Computer Science Community Operating Entity Convening

纽约市基金会提议为计算机科学（CS）教育界的思想领袖举办一次会议，以确定一个新的CS社区组织或中心的核心特征，该组织或中心可以协调和加速许多组织响应国家计算机科学全民倡议的影响。这次会议是在计算机科学教育的关键时刻召开的：计算机科学的发展势头正在增强，计算机科学越来越被认为是学生的一项基本技能。年代的教育。包括阿肯色州、罗德岛州、犹他州、布劳沃德县、纽约市和旧金山在内的许多州和学区已经宣布，将在所有K-12课程中开设CS课程。芝加哥走得更远，要求高中毕业必须学习一年的计算机科学。许多非营利组织都加入了这项工作，包括最著名的Code.org，还有计算机科学教师协会、NCWIT（国家妇女和信息技术中心）、CSNYC、MassCAN（马萨诸塞州计算机联盟网络）和扩展计算机科学途径（ECEP）联盟。本次会议旨在帮助设计一个组织，促进所有这些利益相关者的协调、合作和扩大。在为期一天的会议上，与会者将考虑、探索和询问与该提议的中央实体相关的各种因素，包括其角色、关键功能、治理和成员资格。更具体地说，这一天将包括一系列集体影响类型的活动，这些活动将支持与会者设想CS学习的长期目标，实现这些目标所需的条件，以及可能的中心实体在这些努力中可能发挥的作用。会议的结果将被综合，并发送给所有与会者。在此之后，预计拟议的组织将在电话会议中进一步完善。这项努力将把各种各样的联邦和私人组织聚集在一起，这些组织已经在为我们的学生提供计算机科学方面做了重要的工作，目标是扩大和增加计算机科学的影响和成功。

The Fund for the City of New York proposes to host a meeting for thought leaders in the computer science (CS) education community in order to identify core characteristics of a new CS community organization or hub that could serve to coordinate and accelerate the impact of the many organizations responding to the national Computer Science For All initiative. The meeting comes at a critical time in CS education: there is a building momentum, and CS is increasingly recognized as a basic skill in a student?s education. A number of states and school districts--including Arkansas, Rhode Island, Utah, Broward Country, New York City, and San Francisco--have announced that CS will be offered in all of their K-12. Chicago has gone even further, requiring a year of Computer Science for high school graduation. Many nonprofits have joined the effort, including most notably Code.org, but also the Computer Science Teachers Association, NCWIT (National Center for Women and Information Technology) CSNYC, MassCAN (Massachusetts Computer Alliance Network), and the Expanding Computer Science Pathways (ECEP) Alliance). This meeting aims to contribute to the design of an organization that facilitate the coordination, cooperation, and amplification of all of these stakeholders.At the one-day meeting, participants will consider, explore, and interrogate a variety of elements relating to this proposed central entity, including its role, key functions, governance, and membership. More specifically, the day will consist of a series of Collective Impact-type activities that will support attendees in envisioning the long-term goals of CS learning, what will be needed to achieve those goals, and the role that a possible hub entity might play in those efforts. The outcomes of the meeting will be synthesized, and sent to all participants. After that, it is expected that the proposed organization will be further refined in conference calls. This effort will bring together a diverse range of federal and private organizations who are already leading important work to bring CS to our students, with the goal of amplifying and increasing their impact and success.