• Our original budget for the $50,000 award included 50% allocation to professional development and curriculum development. To date we have spent 53% of our budget in those areas.

• 35% of our original budget was allocated for hardware and software. To date 40% has been spent in that area.

• The remaining 15% of the budget was allocated for site visits to other schools and staffing supports. To date 7% of our spending has gone to those areas.

• By the time we expend the remaining budget, over 65% will have gone to support teacher professional and curriculum development.

Year One Highlights

The focus for year one was on building the capacity of the computer science cohort team. The year was cut short due to the Covid shutdown. Some of the TLS coaches did a site visit to Loess Hills.

Year Two Highlights

Year two started with the decision to use CS in SF for kindergarten through second grade, and code.org for third grade. Purchases to support the curriculum were made. Some of these items included Hello Ruby books, Twister mats, and Bee Bots.

Year Three Highlights

Year three continued with building teacher capacity in our ever expanding computer science cohort group. We were also finally able to host a community Family STEAM Night! More device purchases were made. These included Dash and Dot Robots, HexBugs, Circuit Kits, and Arties.