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Exciting news! The Minnesota Computer Science Education Strategic Plan is now open for public comment. The Working Group would appreciate feedback from you and your networks as work continues to finalize the plan: 

Minnesota’s Computer Science (CS) Working Group has been meeting regularly since October 2023, and has made important progress toward developing a state strategic plan for long-term and sustained growth of computer science education across all public K-12 and charter schools in Minnesota.

The CS Working Group has identified key priority areas and generated recommendations for the state’s next steps for CS education. The plan is now available for public review and comment, starting on February 1, 2024, and closing on February 16, 2024. The finalized plan will be presented to the Minnesota legislature by March 22, 2024.

How to Provide Comments on the Plan

Your input is needed - here’s how to provide feedback:

1.       Review the CS State Plan Draft

2.       Share Your Thoughts: We encourage you to share your thoughts, suggestions, and concerns through the online comment form.

3.       Attend Virtual Feedback Sessions: Join our virtual feedback sessions where you can engage directly with members of the CS Working Group and share your insights. Sessions will be held via Zoom for one hour each. Register for one of the sessions using the following links:

• Feb. 8, 8 a.m. Computer Science State Plan Feedback Session
• Feb. 8, 3:30 p.m. Computer Science State Plan Feedback Session
• Feb. 13, 8 a.m. Computer Science State Plan Feedback Session
• Feb. 13, 3:30 p.m. Computer Science State Plan Feedback Session

4.       Help us Spread the Word: Help us reach more stakeholders by sharing this information with your colleagues, friends and community members. The more variety of voices we hear, the stronger and more inclusive our strategic plan will be.

Thanks for your collaboration on this important work!

Feel free to reach out to Sarah and I with any questions and hope to see you on one of the feedback session calls!

Best,

Andrea and Sarah