ECEP State Leaders

• Carol Fletcher, ECEP Principal Investigator & Director of Expanding Pathways in Computing (EPIC) at Texas Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas at Austin  
• Joshua Childs, Assistant Professor in Educational Policy and Planning, The University of Texas at Austin
• Ryan Torbey, President, Central Texas Computer Science Teachers Association
• Jayce Warner, Research Associate at Texas Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas at Austin
• Jennifer Bergland, Director of Government Relations, Texas Computer Education Association
• Dan Blier, Computer Science Curriculum Specialist, Plano Independent School Districts & CSTA Board Member 
• Laura Torres, Statewide CTE Coordinator, Texas Education Agency

CS Education Landscape Reports

• Preparing Texas Students for the Cyber Economy: Recommendations of the Texas Computer Science Task Force (2018)

Other CS Education Resources 

• Texas CS Regional Data

CS Education Organizations 

• CS4TX
• WeTeach_CS

 ECEP and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) have a long history of collaboration at the state and national level. CSTA Chapter leaders and members are well represented on ECEP state teams, ensuring that teachers' voices are guiding our broadening participation in computing efforts. Find all state CSTA chapters and their websites at this link: https://bit.ly/CSTAFindChapter (tip: use the two-letter state abbreviation to search within a state).

• CSTA Dallas Fort Worth 
• CSTA Alamo - San Antonio, TX 
• CSTA Central Texas - Austin, TX 
• CSTA Greater Houston - Houston, TX 
• CSTA Paso Del Norte - El Paso, TX 

ECEP-Funded Activities

•  CS4TX Statewide Meeting, partially funded through a mini-grant from ECEP, was held on Oct. 19, 2016 
• Organized a statewide meeting of stakeholders and leaders in CS education in Houston in October 2015 
• Professional Development for teachers in rural, high-need districts (ECEP mini-grant, Round 2, 2015)