Plano ISD recruits computer science professionals to volunteer in high school classrooms.

Volunteer opportunities are part of a district partnership with the Microsoft Philanthropies TEALS (Technical Education and Literacy in Schools) program.

Through this program, teachers are paired with industry volunteers to learn how to teach computer science.

Volunteers assist Plano ISD teachers throughout the year during morning classes.

According to Microsoft’s website, one of the program’s goals is to build sustainable computer science programs in high schools.

More than 500 high schools and 17,000 students in the United States and British Columbia participate in the program, led by 1,650 volunteers from more than 700 companies, according to Microsoft.

In 2020, 44% of the program’s students came from racial groups traditionally excluded from computer science programs, Microsoft said on its website.

Computer science professionals interested in the program can contact Dan Blier at dan.blier@pisd.edu, the district said in a statement.

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