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SLATE - BOARD NEWS		(sot music full)
	
SOT JIM FORAN'SOT JIM RACE CU' @ 110:52-59CG - JIM FORAN         ASS'T. SUP'T., DIV. OF ACADEMIC         REFORM & INNOVATION		(sot jim foran)
'As a matter of fact, the comment was, they're not sure that all 12 of the states will make it to the finish line of Race to the Top...'	
CLASSROOM VIDEO		(narrator track)
the u-s department of education will hold 'feet to the fire' when it comes to doling out Billions in race to the top dollars.	
SOT JIM FORAN'SOT JIM RACE CU' @ 1110:35-40SLATE - RACE TO THE TOP		(sot jim foran)
'The amount of flexibility is limited -- the goals are going to stay as they are uh, very tight, with perhaps the means to those goals being somewhat looser.'	
SLATE - JANUARY 24, 2012		(narrator track)
maryland receives a quarter billion  over four years.	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT 'SOT JAMES ' I WAS THERE' @ 112:58-59		(sot james degraffenreidt)
' ... was a constructive meeting...'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
at a monthly meeting with maryland, 	
		u-s-d-e spelled it out -- 	
		rigorous standards remain the same.	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT - SAME CLIP @ '113:110-40CG - JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT         PRES., MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'... the question is resource allocation and the conflict that occurs as you approach the transition from the old way of measuring performance to the new way of measuring performance...'	
CLASSROOM VIDEO		(narrator track)
states SUCH AS MARYLAND look for flexibility as they spend the money -- how much on older systems? 	
SOT BERNIE SADUSKY '9A SOT BERNIE' @115:12-13		(sot bernie sadusky)
'... because we're on one accountability system...'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
-- and how much on the new? -- as they  	
		transition to common core.	
SOT BERNIE SADUSKY'9A BERNIE' @ 114:37-42CG - BERNIE SADUSKY         MD SCHOOLS SUP'T., INTERIM		(sot bernie sadusky)
'... the issue of Common Core, and the issue of international standards...'	
NAT FULL CLASSROOM TEACHER		(NAT FULL)
'tba'	
HOLDING CLASSROOM VIDEO		(NARRATOR TRACK)
and ALL THE WHILE, maryland LAUNCHes A NEW EVALUATION SYSTEM TO MEASURE TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS.	
		more on common core and evaluations in a moment.	
SLATE - RACE FOCUS: EARLY CHILDHOOD                         EDUCATION		JANUARY'S 'RACE FOCUS' CENTERS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.	
NAT FULL CLAPS '9B ROLF @ TABLE'		(nat full)
'applause'	
DIZZ TO KINDERGARTNERS FILE		(narrator track)
the state applied for -- 	
		and won in late december -- a 50-million dollar 'challenge' grant to advance school readiness.	
GRAPHICSCHOOL READINESS*49% - 200181% - 2010*CHILDREN ENTERING SCHOOL   READY TO LEARN		already maryland boasts sterling achievement here -- 	
		improving it's 'school readiness' mark from 49-percent in two-thousand-one --	
		to 81-percent in 20-ten.	
SOT ROLF GRAFWALLNER '9B ROLF SOT' @ 117:32-35		(sot rolf grafwallner)
'it's for four years -- we have 50-million dollars available...'	
SOT ROLF GRAFWALLNER --'9D MORE ROLF - HIGH ACCOUNTABILITY' @ 118:49-58CG - ROLF GRAFWALLNER         ASS'T. SUP'T., DIV. OF EARLY          CHILDHOOD EDUCATION		(sot rolf grafwallner)
'... they want to see high account -- high quality accountable programs. What that means is they want to have programs that are reliable for families and for children.'	
MORE PRESCHOOLERS & GRAPHICEARLY CHILDHOOD - $50M- EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS- TIERED QUALITY RATING SYSTEM- EARLY CHILDHOOD BREAKTHROUGH   CENTER- INTERVENTION PROGRAMS		(narrator track)
among ten projects maryland submitted with its winning grant application: 	
		- one which will establish local early childhood councils --	
		- one to implement a tiered quality rating and improvement system --	
		- another to establish a 'breakthrough center' to build better programs --	
		- and one which will start early interventions to address health and behavioral needs.	
NAT FULL PRESCHOOLERS		(nat full)
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DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio)
	
