PSCSTA had a banner year in its 2023-24 fiscal year ending on June 30th.
PSCSTA active members rose from 123 to 165 (34% gain) and CSTA+ members rose from 69 to 74 (7% gain)!
Major in-person events included the STEP CS Lightning Talks, Physical Computing Workshop, NCCE Presentation, Regional Meetups (Seattle, Mt. Vernon, Portland/SW Washington @ SIGCSE, Olympia, Redmond). Major virtual events included: Quarterly open board meetings, CS Endorsement Exam Office Hours, 5829 Discussion, CSTA Online Courses.
Our monthly newsletter – The PSCSTA Connector - was relaunched in Nov 2023 and has been successfully published every month since. Now with a monthly distribution of over 800.
Our student media manager – pre-service teaching candidate Tailer Cochran – was hired to help with our website, newsletter, Facebook/Instagram/X accounts, communities, and other communication. Tailer also studied for and passed Washington’s CS Endorsement Exam.
Finance: Inflows: $7300. Outflows: $7100. New sources of funding developed and taxes filed. Washington clock hours provided: 215 hours (60 STEM) to 20 teachers. 2022-23 data 148/24/14.
Free and fair elections with 3 new board members and only one incumbent.
An operations manual was created and adopted. PSCSTA recognized as a “Gold Star” chapter by the national CSTA National for its operational excellence.
