Maurya Couvares' presentation on the ScriptEd mission from OpenStack Days East on August 23, 2016.

1. ScriptEd
Futures in Technology

2. About Me
• Founder of ScriptEd
• Worked with Kids from Low Income
Communities for my Entire Career

3. ScriptEd equips students in under resourced schools
with the fundamental coding skills and professional
experiences that together create access to careers in

4. Who are
Software
Developers?
• < 5% Black
• < 5% Latino
• < 20% Female

5. ScriptEd’s Impact
Black
37%
Latino
43%
Asian
13%
White
5%
Other
3%
ScriptEd Students
Black
5%
Latino
9%
Asian
27%
White
53%
Other
6%
National AP CS
Enrollment
• 150+ technology professionals engaged as volunteers
• 900+ students enrolled in classes at 37 high schools
• 100+ hours of direct instruction per student

7. 4 in 5 college students decide to study STEM
subjects in high school or earlier.
Fewer than 1 in 10 US high schools teach
Computer Science.

12. Volunteer
Organize
internships for
students
Support
ScriptEd
Financially
Scripted.org/give
Bit.ly/ScriptEdVolunteer
Scripted.org/give/opportunity