1. CSTA Update Lissa Clayborn, Acting Executive Director Deborah Seehorn, Chair, Board of Directors

2. Chapters and CSALT (Lissa) Chapters (54 total, 2 pending) 50 U.S. 4 Canadian Computer Science Advocacy Leadership Team 67 cohort members Know any K-12 computer science teachers who would make great advocates? L.Clayborn@CSTA-HQ.org

3. CSTA Conference Report (Lissa) 2014 was our biggest conference ever! Most attendees even before onsite registrations (326) Most workshop seats (386) Most workshops (12) Most sessions (24) Mini sessions Most sponsors (Certiport, Microsoft, NCWIT, Oracle, and Universal Technical Institute First time we have had an official exhibit hall

4. National Computer Science Principles Summit (Deborah) Two strands (teachers and administrators) 60 live attendees (approximately 1/3 administrators) 300+ virtual attendees 15 speakers Sponsored by Google

5. CSTA 2015 (Lissa) July 13-14, Hilton DFW Lakes, Grapevine (Dallas/Fort Worth), Texas Possible expansion to 2.5 or 3 days Call for proposals ends October 6, 2014 Housing opens mid-October, 2014 Registration opens in January, 2015

6. CSTA 2015 Annual Conference Committee Doug Peterson: Program Chair Duncan Buell: Review Chair Philip East: Workshop Chair Tammy Pirmann Stephanie Hoeppner Mindy Hart (Volunteer Coordinator) Henry Vo (Dallas Fort Worth Chapter) Stacey Armstrong (Greater Houston Chapter) TBD (Central TX, Chapter)

7. Chapter Mini Grants (Lissa) Focus: Advocacy and/or Professional Development Increased chapter visibility 11 chapters – Programming bootcamp and breakfast – Bus advertisement – State CS conference – Booth and workshop

8. Assessment White Paper (Lissa) Planning committee exploring assessment landscape Aman Yadav (Chair), Daniel Moix, Dave Burkhart, Eric Snow, and Padmaja Bandaru Delineate current issues in standards-based assessment in K-12 computer science education. Determine challenges teachers face when examining student understanding of computing concepts Appropriate role of teachers in assessment development Rollout at CSTA 2015 in July 2015

9. Standards (Deborah) Google CT CCECC Oracle SAS ECS Partnership for the 21st Century Skills: Essential Skills for Success Partnership for 21st Ctry Essential Skills Tech Corp: Techie Club Linux Essentials Common Core Common Core Mathematical Practices STEM Cluster Topics NGSS CT

10. Executive Director Position (Deborah) Search Committee Timeline