<div dir="ltr">I've been talking back and forth with Pat Yongpradit the past few weeks trying to help get evidence that counties are confused about the options for the CS pathway and that they want to have a choice about what CS courses they offer in their schools.<div><br></div><div>Attached is a document that Pat put together by polling district leaders to get an idea of how many schools in MD are offering CS (elementary, middle and high) so it may not be totally accurate, but it's of interest.<div><br></div><div>He brought it to MSDE last week with somewhat disastrous results. He said it was the worst state dept of ed meeting ever out of more than 30 that he's been to. They were offended by his statistics and asked why he was trying to make Maryland look bad. (these documents were not to be shared outside of Maryland) Marquita, Lynne and Scott were outspoken about their support for PLTW only and so sadly he was barely able to hold a conversation with the people from the non-CTE side (Angie Holocker, Debby Ward (math and K-8 CS), Carol Williamson) who he really wanted to meet with to discuss CS for All. The non-CTE side didn't even know that the CTE side was working on K12 standards for MD and asked to be invited.<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Here is what he said about the meeting with Hogan's office on Friday of last week. He was trying to direct the funding for CS from the governors4cs agreement to go to the districts to choose and support the program of their choice rather than to MSDE because of the single-sided, PLTW only, view MSDE has of CS:</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">"I had a great meeting with the Govs office. Adam Dubitsky (ed advisor) and Cassie Shirk (legislative office). We talked about how funding could be pursued. What was great about it was that they were positive and wanted to figure out a way. They like the idea of money going straight to districts."</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">He's been asking if we know about our NSF funding and when, or if, the MCCE would be an active entity in MD.</span></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff, CS Matters in Maryland</div></div>
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