• For the 2019 - 2020 school year, the program will be implemented at Richardson Elementary, with one classroom at each grade level, K-3, operating as a computer science classroom. Those four classrooms will integrate computer science intro their reading and math curriculums utilizing resources from Sioux City's Loess Hills Elementary School, Code.org, and others that may be discovered in the planning phase.

• Two - four teachers will be selected or recruited from current staff to form the computer science cohort team that will be responsible for the implementation of the computer science curriculum in 2020-2021. As a vertical team, they will work together to plan instructional progressions while also serving as thought partners for challenges and questions that will arise as they plan and begin implementation.

• To expand the program, the preliminary plan is to integrate computer science into core content areas. Starting with a few teachers, we will create a team of "trainers" from participating classroom teachers and district instructional coaches that will be tasked with sharing their knowledge and experience with other teachers. The goal is that from the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 school years is to increase the number of classes at each grade level that teach and integrate computer science, until all classrooms have integrated the instruction into literacy and math. This plan will be reinforced if a new elementary is able to be constructed with the next two - three years that will bring both buildings together. Building design will include spaces for collaborative learning for students and staff as well as infrastructure to support whole school computer science learning.

2018 - 2019

• March - CSE Award!

2019-2020 (First year)

• Richardson Cohort started teaching computer science to their students before the COVID shutdown. (piloted 1 class per grade level for kindergarten through third grades)

• The Richardson Cohort looked at the Loess Hills Blueprint

• Began looking at CSTA Standards, noting important verbs, nouns, and writing learning targets

• Lincoln teachers expressed interest in joining Richardson on their computer science journey

2020-2021 (Second year)

• One teacher per grade level at both buildings teaching computer science in kindergarten - third graders

• Ribbon cutting for the newly made Richardson STEAM Lab that was made possible through the Richardson PTO

• Pilot teachers shared integration activities at cohort meetings

• Continued work of unpacking the CSTA Standards and began to select grade level priority standards

• Awarded the Iowa Professional Development Fund Grant

• Partnered with NewBoCo for the cohort meetings and to plan and deliver a five day teacher workshop in June

• Celebrated Computer Science Week in kindergarten through third grades with virtual activities, including a virtual Family Coding event, daily activities based on Hello Ruby, and community videos about the impact of computer science on careers

• Elementary specials teachers integrated computer science activities during Computer Science Week

• Both schools expanded to teaching cs to all students

• Addition of a half time Computer Science Integration Coach

• Expanded computer science instruction to 4th - 6th grades for all students

• All K-3 Richardson/Lincoln students had computer science for both hybrid and in-person learning. Students received either an in-person or virtual cs lesson each week.

2021-2022 (Third year)

• Lincoln School cohort members started teaching computer science to their own classes

• December - Hosted a national virtual Family Coding Night

• Elementary specials teachers integrated computer science activities during Computer Science Week

• Library Specialists integrated computer science during library classes

• Lincoln PTG builds a STEAM Lab via local grant funding

• Computer Science Integration Coach position became a full time position

• Middle School PTO began writing grants to begin creating a STEAM Lab in their building

• Middle School got their first devices...Finch, Spheros, and Tello drones

• Added a computer science teacher at the middle school for seventh and eighth grades

• Add computer science integration to preschool

• Added a preschool teacher to the cohort team

• Added a special ed teacher to the cohort team

• Cohort group grew to 17 members

• Celebrated Computer Science Week PreK - 8th grade, with an emphasis on computational thinking

• Elementary specials teachers integrated computer science during Computer Science Week

• Looked at Math and Reading priority standards to find ways to support those standards with computer science integration

• Offered First LEGO League Intro to students at specific grade levels during the after school program (Richardson 1st grade, Lincoln 2nd and 3rd)

• Hosted a very successful Family STEAM Night with community partners

• Created a "One Stop Shop" that houses the computer science priority standards and resources for Kindergarten through eighth grade.