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NAT FULL 'HS REEL - 1ST MARK'CG - BANNER - BOARD NEWS                        JULY 24, 2012		(nat full)
'peter Johnson -- a monster hit...'	
SOT IVAN WALKS '51 SOT IVAN' @ MARKERCG - IVAN WALKS         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot ivan walks)
'From the time I was a kid -- everybody -- aw he's got a concussion -- you'll be fine.'	
NAT FULL 'HS REEL - 2ND MARK'		(nat full)
'Hit the guy!'	
SOT NED SPARKS '55' @ 6TH MARK'CG - NED SPARKS         EXEC. DIR., ATHLETIC PROGRAMS		(sot ned sparks)
'There's been signficant information concerning concussion...'	
NAT FULL 'HS REEL - 3RD MARK'		(nat full)
'check out this hit of the night... ouch!'	
SOT TOM HEARN '53 TOM HEARN @ 2ND MARKCG - TOM HEARN         PARENT, MONTGOMERY COUNTY		(sot tom hearn)
'I've two high school children, a boy and a girl, both play sports...'	
NAT FULL - 'TEXAS SOCCER'		(nat full)
'music full'	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
new emphasis on the dangers of concussion -- 	
		for girls and boys -- 	
BOARD WS		prompts emergency regulations by the state board.	
SOT NED SPARKS '56 NED SPARKS' 2 3RD MARK(COVER W/MORE CONCUSSION FILETAPE)		(sot ned sparks)
'if you think about other groups like the NFL and colleges and things like that -- they've all you know  been a part of this whole wave. So this is new information, this is information that was certainly part of what we're learning in regard to the physical health and safety of our youngsters.'	
MORE HIGH SCHOOL 		(narrator track)
acting protectively before the fall-ball season, the board passes rules to require training for coaches regarding brain injuries.	
SOT IVAN WALKS		(sot ivan walks)
'I don't know the best way to communicate the seriousness of this issue...'	
MORE CONCUSSION & ROLLING VIDEO UNDER & GRAPHIC:EMERGENCY REGULATIONS:- CONCUSSION RISK & MANAGEMENT- RECOGNITION OF SYMPTOMS- REMOVAL & RETURN TO PLAY- MEDICAL ASSESSMENT- INFORMATION FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS		(narrator track)
by the end of august, each school system must train all coaches in concussion risk and management -- 	
		recognition of symptoms.	
		They'll study criteria for removal and return to play,	
		including medical assessments --	
		and information for parents and guardians.	
SOT NED SPARKS		(sot ned sparks)
'I think that when you're talking about the health of kids --'	
POT SOUND UNDER AND HOLD& QUICK SHOT OF ATHLETES		(narrator track)
ned sparks stands at the forefront of educators' effort to best protect student athletes.	
SOT NED SPARK BACK UP FULL		(sot ned sparks)
'You're talkin' about something that needs to be a part of everything we do.'	
BACKTIME TOM HEARN		(narrator track)
parents agree.	
SOT TOM HEARN		(sot tom hearn)
'These regulations that are being adopted today will require more specific procedures about what you do in managing concussions during the season.'	
BOARD WS		(narrator track)
a task force will report back in in six months on, among other things,  suggestions for how to better prevent concussions in the first place.	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio)

