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Make a Plan for CS Education in Your District

Make a Computer Science Education Plan for Your District

CSForAll SCRIPT Program

The SCRIPT — the Strategic CSforALL Resource & Implementation Planning Tool — is a framework to guide teams of school & district leaders, staff, and educators through collaborative visioning, self-assessment & goal-setting exercises to create or expand upon a CS education implementation plan for their students.

Learn more about the CSForAll SCRIPT

Key Areas for systems change

Leadership

Teacher Capacity and Development

Teacher Capacity and Development

A single advocate cannot implement CSforALL alone from a classroom. School and District admin must be involved.

Teacher Capacity and Development

Teacher Capacity and Development

Teacher Capacity and Development

While initial PD is important, it is not the only component of a rigorous and sustainable CSforALL implementation. 

Curriculum and Materials Selection and Refinement

Curriculum and Materials Selection and Refinement

Curriculum and Materials Selection and Refinement

CSforALL has 800+ members on their site who offer content to students or teachers. Even once you identify a curriculum, teachers almost always modify the curriculum to meet their need.

Partners & Community

Curriculum and Materials Selection and Refinement

Curriculum and Materials Selection and Refinement

Schools are not the only source of learning for students and teachers. 

What community members and partners can help in CSforALL? 

CSForNY State Summit District Planning Sessions

Some Suggested Next STeps

Research: Talk to People

Talk to different stakeholders across your district to gain an initial understanding of where computer science exists within courses and programs around your district and where it does not exist. Find your internal champions to invite to your CS education planning team. Think about partners like nonprofits, families, community members, and local industry who might be able to help. 

Build: Create Your CS Education Planning Team

Identify and invite a diverse coalition of planning team members. Teams may consist of school & district leaders, teachers from different grade levels, non-instructional staff, school counselors, registrars library media specialists, community members, industry partners, parents, and/or students. Set a regular schedule for meetings and identify a facilitator to send meeting invites, create agendas, & run meetings.

Plan: Schedule a SCRIPT Workshop or Dedicate Planning Time

A SCRIPT workshop helps school district teams to plan their next steps for creating K-12 CS education pathways for all students. Contact CSForAll to learn about upcoming workshops or schedule a workshop with a local facilitator. Creating a plan will help you determine your implementation strategy for systems-level change in five key areas: leadership, teacher capacity and development, materials & curriculum selection, partners, and community. 

Learn More + Contact CSForAll

Evaluate: Decide What & How to Collect Data

Design and deliver a survey to understand where CS is being taught in your district. Design the survey so that you can deliver it annually to measure growth. Design your survey with equity in mind to make sure ALL students receive computer science and that all teachers feel confident in teaching the subject.

Prepare: Train and Support Teachers

Depending on your district's needs, your teachers may need CS professional development, an approved CS certification program, robust curriculum aligned to the NYS Standards, or all of the above. Different teachers may need different levels of support, certification pathways, and/or instructional coaching. 

Partner: Utilize Your Local Resources

After you identify training needs, you'll need funding, volunteers, after school and outside of school time programs, and university partners that align with your CS district plan

Connect: Join Local & National CS Communities

All districts in New York are learning how to implement CS together. Join organizations such as NYSCATE, CSTA (and your local chapter), ISTE, and CSForAll to connect with the local & national CS education communities for support.

Reflect: Determine Areas for Improvement

Continue to reflect and collect data for program improvement as you roll out CS education to all students. Identify additional supports as needed.

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