Students & Families

Here are resources throughout King County for assistance with food, utilities, health care/health plans, learning/educational sources, and more.

See a summary of community resources in King County.

Other General Resources
2-1-1 — You can call 2-1-1 from any phone to be connected to a list of statewide resources for everything from food and diapers to rental assistance and bus fare. You can also search the 2-1-1 online database.

State government website – The state’s new one-stop-shop  for government advice and updates about the pandemic.

Rental assistance list —The Rental Housing Association of Washington and the Washington Multifamily Housing Association put together a list of rental assistance programs in King County.

• Duolingo
• English Quizzes & Exercises
• Grammar & Vocab games
• Grammar Games & Puzzles
• Letters & Numbers
• Letters & Sounds
• Listening Practice
• Memory & Vocabulary Games
• RAZ Kids (requires login from ELL teacher)
• Rosetta Stone

Learn more about Special Education Services or contact our office.

Please visit the Technology For Student Learning page to find helpful tools for managing your technology, including:

• Chromebook help - what to do when you run into problems
• Guidelines for device care
• Information about digital tools

If you still need additional support, please reach out to your teacher by email, Google Classroom or Canvas.

• Library Resources for Students

• New! Wide Open School by Common Sense Media provides an excellent tool to help guide families through education at home. The site provides education by categories and grade levels, with daily schedules and virtual field trips.
• Renton Schools Core Digital Learning Tools
• Renton Schools Digital Resources K-5 and how to access them
  • Arabic | Chinese | Punjabi | Russian | Spanish | Ukrainian | Vietnamese
• Code.org - Learning computer science when schools are closed
• Khan Academy - Learning at home school schedules for pre-K through grade 12
• Common Sense Media - Resources for families during the Coronavirus pandemic.

For families who chose to remain remote, we offer 8-12 students our Talley High School Virtual Program.

8th - 12th Grade Virtual Option

• Our virtual program for 8th-grade and high school students is offered through Talley High School’s Virtual Program
  • Students will no longer be “attached” to their comprehensive secondary school
• Remote learning is offered through Edgenuity, and students will be supported by a certificated teacher from Edgenuity
  • Edgenuity courses offer recorded video instruction (there are no live Zoom instruction)
  • Students can access online courses any time of day and can complete courses at their own pace
• A Renton School District Virtual Program mentor will check in with students weekly, using Zoom
• Talley Virtual program for 8th- 12th-grade students can be reached by phone 7:30am -3:00pm at 425.204.2100, or email:
  • Allyse Dire-Day, allyse.direday@rentonschools.us