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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Renton School District. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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School Improvement Plans Mandate SEL and Anti-Bias Instruction
Under Consent Agenda Item 5.05, the district is approving School Improvement Plans that formally embed ideological concepts into the classroom. The plans call for “daily social emotional learning,” “inclusionary, culturally responsive, and anti-bias social emotional instruction,” and implementing school-wide “SEL strategies.” This moves social engineering from a side project to the core mission of every school.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical vote to make SEL and ‘anti-bias’ training official district policy. Email the School Board at Board.Public.Comment@rentonschools.us and demand they pull Item 5.05 from the Consent Agenda for a full public discussion. ‘Parents send their children to school for academics, not for social engineering. Vote NO on the School Improvement Plans until all ideological mandates are removed.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Replacing Academics
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Students Sent to ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ Summit
Consent Agenda Item 5.04 approves student travel to a “Future Educators Summit.” The district’s own description states students will hear from activists who “practice and advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work within public education.” An attachment reveals the event is also known as the “Future Educators of Color Camp,” suggesting a focus on activism and identity politics over professional development.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Email the School Board at Board.Public.Comment@rentonschools.us: ‘Regarding Consent Item 5.04, why are taxpayer funds being used to send students to a DEI summit? Parents expect the district to focus on academic excellence, not political activism. Pull this item for a separate vote.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Student Activist Training
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District Committee to Expand ‘Social-Emotional’ Programs for Staff
Item 8.01 is a report from the new “Wellness Committee,” created by district policy to address the “social-emotional needs of staff.” The committee partners with national organizations like Healthier Generation to expand these practices. This institutionalizes a focus on staff emotions and “wellness,” which often translates into SEL and therapeutic techniques replacing traditional classroom management and instruction.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS: Sign up for public comment. Ask the board: ‘Regarding Item 8.01, how does focusing on staff ‘wellness’ and ‘social-emotional needs’ improve student reading and math scores? We need a focus on academic rigor, not turning our schools into therapy offices for adults.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Institutionalizing SEL
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$45,000 Payment to Political Advocacy Group
Hidden in the Warrant Register (Item 5.01) is a $45,000 payment to “Stand for Children Leadership Center.” This is not a curriculum provider but a political advocacy and lobbying organization that often promotes progressive education policies. This payment is being approved without discussion on the consent agenda.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the School Board at Board.Public.Comment@rentonschools.us and demand Item 5.01 be pulled from the Consent Agenda. ‘Why is the district paying $45,000 to a political advocacy group like Stand for Children? We demand a public explanation and a roll-call vote on this specific payment.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $45,000.00
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Staff Sent to ‘Anti-Racist’ Curriculum Summit
Under Consent Agenda Item 5.03, the district is sending staff to the “UnboundED HQIM Summit.” UnboundEd is a national organization that promotes embedding “equitable, anti-racist” principles into instructional materials. This is a pipeline for bringing ideologically-driven curriculum into Renton classrooms under the guise of “high-quality instructional materials.”
Recommended Action Plan
QUESTION THE VENDOR: Email the School Board at Board.Public.Comment@rentonschools.us: ‘Regarding Item 5.03, is the board aware that UnboundEd promotes ‘anti-racist’ ideology? Parents want a focus on core academics, not political frameworks. Please provide the materials from this summit for parental review.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Ideological Training
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District Hires Dedicated ‘SEL Behavior Facilitator’
The Personnel Exhibits under Consent Agenda Item 5.02 list the hiring of a “SEL Behavior Facilitator.” This confirms the district is creating and funding new staff positions dedicated solely to Social Emotional Learning. This further entrenches SEL into the school’s structure and budget, taking resources and focus away from core academic instruction.
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR: This hire is buried in the consent agenda. Email the School Board at Board.Public.Comment@rentonschools.us: ‘Regarding the new SEL Behavior Facilitator in Item 5.02, what are the metrics for this role’s success, and how will it directly improve student academic outcomes? Parents are concerned about the growth of non-academic staff.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: New SEL Bureaucracy
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item 5.06 is a resolution to approve a settlement agreement for a property purchase. The title seems routine, but the actual resolution document was not included in the agenda packet for public review.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. The document is titled ‘Resolution 01-26_27 CR2A Settlement Agreement w.Catherine Ploue-Smith.pdf’.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Terms
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