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SOT ANN CHAFINBANNER -  BOARD NEWS               APRIL 23, 2013 -UNDERWIPE-               		(sot ann chafin)
' -- how many times you heard -- 'shelter in place' this week? How many times you heard the word 'lockdown?'	
BOSTON MARATHON VIDEOCG - APRIL 19, 2013         BOSTON, MA		(narrator track)
in boston IN APRIL -- 	
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'boom'	
HOLDING VIDEO		(narrator)
terrorists blOw up the marathon.	
SANDY HOOK FILETAPECG - DECEMBER 14, 2012         NEWTOWN, CT		at sandy hook in december --	
		a gunman murderS students.	
		in A SIGN OF THE TIMES -- 	
SOT CHUCK BUCKLER '67 @ 1		(sot chuck buckler)
'We wanted to see if there were any gaps -- any holes that we needed to fit...'	
BINDER - NEW GUIDELINES		(narrator track)
the board UPDATES emergency guidelines for local school systems, created A DECADE AGO.	
SOT CHUCK BUCKLERCG - CHUCK BUCKLER         EXEC. DIR., STUDENT, FAMILY &         SCHOOL SUPPORT 		(SOT CHUCK BUCKLER)
'We looked at policies from across the country and what other states have --'	
MORE SANDY HOOK		(narrator track)
maryland dives into detail right after sandy hook -- 	
		even to the extent of the type of language used.	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT '73 @ 1CG - JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'Has that language been vetted by you know, fire department officials -- utility officials?' 	
SOT SALLY DORMAN '73 @ 2NDCG - SALLY DORMAN        SCHOOL CLIMATE & SAFETY TEAM        LEADER, MSDE		(sot sally dorman)
'One of the things that we made a recommendation that you may have seen in one of the plans there is not to use code words  -- that's well established -- code red or yellow, but as a visitor or parent you may not know what that is...'	
CELLPHONE CU		(narrator track)
some wonder about cellphones.	
SOT JAMES GATES '74 @ 1 & 2 & 3CG - JAMES GATES         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot james gates)
'If I -- God forbid there was one of my children in such a situation -- I would have liked for them to maybe get access to this electronically? -- Because that's how this generation talks to itself.'	
SOT ANN CHAFINCG - ANN CHAFIN        ASS'T. SUP'T., STUDENT, FAMILY &        SCHOOL SUPPORT		(sot ann chafin)
'There are some systems that still maintain that they want no electronics in the classroom and take them away when they're found.'	
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'tba' 	
SANDY HOOK		(narrator track)
above all -- the updated guidelines hammer home the importance of practice in the schools.	
SOT SALLY DORMAN '72 @ 1		(SOT SALLY DORMAN)
'If the school personnel, the students and the parents know these six drills, and they are evacuation, reverse evacuation, shelter in place -- lockdown, drop, cover & hold, and the severe weather -- you know what to do for ANY emergency.'	
MORE BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
EDUCATORS STRUCTURE THE NEW GUIDELINES  as an easily-updated living document.	
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SOT JAMES GATES '18 @ 1STSLATE - NEXT GENERATION - UNDERWIPE                SCIENCE STANDARDS		(SOT JAMES GATES)
'As a scientist I just think this is so terrific that the country is -- taking a step to secure its economic future...'	
`BOARD CUTS OR SCIENCE CLASS		(narrator track)
maryland --	
		one of 26 'lead state partners' in writing the guidelines --	
		now considers adoption of the 'next generation science standards.	
SOT STEPHEN PRUITT '39 @ 1ST		(sot stephen pruitt)
'My expectation is that when a kid graduates high school -- 	
SOT STEPHEN PRUITT '39 @ 2NDCG - STEPHEN PRUITT         VP, ACHIEVE, INC.		(sot stephen pruitt)
'... that they understand the natural world around them. And that they can think critically about that world.'	
SOT STEPHEN PRUITT '40 @ 1		(sot stephen pruitt)
'It means they can actually say here's the explanation, and here's the EVIDENCE that supports that explanation.'	
SCIENCE CLASSSTEM - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,              ENGINEERING & MATH		(narrator track)
education non-profit achieve, incorporated sheperds the process.	
		the standards, which are voluntary and evidence-based, ride a wave of 'stem' reform.	
