Tammy Andrew, President, Milford High School  Joanne Lau, Vice President, Moultonborough Academy  Dick Dumas, Treasurer, Gilford High School  Mihaela Malita, University Liaison, St Anselm College 

New Hampshire Chapter  February 15, 2016  The Honorable Virginia M. Barry  Commissioner of Education  New Hampshire Department of Education  101 Pleasant Street   Concord, NH 03301‐3494   

Dear Commissioner Barry:   

Our organization, the ​ Computer Science Teachers Association New Hampshire Chapter ​ (CSTA NH),  represents computer science educators statewide since 2010.  We are a group of dedicated teachers who are  already actively providing teacher professional development opportunities in computer science (CS).  These  opportunities include ​ quarterly meetings​  to share current events and opportunities in CS education,  sponsoring a roundtable discussion for educators and interested parents during the ​ High School  Programming Contest​  hosted by St. Anselm’s College, and the Google‐funded ​ Mobile Computer Science  Principles​  teacher preparation offered through the STEM Discovery Lab at UNH Manchester.     

In response to President Obama’s announcement of the ​ Computer Science for All​  initiative on January 30th,  2016, we would like to express our full commitment to support New Hampshire’s comprehensive five‐year  plan to give every P‐12 student the opportunity to learn computer science.  As CS teachers, we understand  the needs and challenges of achieving this goal:  ● Less than .25% of high school students in NH took AP CS last year (144 out of 59,976); 1.25% of AP  exam takers in NH took AP CS (144 out of 11,512).  ● Only 12% of the AP CS exam takers were females; there was only one Hispanic/Latino AP CS exam  taker and no Black/African American.   ● Only 19 high schools in New Hampshire offered AP CS last year; 6 of these schools offered AP CS  through third parties (Edhesive and Virtual Learning).  ● There are not enough qualified CS teachers to expand CS education, especially with the new AP CS  Principles course starting next year.  ● Computer Science has been the fastest growing AP exam over the past 5 years across the country.  ● There were 2217 open computing jobs in NH, but only 190 CS college graduates last year.  ● The states that have the best CS education programs attract companies with the highest paying  jobs. Median income for a computer scientist is $113,000 with a starting salary of $66,700.    ● 24 of the top 25 starting salaries are in STEM careers.    

Through the CSTA ​ national​  organization we have access to valuable information, such as the ​ CSTA K‐12  Computer Science Standards​ , and we are dedicated to both understanding these standards and providing  quality CS professional development opportunities to other teachers.     

We look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with the NH Department of Education  in preparing the ​ NH  Computer Science for All ​ 5‐year plan to implement CS‐expansion efforts across the state You may contact me  directly through email ​ [email protected]​ .    

Thank you,    Tammy Andrew  CSTA NH President  https://sites.google.com/site/cstanh/ 

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