SLATE - MSA RESULTSSOT CAROLINE WOOD '11 SOT CW' @ MARK		(sot caroline wood)
'The tests are given in March of each year in grades 3 thu 8...'	
SCHOOL STUDENTS FILETAPE		(narrator track)
nearly 370-thousand maryland students tested -- in the maryland school assessments.	
SOT CAROLYN WOOD '12 SOT CW'CG - CAROLYN WOOD         ASS'T. SUP'T., ACCOUNTABILITY,         ASSESSMENT, & DATA SYSTEMS		(sot carolyn wood)
'We notice that nearly 9 out of 10 elementary students in grades 3,4, and 5 met or exceeded the performance standards in reading and mathematics.'	
NAT FULL ELEM. CLASSROOM		(NAT FULL CLASSROOM)
'ambient'	
STUDENTS & FREEZE GRAPHICMSA: ELEMENTARY GRADESREADING - 88.2% MEET OR EXCEEDMATH       - 87.7%		(NARRATOR TRACK)
more than 88-percent in reading -- 	
		nearly 88-percent in math.	
		in middle school --	
NAT FULL - MS CLASSROOM		(nat full)
'ambient'	
STUDENTS & FREEZE GRAPHICMSA: MIDDLE SCHOOLREADING - 82.1% MEET OR EXCEEDMATH       - 76.2 %		(narrator track)
more than 82-percent meet or exceed in reading --	
		more than 76-percent in math.	
		in its tenth year now --	
BACKTIME CAM MOVE '14 SOT CW' @ MARK		THE STATE LOOKS TO PUSH STUDENTS TOWARD EVEN HIGHER PERFORMANCE.	
SOT CAROLYN WOOD (ABOVE)		(sot carolyn wood)
'So we also want to look beyond the proficient results to the set of students who are beyond -- achieving beyond that at the advanced level.'	
FREEZE AND GRAPHICMSA - ADVANCED READINGELEMENTARY  2003           2012                            17.5%         36.4%MIDDLE             25.6%         43.9%		(narrator track)
ELEMENTARY: ADVANCED READING.	
		FROM 17-TO MORE THAN 36-PERCENT.	
		MIDDLE SCHOOL:	
		FROM 25 TO NEARLY 44-PERCENT.	
MSA - ADVANCED MATHELEMENTARY  2003           2012                            12.1%         40.3%MIDDLE             13.3%         31.8%		the jump in advanced elementary math soared in ten years -- from 12-to-40-percent.	
		in middle school it more than doubled.	
'19 EBBY SIDESHOT'		lagging scores in some subgroups remain a concern -- 	
BACKTIME CAROLYN '21 SOT WOOD' @ MARK		(sot carolyn wood)
'We certainly haven't closed the gaps but we are making progress in that direction.'	
'20 EBBY BUD'		(narrator track)
particularly in the subgroup of african american students.	
SOT IVAN WALKS '23 IVAN SOT' @ MARK		(sot ivan walks)
'I'm looking at this in light of the fact that the FARMS, the Special Ed, the ELL students all seem to be getting better...'	
SOT LILLIAN LOWERY '24 SOT LL @ 1ST MARK(COVER TOP W/'ROLL THE RACK'CG - LILLIAN LOWERY         MD SCHOOLS SUP'T.		(SOT LILLIAN LOWERY)
'One of the things that I think is going to help us with this gap as we move into middle school is the targeted professional development we're giving the teachers, providing the teachers around the implementation of Common Core State Standards...'	
SOT LILLIAN LOWERY - SAME CLIP @ 2ND MARK		(sot lillian lowery)
'... the other thing that I think will be most helpful is with the Teacher Leader Effectiveness work that we're doing...'	
SOT IVAN WALKS '29 SOT IVAN @ MARK		(sot ivan walks)
'Whatever they already have is working for some groups. And so it may not be just the content with respect to math and reading that has to be taught. It may also be dealing with some of the cultural issues, some of the social issues, some of the other issues...'	
STUDENTS FILETAPE		(narrator track)
overall, schools and systems work to meet improvement targets that increase each year.	
GRAPHIC: FREEZE GRAPHICS SUBGROUPSSUBGROUPS:- 16,962                         (WIPE TO)-  95%                           (WIPE TO)- 16, 141 MET TARGET		among subgroups -- of 16,962 total in maryland --	
		95% -- or 16, 141 -- met their learning target in 2012.	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio)

SLATE - SEED SCHOOLSOT PYPER DAVIS '39' @ MARKCG - PYPER DAVIS          DIRECTOR OF ACADEMICS, SEED          SCHOOL		(sot PYPER DAVIS)
'Back in 2006, SEED worked with many state leaders to create the nation's first statewide public, college-preparatory boarding school for at-risk youth.'	
SHOTS OF SEED SCHOOL 		(narrator track)
'seed' opened in oh-eight -- with a focus on at-risk, mostly african-american students.	
		each year, it updates the board on its progress.	
SOT KATE WALSH '48 KATE' @ 1ST MARKCG - KATE WALSH         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot kate walsh)
'What do you find has the most impact of the things that you do, I mean, what do you think the recipe is?	
SOT KHALEK KIRKLAND '48 KATE' @ 2ND MARKCG - KHALEK KIRKLAND         HEAD OF SCHOOL, SEED SCHOOL OF 		(sot khalek kirkland)
'So the first thing is you have to have people who believe that students of African-American descent, who are title one, FARM students CAN do...'	
MORE SEED SCHOOL EXT'S		(narrator track)
the six-thru-10th grade school adds a sixth-grade class each year and will grow the school to 12th grade by 20-15.	
		it targets college for these kids -- with an intensive 'believe in yourself' attitude.	
SOT KHALEK KIRKLAND '48 KATE' @ 3RD MARK 		(sot khalek kirkland)
'We make no mistake that we think that the 24-hour live-in component plays a huge role in that. Uh, involving parents, so that's one thing that we did that was different this year. So every week, our parents receive a weekly progress report as to how their child is doing.'	
MORE SHOTS SEED		(narrator track)
the school suffers through some bumpy test scores to date.	
		but most students entering 'seed' already are behind, so the school expects improvement.	
		this year it anticipates 388 students in grades six-thru-ten.	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio)

SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'Welcome!'-- (cam pullback)	
		'Thank you...'	
HOLDING SHOT		(narrator track)
in board briefs, the board welcomes 	
		eh-beh-here-AH-MEE	
		IN-EGG-BEN-AH-BORE -- 	
SLATE - BOARD BRIEFS		as new student member from baltimore County.	
WIPE SLATE - SUPERINTENT'S UPDATESOT LILLIAN LOWERY '		(SOT LILLIAN LOWERY)
'... travel the state of Maryland to get to know people where they live -- and it's been an absolute joy to do that...'	
SLATE - BOARD BRIEFS		(narrator track)
new state superintendent lillian lowery travels --	
		meets and greets in month one.	
SOT LILLIAN LOWERY		(sot lillian lowery)
'We did have one here at the state of Maryland where everyone came and they go to 'vet me' appropriately ...' (James laughs)	
WIPE SOT VO		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'so I get to -- change chairs.'	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
and the board elected new officers.	
		four-year president james degraffenreidt steps aside --	
		vice-president charlene dukes assumes   the role of president. 	
		and mary kay finan is vice president.	
MSDE TV & COPY		this has been news from the board, with msde tv.	
BULLETIN/CREDITS		(music full & fade)