Computer Science Community Operating Entity Convening

纽约市基金会提议主办一次计算机科学(CS)教育界思想领袖会议，以确定一个新的CS社区组织或中心的核心特征，以协调和加速响应国家普及计算机科学倡议的许多组织的影响。这次会议是在CS教育的关键时刻召开的：CS教育的势头正在增强，CS越来越被认为是学生S教育的一项基本技能。许多州和学区--包括阿肯色州、罗德岛州、犹他州、布罗沃德县、纽约市和旧金山--已经宣布将在他们所有的K-12年级开设CS课程。芝加哥走得更远，高中毕业需要一年的计算机科学。许多非营利组织加入了这一努力，其中最著名的是Code.org，但也有计算机科学教师协会、NCWIT(国家妇女与信息技术中心)CSNYC、MassCAN(马萨诸塞州计算机联盟网络)和不断扩大的计算机科学路径(ECEP)联盟。在为期一天的会议上，与会者将考虑、探索和询问与这个拟议的中央实体有关的各种要素，包括它的角色、关键职能、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力类型的活动，这些活动将支持与会者展望CS学习的长期目标，实现这些目标需要什么，以及可能的中心实体在这些努力中可能发挥的作用。会议成果将被综合起来，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上进一步完善。这一努力将把各种联邦和私人组织聚集在一起，这些组织已经在领导重要的工作，将CS带给我们的学生，目标是扩大和增加他们的影响和成功。

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.