1 Hello ScriptEd Community! September 2016 marked the beginning of ScriptEd’s fifth school year. I have been blown away by the growing size and deepening dedication of our community over the past year. At present, 900 students are learning web development in ScriptEd classes and 180 software engineers are volunteering their time to teach and to make their field more equitable. Perhaps most notable is our cohort of young alumni—65% of whom are studying computer science in college. We are excited that our students are on a pathway towards a career in technology, surrounded by a community cheering them on. I’m thrilled to announce that our community will soon be bi-coastal. We’re taking our program across the country to the San Francisco Bay Area beginning this January. And still, we have so much further to go. The future holds uncertainty on many levels that have the potential to impact the students we serve in a very real way. Sustainable solutions to the intractable problems of our society do not come quickly or easily. At ScriptEd, we are working towards a more equitable tech industry where our students are part of the vanguard of new technologies. Creators of technology hold our future in their code. Equipping our students with the tools they need to be creators of technology will allow them to impact the ways in which we interact with one another, and to create solutions to today’s most pressing challenges. As we navigate a way forward, it is important that we remember to celebrate how far we’ve come. We take great pride in what our community can accomplish—and whether it’s in the office, the classroom or a Hackathon, ScriptEd is committed to spreading joy. We will continue to celebrate our students—loudly and often. Thank you for supporting our work. Together we can ensure that our young people have access to an equitable, thriving technology industry. Best, Maurya Couvares Executive Director & Co-Founder 2 3 2 3 CONTENTS MISSION 6 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 8 OUR TEAM 20 FINANCIALS 24 SUPPORT 28 What We Do Highlights Board Expenses Funders Our Impact Student Pipeline Advisory Board Revenue Partners Foundations Course Staff Get Involved Advanced Course Volunteers Internship Program Alumni Program Hackathons Student Stories 4 5 Engage Volunteers Our courses are taught by experienced software developers on a volunteer MISSION basis. This ensures that our students are introduced to role models and potential mentors in the field. ScriptEd equips students in under-resourced schools with the fundamental coding skills Teach in Schools + Partner Companies We bring our tuition-free program directly to schools and partner companies. Our and professional experiences that together curriculum is created in collaboration with our volunteers, ensuring students have create access to careers in technology. access to the most up-to-date knowledge available. Link to Internships Our students apply their new coding skills in paid summer internships, where they gain the experience and confidence to pursue careers in technology. Our Impact ScriptEd is leveling deep-seated socio-economic inequities in the technology industry. Things are already looking up. Economic Opportunity ScriptEd serves schools in which 75% or more of the student population qualifies for free or reduced price lunch. Real-World Relevance ScriptEd prepares students for tech careers by teaching real-world programming languages as well as industry standard skills and tools. Students learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in classes taught by industry professionals who volunteer their time to work with students. Students are immersed in the tech industry in a variety of ways throughout the year, including field trips to companies, advanced classes, hackathons, and internships. 6 7 2015-2016 ScriptEd has grown rapidly since 600 Students ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• PROGRAM 2012. Starting with 27 students in our first year, we’ve expanded 289 Students ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• HIGHLIGHTS to serve over 600 students in the 80 Students ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 27 Students ••• 2015–2016 school year. 0+22012-2013+82013-2014+302014-2015+602015-2016 By the Numbers ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• We engaged nearly 150 software developers, who collectively volunteered over 11,000 hours! In 2016–2017, we’ll serve 900 students and nearly 200 volunteers. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• In total, 76% of ScriptEd students qualified for free/ reduced price lunch; 85% of ScriptEd interns qualified for free/reduced price lunch. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Our student population is 42% 36% 13% 5% 4% black/African42 American+58Z 36Latinx +64Z 13Asian +87Z 5white +95Z 4other +96Z ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 430+570= 43% of our 2016 internship class identified as female. 900+100= 90% of our graduating seniors reported that they plan to attend college in the fall of 2016! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ScriptEd students participated in a collective 52 field trips to tech companies throughout the city 8 9 Pipeline of a ScriptEd Student Technical Education Workforce Development Foundations Advanced Alumni Internship Course Course Program School-based coding class Project-based learning at company Paid work-based learning at Ongoing support for alumnae in partner offices company partner offices accessing college & career 9th-10th Grade 10th-11th Grade Summer after 11th or 12th Grade Summer Bridge Program/Dev Shop High School Graduation 10 11 2015-2016 PARTNER SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONS COURSE Academy of Innovative Technology High School of Fashion Industries Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology Hudson High School of Learning Technologies Brooklyn Institute of Liberal Arts Landmark High School ScriptEd’s Foundations Course is held twice a week at our partner schools Brooklyn International High School Manhattan International High School and is taught by volunteers from the technology industry. This course City Polytechnic High School Pathways in Technology Early College High School introduces students to the fundamentals of coding and web development, Clara Barton High School Queens Vocational and Technical High School industry tools, and best practices. Throughout the year, students learn the Claremont International Richard R. Green High School of Teaching fundamentals of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery, and industry tools like Coalition School for Social Change Science Skills Center High School Github. Cristo Rey High School The Green School George Westinghouse High School The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem Greenpoint Art and Technical High School Uncommon Charter High School Harlem Village Academies Urban Assembly School of Design & Construction High School for Environmental Studies Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice High School for Global Citizenship Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School High School for Language and Diplomacy Williamsburg Charter High School 2016-2017 PARTNER SCHOOLS Academy of Innovative Technology Landmark High School All City Leadership Secondary School* Lower Manhattan Arts Academy* Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology Lyons Community School* Brooklyn Institute of Liberal Arts Manhattan International High School Brooklyn International High School Murry Bergtraum High School* City Polytechnic High School Pathways in Technology Early College High School Clara Barton High School Queens Vocational and Technical High School Cristo Rey High School Richard R. Green High School of Teaching George Westinghouse High School Science Skills Center High School Greenpoint Art and Technical High School The Green School Harlem Village Academies The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem High School for Environmental Studies Uncommon Charter High School High School for Global Citizenship Uncommon Collegiate Charter High School* High School for Language and Diplomacy Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology* High School for Youth and Community Development* Urban Assembly School of Design & Construction High School of Fashion Industries Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School Hudson High School of Learning Technologies Williamsburg Charter High School *New Partner School 12 13 ADVANCED COURSES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM After completing the Foundations Course, students have the opportunity The ScriptEd Internship Program is a critical work-based learning to participate in an Advanced Course held once a week after school at a opportunity that provides participants with a 5-week paid technical partner company. This course gives students the opportunity to further internship on a company partner’s engineering team. The program exposes develop their technical skills, work on larger individualized projects, and students to the technology industry, develops life-changing