE TESTED AND REVISED AS NECESSARY.	
		AND IT PRODUCED GREAT DEBATE.	
SOT BETTY WELLER 923		(SOT)
'The teachers were upset that some of the input... when we were allowed to send in input last week when we got the draft report ... and the issue that we had yesterday I think was more an issue that that discussion was never finished...'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK 923		(SOT)
'Several of us stayed very late friday nite, because we received those comments Friday, late, and we stayed here and did integrate a number of the comments, not all of them.'	
SOT MADHU SIDHU 925CG - MADHU SIDHU         MD DEPT OF EDUCATION		(SOT madhu sidhu)
'It really concerns me that the divided parties that came together then, are still divided...'	
SOT JAMES GATES 926CG - JAMES GATES         MD DEPT OF EDUCATION		(SOT JAMES GATES)
'We want everyone to win in this process. It's a little bit like the military, where we don't leave our people behind...'	
SOT IVAN WALKS 932CG - IVAN WALKS         MD DEPT OF EDUCATION		(sot ivan walks)
'The vote against the recommendations wasn't so much against the recommendations... as it was agaiost "I didn't speak my piece, but if you had let me talk' ... Am I, did I hear that correctly?'	
SOT BETTY WELLER 932		(sot betty weller)
'I believe they wanted an opportunity to speak to it.'	
SOT DONNA STATON 935		(SOT DONNA STATON)
'Is it your sense that some of that angst has been assuaged at least by the process?'	
SOT BETTY WELLER 935		(sot betty weller)
'I think there is still angst... there is great concern over the perception that 30-percent of this evaluation can determine effectiveness...'so in the minds of the teachers it looks like that 30-percent is controlling the entire evaluation. That is creating angst.'	
SOT LUISA MONTERO-DIAZ 941		(sot luisa montero-diaz)
'I believe sometimes the way it's communicated will sometimes impact the success of the pilot, I'm a little concerned about that -- if it gets -- if sorta the angst continues sorta publicly ...'(tight oq) 	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT 944		(SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT)
'We realize there are good points to be made all around the issue, but ultimately we have to have a sustainable, working evaluation process that everybody can be proud of and embrace and built upon.'	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(dip to black and back)

NAT FULL 'ENGLISH OR MATH' 948 		(nat full)
'We have frameworks in Mathematics, we have frameworks in English-Language Arts...'	
SLATE - COMMON CORE		(narrator track)
the board approves the latest work on revising maryland's curriculum, to the new common core state standards.	
SOT MARY CARY 952		(sot mary cary)
'the gap analysis was a critical first step...'	
MATH OR ENGLISH CLASS		(narrator track)
six-thousand teachers and principals --	
		in 'educator effectiveness' academies this summer -- 	
		will provide input on the english and math frameworks.	
		the next phase will be to develop the 'curriculum toolkit.'	
		it will include, among other things, lesson plans and, resources.	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio)
	
NAT FULL - BAY WAVES		(nat full)
'bay waves'	
BAY VIDEO		(narrator track)
the board backs a long effort to build an environmental literacy requirement into maryland's curriculum.	
SOT JOHN SARBANES 839CG - REP. JOHN SARBANES         (D) MD - 3RD DISTRICT		(sot john sarbanes)
'Yes, it's good to be home. I spent 7 years tucked in a small office back there...'	
POT SOUND UNDER		(NARRATOR TRACK)
NOW IN CONGRESS...	
POT SOUND BACK UP FULLSLATE - ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY		(James) 'Is your office in Washington any bigger?'	
		(JS) 'Slightly.' (laughter)	
WILL BAKER CU (DEEP IN 839)		(narrator track)
JOHN SARBANES and the bay foundation's will baker celebrate the environmental requirement.	
SOT JOHN SARBANES 839		(sot john sarbanes)
'It's serving frankly as a model for efforts that are going on across the country...'	
SOT WILL BAKERCG - WILL BAKER          PRES., CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION		(sot will baker)
'Environmental education is all about giving students the knowledge -- the knowledge to make responsible choices going forward in their lives and their career.'	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio)

SLATE - BOARD BRIEFSBOARD CUTS & THEN SUICIDE FILE PICTURE		(narrator track)
in board briefs, the board decided to 'dive deeper' into the handling of long-term suspensions and expulsions.	
		the suicide of a virginia school student on suspension spawned the effort.	
		the board will invite parents, schools and affected families to testify in months to come.	
CUBE WIPE VO		(cube wipe vo)
the board recognizes a principal and assistant principal of the year.	
SOT ROBERT WAGNERCG - ROBERT WAGNER         MAESP PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR,         SOLLEY ES, A.A. CO.		(sot robert wagner)
'It's a wonderful thing to work with people ... people throughout the field that really have dedicated their lives to children ...'	
SOT LILA WALKERCG - LILA WALKER         MAESP ASS'T. PRINCIPAL OF THE          YEAR, BEACON HTS. ES, BALTO. CITY		(sot )
'My grandmother was my principal until I finished 8th grade, and from her perception, I was GOING to be an educator, regardless. (laughter) 	
'MUSIC FULL 'HELLO GOODBYE'		(nat full)
'music'	
CUBE WIPE NINA PIC INSIDE 'BRIEFS'		(NARRATOR TRACK)
THE BOARD says hello to new student member nina marks of dulaney high ...	
GIFT HANDOFF & NSG CLAPS & GAYON FACE SHOT -- ALL FROM 1524 INSIDE 'BRIEFS'		and goodbye to STUDENT MEMBER gayon sampson of frederick, maryland.	
CUBE WIPE VO WS NSG		(cube wipe vo)
Hello to interim maryland superintendent bernie sadusky ... and goodby tothe nations' longest-serving superintendent - nancy grasmick.	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK 1521		(sot's)
'Today is a big ending for me and I just want to thank all of you...'	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDTCG - JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT        PRES., MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT)
'You know everybody talks about being number one in education 3 years in a row by Ed Week, I think that almost understates the accomplishment, because it's about more than that. It's about graduation rates, look at the performance of the students ... not only the AP exam, the SAT exams, HSA's, MSA's, the college admission and completion rates ... 	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'Whoever's been in the legislature, whoever's been in the Governor's chair and whoever's sat around this table has benefitted from your willingness to identify 'what's the right thing to work on -- what's the right thing to put resources behind, and what's the right set of priorities to pursue.'	
SOT NANCY GRASMICK		(sot nancy grasmick)
'I've been very privileged. thank you.'	
CUT SHOT AND THEN WS NSG		(narrator track)
dr. grasmick leaves after 20 years at the helm... with maryland #1 in the nation for the past three years...	
		this has been news from the board, with  msde tv.	
CREDITS/BULLETIN/FADE		(MUSIC FULL & FADE)