Learn about the current state of CS implementation to inform goal setting, decision making, and policies, and create a CS landscape report.

Create an action plan for CS education reform.

Implement clear CS teacher certification and endorsement pathways aligned to the Standards for CS Teachers.

• Include all five Standards in the requirements for teachers to earn CS certification/endorsement, with a balance across content, pedagogy, and inclusive practices. Learn about CS teacher certification requirements by state. 
• Identify and mitigate barriers to certification/endorsement pathways. Example solutions include: 
  • tuition reimbursement for CS learning
  • salary increases for obtaining an add-on endorsement
  • scholarships for preservice teachers
  • temporary waivers
  • alternative methods for content and methods mastery like micro-credentials in computer science
• Embed the Standards within both in-service professional development and pre-service CS teacher preparation programs. Learn more in the Computer Science Professional Development Guide.

Allocate funding for rigorous, ongoing, job-embedded PD aligned to the Standards for CS Teachers.

• Create grant-funded CS professional learning opportunities that align to the Standards, with a balanced approach across all five standards to cover content, pedagogy, and inclusive practices.
• Ensure equitable access by prioritizing LEAs and schools that serve higher concentrations of underrepresented students in CS and those that do not yet have CS programs.
• Fund orientation PD to establish new CS teachers to expand student access to CS learning. See calculator for estimated orientation PD costs.
• Fund ongoing PD, including intermediate and advanced learning sessions, local professional learning communities (PLCs), and coaching, in order to support the continued growth of CS teachers. 
• Expand capacity of local leadership and expertise (e.g., fund train-the-trainer and job-embedded coaching models) to provide ongoing support to teachers, schools, and districts. Consider using regional or county service agencies and local CSTA chapters to build communities of expertise.
• Connect to other, existing sources of funding (e.g., Perkins / CTE, Title II and Title IV). See resources: Rethinking Perkins; Using the Every Student Succeeds Act to Expand CS.