CS For Oakland Coalition CSforALL is the national movement launched in 2016 by the White House and the National Science
Foundation,
with
the
goal
of
ensuring
every
K-12
student
in
the
U.S.
has
access
to
computer
science
education.
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) was one of the adopters and signatories to the CSforALL commitments,
pledging
to
expand
CS
offerings
equitably
across
its
schools.
Challenge & Opportunity: While 34% of middle school students are enrolled in CS courses in OUSD,
these
numbers
drop
significantly
in
high
school.
Only
15%
of
high
school
students
are
enrolled
across
OUSD’s
15 high
schools.
And
8 high
schools
in
the
district
do
not
offer
any
CS
courses.
CS for Oakland Mission: To Ensure all Oakland youth are empowered with skills and knowledge of
CS
(and
AI)
in
order
to
develop
and
utilize
technology
in
an
ethical
manner
and
address
the
challenges
and
opportunities
in
our
community
and
world.
Key Stakeholders: Oakland Unified School District, Oakland Public Education Fund, the Kapor Foundation,
Salesforce.org,
CS
for
CA
Current Priorities: ● Teacher Professional Development: Teacher training over the summer and during the academic
year
to
prepare
the
design
and
implementation
of
an
AI
course
unit
offered
to
~1000
middle
school
students.
● Classroom Implementation: Resourcing for teachers to implement CS lesson plans and units,
including
the
hiring
of
high
school
instructors,
resulting
in
500
high
school
students
taking
the
AP
CS
exam
and
120
students
enrolling
in
CS
coursework.
● Student Engagement in CS/AI Exposure Activities: District-wide, student-facing exposure
activities
such
as
robotics
activations
and
STEM
fairs
to
build
a
pipeline
of
interest
in
CS
across
~1300
elementary,
middle
and
high
school
students
and
their
families.
Current Needs: ● Sustained district leadership buy-in to stay aligned with OUSD priorities, particularly amidst
the
OUSD
Superintendent
transition.
● Effective steering committee leadership to help the district advance policy goals such as requiring
all
schools
to
offer
CS,
influencing
teacher
professional
development,
curriculum
development
and
approval.
● Funding multiplication to ensure that this work can be sustained over time.