District budget cuts start with administration
Despite nearly $4.3 million budget impact to Renton, district maintains teaching positions
April 28, 2010 - Renton School District will have to make cuts again to its budget next school year due to statewide reductions to education funding. This marks the fifth consecutive year the district’s budget has been reduced by the state due to declining state revenues brought on by the nationwide recession. Years of cuts by the state to district budgets now equal nearly $15 million.
Legislature's cuts to district's budget less than expected
Community budget meetings moved to mid-May
April 14, 2010 - Renton School's budget next year will not be as negatively impacted by state cuts as first proposed in the governor's initial budget, released in December, 2009.
Community members, students bring ideas to save pool at Lindbergh High School
Nearly 200 attend meeting to offer input on keeping pool open
March 17, 2010 - Nearly 200 community members, district staff and students attended a meeting Tuesday night to offer their insights into how to keep the pool at Lindbergh High School open through the 2010-2011 school year.
District presses on with budget work, though state Legislature misses deadline
State unready to release budget today, cuts to district could be as much as $4.3 million
March 11, 2010 - Renton Schools continues to work to balance next year’s budget, even though the state Legislature will miss today’s deadline to release its budget. The Legislature's 60-day regular session expires after today, though legislators are having difficulty reaching agreement on a supplemental budget, which will lead to a special (extended) session.
District looks at recommendation to open Honey Dew Elementary School
Boundary changes for some if school opens in fall
March 4, 2010 - Community meetings are planned for potential boundary changes, March 31 at Dimmitt Middle School and April 1 at Hazen High School.
District to hold another meeting regarding pool at Lindbergh High School
Work to bring funding for the pool into district’s budget continues
March 4, 2010 - Renton School District continues to look for funding to bring the responsibility of maintaining the pool at Lindbergh High School into next year’s budget responsibilities.
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School District hears from parents, staff community on budget priorities
District returns to community in mid-April to report back and share preliminary budget
March 2, 2010 - Hundreds of Renton School District parents, community members and school district staff recently attended meetings and answered an online survey to give input on priorities for next year’s budget.
Governor’s budget plan means loss of $4.3 million for Renton Schools
State grapples with $2.6 billion shortfall; meaning further reductions for school district programs, staffing
February 8, 2010 - The Renton School District continues to look for reductions to next year’s budget based on Governor Chris Gregoire recently released 2010 budget to balance a projected state shortfall of $2.6 billion.
County funding to operate pool at Lindbergh runs out this year
2010 is first year district would have to find funds to operate pool at Lindbergh High
January 8, 2010 - Funding the pool at Lindbergh High School will become the responsibility of the district this year. Even though the pool is located at Lindbergh High, it was, until recently, the property of King County. The pool at Hazen High School is district property, maintained and funded by the district.