A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report information on computer science education in New York city schools.

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By Council Members Levine and Menchaca

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report information on computer science education in New York city schools.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 10 to read as follows:

Chapter 10. Computer Science Education Reporting

§21-971 Reporting on computer science education. a. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

                      Computer science programs. The term “computer science programs" means any class or curriculum designed to provide students with certain skills that will enable them to pursue  a career in certain disciplines, including but not limited to, coding, computational systems, algorithmic processes, and computer software design and applications.

Certified STEM instructor. The term "certified STEM instructor" means a teacher who is certified to teach a specific science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) subject.

Co-located school. The term "co-located school" means any public school serving

students in the elementary, middle or high school grades, or any combination thereof, including any charter school, which shares space with another public school or organization in a building within the city school district of the city of New York.

b. Not later than March 31, 2017, and annually thereafter on or before March 31, the

department shall submit to the speaker of the council and post conspicuously on the department's website, a report for the preceding academic year which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. The total number of computer science programs, including information regarding the nature of the computer science programs offered in each school;

2. The total number of computer science programs available to students in each grade level disaggregated by grade, K through 12 in each school;

3. The number and percentage of students who listed a computer science program, or a program related thereto as their first choice in the high school application process during the previous application year;

4. The number and percentage of students who listed a computer science program as their second choice in the high school application process during the previous application year:

5. The number and percentage of students who enrolled in a computer science program;

6. The 4 year graduation rate for students in a high school computer science program;

7. The 6 year graduation rate for students in a high school computer science program;

8. For each grade level (i) the number and percentage of students who have an individualized education program.  This data shall be disaggregated by (i) race and ethnicity; (ii) gender; (iii) special education status; and (iv) English language learner status;

9. The number of designated full-time and part-time certified STEM instructors providing instruction at each school disaggregated by grade, K through12; and the ratio of full time STEM certified instructors to students at each such school;

10. A list of schools, including co-located schools that share certified STEM instructors with at least one other school;

11. Information_ regarding the STEM institute administered by the department, including but not limited to, the nature of the professional training the number of teachers trained, external organizations involved, the costs associated, the funding provided and the source of such funding; and

12. Information regarding the department's Computer Science for All initiative, including but not limited to, the expansion of the Software Engineering program, and availability and access to advanced placement computer science classes.

c. No information that is otherwise required to be reported pursuant  to this section  shall be reported in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state or local law relating to the privacy of student information or that would interfere  with  law enforcement investigations or otherwise conflict with the interests of law enforcement. If a category contains between 0 and 5 students, or contains an amount that would allow the amount of another category that is five or less to be deduced, the number shall be replaced with a symbol.

§2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

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