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CSSIP Meeting Agenda and Notice: March 2018

California Department of Education
Official Letter
California Department of Education
Official Letter

Computer Science Strategic Implementation Plan Panel

(Meeting is open to the public.)

Meeting Agenda

Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building

914 Capitol Mall, Room 500

Sacramento, CA 95814

Thursday, March 1, 2018, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ±

Friday, March 2, 2018, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ±

Thursday, March 1, 2018

10:00 a.m.    Welcome and Introductions

11:00 a.m.    Administrative Matters

12:00 p.m.    Working Lunch (lunch brought in)

  1:00 p.m.    Presentation on Computer Science (CS) Standards Development

  2:30 p.m.    Computer Science Strategic Implementation Plan (CSSIP) Task Overview

  3:00 p.m.    Landscape Report

  3:30 p.m.    Beliefs about CS in California

  4:30 p.m.    Public Comment

  4:45 p.m.    Looking Ahead to Tomorrow

5:00 p.m. ±   Adjourn for the Day

Friday, March 2, 2018

  9:00 a.m.    Goals for the Day, Overview, Guiding Principles & Norms

  9:30 a.m.    Access and Equity, Small-Group Discussion

10:45 a.m.    Break

11:00 a.m.    Access and Equity, Whole-Group Discussion

12:00 p.m.    Lunch (lunch brought in)

  1:00 p.m.    Curriculum and Courses, Small-Group Discussion

  2:15 p.m.    Curriculum and Courses, Whole-Group Discussion

  3:15 p.m.    Break

  3:30 p.m.    Public Comment

  3:45 p.m.    Recap/Looking Ahead to April

  4:00 p.m. ± Adjournment of Meeting

ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY. ALL ITEMS MAY BE RE-ORDERED AT THE NOTICED MEETING.

The following Instructional Quality Commission members may attend this meeting of the CS Standards Advisory Committee: Jocelyn Broemmelsiek, Soomin Chao, Jose Flores, Melanie Murphy-Corwin,

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE

All times approximate; the timing and order of activities may change. The CSSIP Panel will commence, recess, and reconvene as necessary throughout the two-day meeting. The outline of activities is provided for convenience only. The actual order of business may be changed without notice by the CSSIP Panel Co-Chairs to accommodate the needs of members, invited presenters, and key staff.

For More Information

California Department of Education, Professional Learning Support Division

1430 N Street, Suite 4309, Sacramento, California 95814

916-323-6400; (FAX) 916-323-2807

Reasonable Accommodation Will Be Provided for Any Individual with a Disability

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of the Instruction Quality Commission may request assistance by contacting the California Department of Education’s Professional Learning Support Division at least ten (10) days in advance of the scheduled meeting date.

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