Goals & Strategies
CS4RI believes we should teach CS for many different reasons:
Citizenship & Civic Engagement
Competencies & Literacies
Economic and Workforce Development
Equity and Citizenship
Technological, Social & Scientific Innovation
School Reform & Improvement
Personal Agency, Joy and Fulfillment
CS4RI Priorities
CS4RI Goals and Strategies:
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 among underrepresented populations
- BPC Course
- Recruitment Strategies
- Posters
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 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
- Data Guidance
- Data Dashboard
Obtain adequate funding
- Federal Funding – (HS Grant and CAL Grant)
- State Funding – (State Budget)
- Private Funding – (Citizens, Infosys, other)
