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Schedule of Significant Events for the CSSIP

A list of significant events for the 2019 Computer Science Strategic Implementation Plan.
Event Schedule
California Education Code sections 53310–53315 call for development of a Computer Science Strategic Implementation Plan (CSSIP) and the appointment and convening of an advisory panel to develop recommendations for that plan June 2017
Requests sent to Governor, State Board of Education (SBE), and Legislature for appointments to the CSSIP August 2017
Recruitment of CSSIP Panel Members September–December 2017
CSSIP panel members appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI), Governor, SBE, and Legislature January 2018

CSSIP panel convenes to develop recommendations for the CSSIP

  • March 1–2, 2018 (Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building)
  • April 11–12, 2018 (California Department of Education)
  • June 25–26, 2018 (California Department of Education)
 March 2018–June 2018

CSSIP panel recommendations presented to the SBE

September 2018
Instructional Quality Commission's (IQC) Education Technology Committee reviews draft CSSIP September 2018
IQC and SSPI recommend draft CSSIP for 30-day public review period September 2018
30-day public review period prior to IQC recommendation to SBE October–November 2018
Education Technology Committee analyzes public review comments for edits to the draft CSSIP January 2019
IQC and SSPI recommend the draft CSSIP to the SBE March 2019
Statutory Deadline for SSPI to submit the CSSIP to the Legislature July 15, 2019

Schedule Subject to Change

Questions:   Teacher and Leader Policy Office | cssipp@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-7331
Last Reviewed: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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