SOT JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDTCG - JAMES DEGRAFFENREIDT         MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot james degraffenreidt)
'We know the students capacity to learn this stuff is underutilized...'	
SOT DONNA STATON '36 @ 1CG - DONNA STATON        MD BOARD OF EDUCATION		(sot donna staton)
'I mean one of the criticisms that's been lodged is that there's not a lack of interest on the part of students - there's a lack of accessibility...'	
SCIENCE CLASSFREEZE VIDEO & GRAPHICGRADE-TO-GRADE PROGRESSION*:  - CORE IDEAS (CONTENT)  - SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING PRACTICES  - CROSS CUTTING CONCEPTSNEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS		(narrator track)
the standards track a grade-to-grade progression through core ideas' -- or 'content' --	
		scientific and engineering practices --	
		and what achieve calls 'cross-cutting' concepts.	
STUDENTS FILE		educators seek more stem graduates better prepared for college and career.	
SOT STEPHEN PRUITT '51 @ 1		(sot stephen pruitt)
'We're at a point now where we really have to start focusing on all kids. And this whole idea about the STEM pipeline being leaky? Which makes it sound like there's drips? It's a gusher.'	
BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
if adopted, educators must weave the standards into the maryland curriculum.	
SOT STUDENT MEMBER '59 @ TOPCG - ??         STUDENT MEMBER, MD BOARD OF         EDUCATION		(sot student member)
'How are we going to start implementing these standards, trying to improve our science curriculum?	
SOT LILLIAN LOWERY '59 @ 3CG - LILLIAN LOWERY         MD SCHOOLS SUP'T.		(sot lillian lowery)
'Because we are a Common Core State Standards state, and we have had to be very thoughtful about evidence-based reading and writing with the English Language Arts, and around the Math -- where the Math test has been changed where students not only get credit for getting the right answer but they also get credit for the thinking, the logistics behind how they formulate their answer ...'	
SOT LILLIAN LOWERY '60 @ 1 		(sot lillian lowery)
'... we are probably more ahead on some of this work than the general public knows...'	
MORE BOARD CUTS		(narrator track)
achieve aDVISEs states to take their time.	
SOT STEPHEN PRUITT '34 @ 1		(sot stephen pruitt)
'It's okay to take 3 or 4 years. The key is that there's good leadership, that there are good plans, and that there are people who are keeping their eye on the ball.'	
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SOT PENELOPE THORNTON TALLEY '94 @ 1, 2, 3, 4SLATE - RACE TO THE TOPCG - PENELOPE THORNTON TALLEY         CHIEF PERFORMANCE OFFICER		(sot penelope thorton talley)
'We have currently reviewed about 50-percent of the projects? -- We are doing some amazing work across the state of Maryland.' -nice smile - Most of the projects are on track -- we do have some challenges in some areas...' -- 	
LIST OF PROJECTS '104 @ TOP		(narrator track)
the lengthy list of race to the top projects remains a work in progress.	
WS SAME SHOT AS ABOVE		the state has pushed back --	
		slightly --	
		a deadline for LOCALS FRAMING PLANS FOR teacher/principal evaluations.	
SOT DAVE VOLRATHCG - DAVE VOLRATH         PROJECT LEAD, TEACHER/PRINCIPAL         EVALUATIONS		(sot dave volrath)
'We pushed that timeline, the superintendents had petitioned for an extension, and Dr. Lowery granted that until June the 7th -- we think that's a great idea...'	
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SLATE - SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR!		(narrator track)
finally --the board honors jack smith  -- maryland's superintendent of the year.	
SOT JACK SMITH '09 @ 1 & 2CG- JACK SMITH        MD SUP'T. OF THE YEAR, CALVERT        COUNTY		(sot jack smith)
'I've had the privelege of working in Washington state, in Tokyo, Japan, in Thailand, and in Maryland for the last 15 years, and what I've come to understand is that -- children do learn eveyrwhere -- when they get the right opportunities...'	
CG - MSDE TV		(NARRATOR TRACK)
THIS HAS BEEN NEWS FROM THE BOARD, WITH MSDE TV.	
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