Computer Science
Reagan Academy’s mission and vision is to provide an excellent academic foundation for students that will instill a life-long love of learning. The Computer Science component of education has become increasingly important in the preparation of students for success in today’s world and for the future. Computer Science is “the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, their hardware and software designs, their [implementation], and their impact on society.” An additional part of Reagan’s mission and vision is to inspire a spirit of citizenship. Computer Science can impact the world and the people in it, in ways never once thought of before. We have developed a plan to implement more CS lessons and courses over a 4-year period to meet this new and growing educational foundation. We hope it opens avenues and learning that will allow students to be creative, engaged and ready for high school and beyond.
Implementation Plan and Progress
Below you will find the current plan for development and implementation for our Computer Science instructional plan. We will make progress reports on this page and update exciting things and events via this page, and social media outlets.
School Year 2021-2022
Teachers in grades K-6 have planned sessions to become familiar with the CS standards and receive training on those standards and how to integrate them into the classroom. Our CCA and CTE teachers will begin to embark on a track to become endorsed in CS related subjects to offer stand-alone required courses for all middle school students.
School Year 2022-2023
Teachers in grades K-6 have planned sessions to become familiar with the CS standards and receive training on lesson ideas on how to integrate CS standards into the subject of Math as well as continue in what has been done in Science. Our CCA and CTE teachers will continue a track to becoming endorsed in CS related subjects to offer standalone required courses for all middle school students.
School Year 2023-2024
Teachers in grades K-6 have planned sessions to become familiar with the CS standards and receive training on lesson ideas on how to integrate CS standards into the subject of ELA in addition to Math and Science. Our CCA and CTE teachers will finish programs to endorsement and begin to offer CS courses as stand-alone classes in our schedule.
You can expect to see other programs offered outside of school-time like, Hour of Code events, curriculum nights, after-school offerings in code courses and robotics. Keep up to date on these happenings and exciting news here.