SLATE - 3RD WAVE OF REFORM		(narrator track)
over the next few years, maryland educators push through the huge third wave of school reform.	
SOT MARY CARY 1029 @ 120:09-14CG - MARY CARY         ASS'T. SUP'T., DIV. OF INSTRUCTION		(sot mary cary)
'There will be a convergence especially in the year 14-15...'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
by then they'll have written and adapted maryland's common core state curriculum to national standards.	
		that includes english and math -- and tests to match.	
SOT MARY CARY 1032 @ 122:13-23		(sot mary cary)
'The pilot performance evaluation system in all 24 LEA's is next year...'	
USE SHOT OF PAPER 1032		(narrator track)
NEXT YEAR BEING THIS FALL -- SCHOOLYEAR 12-THRU-13.	
NAT FULL TEACHER		(nat full)
'tba'	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
then -- final tweaks and the new teacher evaluation system in SCHOOLYEAR 13-14.	
BERNIE & BETTY WALKUPCG - EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS COUNCIL		RIGHT NOW, STATE SUPERINTENDENT BERNIE SADUSKY AND MARYLAND STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION VICE PRESIDENT BETTY WELLER co-chair the group considering those tweaks.	
MD MAP W/COUNTIES OUTLINED		they're being suggested --	
		RIGHT NOW -- 	
		by the seven pilot jurisdictions: baltimore city, and baltimore, charles, kent, PRINCE GEORGE'S', queen anne's, and st. mary's counties.	
SOT BERNIE SADUSKY FROM '1146 SOT'S BERNIE & BETTY @ TOP		(sot bernie sadusky)
'This has been a trial error learning process. The ultimate goal was always to increase student achievement, development of our teachers, and people are focused on that goal. However there may be people who will have to leave the system as a result of tying this growth to them.'	
SOT BETTY WELLER '1139 BETTY HQ PROF DEVEL' @ 130:53-03CG- BETTY WELLER        VP, MD STATE EDUCATION ASS'N.		(sot betty weller)
'We're very pleased because the point was made by Dr. Sadusky that it should be done with great cooperation and collaboration which all seven of the pilots reported.'	
GRAPHIC:CHALLENGES:- NON-TESTED AREAS (69%) - TEACHER OF RECORD - 1. HIGHLY EFFECTIVE   2. EFFECTIVE   3. NOT EFFECTIVE   4. TRANSITIONAL 4TH CATEGORY?		(narrator track)
challenges remain in linking student growth to teacher evaluations.	
		- how to evaluate teachers in non-tested areas --	
		- determining the 'teacher of record' in classes with multiple teachers --	
		- and possibly a transitional 'holding' category for teachers switched to another subject area or grade level.	
SOT BERNIE SADUSKY 1152 'BETTY SIDE' @ 137:54-06(HOLDING GRAPHIC OVER THE TOP)		(sot bernie sadusky)
'So what we will develop in this state, is a collaborative model that work. That's not to say that it will work the first time -- if it needs to be modified, because we need to try it.' (tight oq)	
DIP TO BLACK AND BACK		(fade audio)
	
SLATE - BOARD BRIEFS1232 'ANN SIDE + PAPER' 1234 'JOHN CU & PAN BERNIE'		(narrator track)
in board briefs -- 	
		maryland applies FOR FLEXIBILITY -- 	
		ESSENTIALLY A WAIVER -- IN SOME CATEGORIES OF THE BUSH-ERA 'ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT' -- 	
ANN CU (TOP OF SAME 1232 CLIP)		MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 'NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND.' 	
WS OF MARY AND ANN 1157 @ 140:42 MARY 'MOST UPDATED' 		THIS VERY DETAILED WORK --	
		AND THE LIKELY APPLICATION IN FEBRUARY --	
		ALLOWS STATES TO STILL HIT FEDERAL EDUCATION TARGETS -- AS THEY TRANSITION TO RACE TO THE TOP.	
CUBE WIPE SOT 1519 SOT'S GATES & KATHI @ 147:45-50CG - JAMES GATES         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION(COVER W/CUT OF KATHI)		(cube wipe SoT)
'What's the relationship between lifetime earning, or perhaps getting a college degree or --'	
SOT JAMES GATES - SAME CLIP @ 147:53-00		(sot james gates)
'or if i become a dishwasher, what's the average salary that I can expect -- are those things covered?	
SOT KATHI OLIVER - SAME CLIP @ 148:07-10 (COVER W/CUTSHOT)		(sot kathi oliver)
'Yes indeed, that is part of the curriculum...'	
SOT KATHI OLIVER - SAME CLIP @ 138:44-CG - KATHI OLIVER         ASS'T. SUP'T., CAREER & COLLEGE         READINESS		(sot kathi oliver)
'... they start with a budget. What it costs to live, and then what one could expect to earn at various -- in various different careers.'	
1521 'DUKES & AUD' (CUTS OF THE AUDIENCE HERE -- AND WS 'BOARD LOOP')		(narrator track)
maryland schools deploy financial literacy courses now in grades three-thru-12.	
		they started this past fall.	
		the board granted waivers to three systems: charles, garrett, and montgomery counties -- they'll all start this coming fall.	
CUBE WIPE SOT 1523 'AUD SIDE' @ 150:41-43		(SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT)
' ... We began our study in 2009...'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
the board produces a report next month on long-term student suspensions.	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT 1524 SOT JAMES SUSPENSIONS' @ 150:54-		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'They find themselves at a disadvantage that gets compounded if there are longer term absences...'	
SHOTS OF THE BOARD		(narrator track)
in short -- it asks schools to cut back on long-term suspensions and expulsions.	
CUBE WIPE NAT FULL		(nat full)
(Madhu offcam) 'Everyone -- just a hand!' (applause)	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator track)
and the board thanks interim superintendent bernie sadusky --	
		and congratulates him on maryland's number one ranking by 'education week' -- for the fourth year in a row!	
SLATE - MSDE TV               COPYRIGHT, 2012		this is news from the board -- with msde tv.	
BULLETIN/CREDITS/FADE		(music full and fade)