working by stem coordinator jenny chien did you know that just one in ten schools nationwide currently are teaching computer science (csclassesprivate companiesthe federal governmentand states and districts have all invested to make these classes more available as cs classes and programs expandwe can learn some lessons from those that are already in place as stem specialist at dual magnet elementary schoolcasita centerin vista unified school districti' here to tell you what is working in the schools and districts where cs classes are already up and running big part of my job to work with other teachers and coordinators to design and implement curriculum to get elementary school students to learn computer science (csa robust part of the stem universe as backgroundthe vista unified school district has schools and serves about , students in san diego countycalifornia like many districtsvista united has title schoolshigh proportions of second language studentsand has made stem education priority the cs program we designed has done exactly what we hoped it would in pilot program at casita centerthe computer science implementation is factor that has boosted math test scores and enhanced other key skills including problem solving and critical thinking three years inwe were one of the top achieving schools in the state in mathematics compared to other schools with similar demographics and california is pretty bigpretty diverse state sowhat do we knowwhat are we doing rightand how did we get here