In 2018, Burlington Public Schools was one of the first public school districts in the country to formally commit to and join CSforALL. Since that time, the BPS EdTech Team and Computer Science teachers have worked to develop a PreK-12 CS Roadmap in which all BPS students have access to and experience Computer Science lessons and activities. After meeting our first commitment to ensure that all BPS students have access to Computer Science in 2022, we have recommitted to the program’s mission and now have a new focus to engage more female and underrepresented groups in the Computer Science Innovative Pathways at Burlington High School.
Thank you to the BPS Staff, Burlington School Committee, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Burlington Community for their continued support of the BPS CSforALL program!
Burlington Public Schools CSforALL 2024 Commitment
By the end of the 2026 academic year, BPS has committed to increase the involvement of female students and English language learners in Computer Science through targeted CS education, school coding programs, and mentorship from women in tech.
Key Stakeholders and Collaborators
School Administrators: Allocate time and resources for Computer Science programs as well as support for classroom instruction at PreK-12.
Teachers and Digital Learning Coaches: Integrate language support into Computer Science lessons by ensuring that all students in Burlington have access to curriculum, applications, and lessons in our CSforALL program.
Female Mentors in Tech: Provide mentorship and career exposure through our Flipped Internship Program.
Community Partners: Offer workshops and mentor support to enhance participation.
The CSforALL Movement
Mission: CSforALL’s mission is to make high-quality computer science an integral part of the educational experience of all K-12 students and teachers and to support student pathways to college and career success.
Leadership: The CSforALL team has deep cross-functional expertise in CS education that includes policy work at the local, state, and national levels, school and district innovation, teaching, and research. The CSforALL Consortium was launched in September 2016 with the advisement and support of a steering committee that included the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), the College Board, the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), and the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT).
Strategy: CSforALL sets a collective agenda together with our membership of content providers, education associations, researchers, and supporters to help schools and districts provide all students with rigorous K-12 computer science education. We serve as a platform for connecting diverse stakeholders, providing support to new and developing initiatives, tracking and sharing progress, and communicating about the work to local and national audiences.
Computer Science for All is a bold initiative to empower all US students from kindergarten through high school to learn computer science (CS) and be equipped with the computational thinking skills they need to be creators in the digital economy, not just consumers, and to be active citizens in our technology-driven world. Our economy is rapidly shifting, and educators, policy makers, families, and business leaders are increasingly recognizing that CS is a “new basic” skill necessary for economic opportunity and social mobility.
CSforALL as an organization builds on efforts already being led by parents, teachers, school districts, states, and private sector leaders from across the country.
CSforALL grew out of the work done by the New York City Foundation for Computer Science (CSNYC) in 2013 to launch the CS4All 10-year public/private initiative in New York City. Beginning in 2016, CSNYC expanded its focus to supporting the national CS education community, and changed its name to CSforALL to represent the full scope of the organization’s programs.
Supporters of CSforALL
In 2018, CSforALL and SFE (Siegel Family Endowment) initiated an innovative partnership designed to accelerate CSforALL’s ability to pursue their work on a national scale and broaden their impact. CSforALL operates in partnership with Siegel Family Endowment. The two organizations share office space and pursue independent strategic agendas while collaborating in areas of common interest. SFE provides operational support and resources to CSforALL to help advance its work on a nationwide scale. SFE provides substantial funding for CSforALL’s operating expenses, allowing the team to focus on projects most directly related to achieving our mission. This unique affiliation allows CSforALL to remain an independent 501(c)(3) organization, and to collaborate with SFE on strategic initiatives and areas of overlap.
CSforALL thanks the corporations and foundations that support strategic initiatives aligned with our vision to support local change, serve students with rigor and equity and build the CS education movement.