Goals & Strategies

CS4RI believes we should teach CS for many different reasons:

Citizenship & Civic Engagement

Citizenship & Civic Engagement

Competencies & Literacies

Competencies & Literacies

Economic and Workforce Development

Economic and Workforce Development

Equity and Citizenship

Technological, Social & Scientific Innovation
School Reform & Improvement

Technological, Social & Scientific Innovation

School Reform & Improvement

Personal Agency, Joy and Fulfillment

Personal Agency, Joy and Fulfillment

CS4RI Priorities

CS4RI Goals and Strategies:

Capacity Building

Build capacity to provide high quality CS education to ALL K-12 students in Rhode Island

  • K-12 CS District Plans - (Quick Summary/Description of each)
  • ECEP Implementation Grants
  • HS Grants
  • Coding as Another Language Grants
  • Matrix Partner Professional Development
  • School Counselor Training
  • CS Standards
  • CS Teacher Endorsement
Broaden Participation

Broaden participation among underrepresented populations

  • BPC Course
  • Recruitment Strategies
  • Posters
Strengthen Workforce

Strengthen CS workforce development

  • Pathways and CTE Programs
  • AP Course Access
  • Dual & Concurrent Enrollment
  • Two Codes Program
  • Work-Based Learning Course & Mentor Program
  • Post-Secondary Alignment
  • AI Camp
Align with Partners

Align with other state and national education and workforce efforts

  • Code.org
  • ECEP
  • CSTA National and Local
  • NCWIT
  • PrepareRI
  • CommerceRI
  • Governors Workforce Board
  • Industry Partner Advisory Committee
  • CTE Board
Make Data Driven Decisions

Make data driven decisions

  • Data Guidance
  • Data Dashboard
Obtain Funding

Obtain adequate funding

  • Federal Funding – (HS Grant and CAL Grant)
  • State Funding – (State Budget)
  • Private Funding – (Citizens, Infosys, other)
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