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School district launched K–5 STEAM roadmap in 2018 to widen computer‑science pipeline, students say
Summary
Staff described a K–5 STEAM and Innovation Roadmap started in 2018 to expand equitable access to STEAM and computer science. Students reported starting with middle‑school robotics and progressing to AP computer science; staff said high‑school teachers report higher incoming skill levels and emphasized sustainability.
A staff member said the district began an effort in 2018 to create an intentional, equitable pathway into science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) and computer science across all schools and grade levels.
“This began actually in 2018. At the time we had pockets of cool programs at the school district but nothing really developed and intentional and something that in an equitable way reached across every school, every grade level, and every student,” the staff member said. “One of the things that we did was to create a K‑five STEAM and Innovation Roadmap.”
The roadmap, the staff member said, is intended to start students on STEAM exposure in early grades, carry momentum through middle school and prepare students for higher‑level coursework in high school. “So now you take all of this excitement, knowledge, momentum at your early grades and then…
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