BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Microsoft’s investing $100,000 in a non-profit to get computer science education in Brown County Schools.
“So Microsoft has been investing in skill and talent for many years. So this pilot program is really about starting at those foundational levels so our young students can have access to coding just like they have access to math, science, and English,” said Michelle Schuler from Microsft.
Some schools in Brown County have already added computer science to their curriculum, but with this new initiative, they will be able to expand their resources and train more staff.
Becky Walker from the Howard-Suamico School District tells FOX 11 she’s excited about the future.
“We are redesigning our high school courses for next year and we have had a lot of interest from students with some of the courses. We also have been really purposeful about having our kids on the elementary level engage in innovation and computer science on a regular basis.”
In the future, Jeff Dickert, with CESA 7, hopes to implement the CS Talent Ecosystem Youth Pilot Program in other districts across Brown County, and then eventually to other schools across the state.
“The goal is to have all students in Brown County by 2025 to have intentional computer science training in their day through kindergarten to high school.”
CESA 7 works with 38 school districts across Eastern Wisconsin, which includes more than 90,000 students and educators.
