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Renton School District

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

Renton technology and instructional-materials committees

Committee-scoped records reviewed

The accessible official committee records describe secondary cell-phone-guidance review and instructional-material recommendations. BoardDocs records were outside this scoped collection.

Technology guidance

RTCC reviewed implementation and survey results for the district's cell-phone guidance, including secondary-school variation.

Instructional materials

DIMC reviews and recommends materials and courses for subsequent board consideration.

Current recommendation

In May 2026, DIMC recommended Senderos for Spanish Levels 1-3 and approved targeted high-school course proposals for board review.

Where the district stands

Staff respondents rating phones incredibly disruptiveverified
about 19 percent in 2026 survey

Major projects

Secondary cell-phone guidance review

Implementation review underway

RTCC reviewed survey feedback and identified more implementation difficulty in high schools than at lower grade levels.

Next: The committee minutes identify continued guidance review and support needs; later board records are outside this source scope.
  1. RTCC reviews early implementation and pouch supports
  2. RTCC reviews survey results

Funding

The reviewed committee minutes do not provide a project-specific funding amount.

This overview uses the collected official DIMC and RTCC minutes and distinguishes committee recommendations from board action.

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