Specifications include, but are not limited to: Internet Connectivity • Virtually all classrooms are networked with Internet connectivity. Broadband Access • 99.7% of Washington school buildings have at least a 10 Mbps connection to the Internet, and 98.7% have at least a 100 Mbps connection. Wireless Internet Access • 99.7% of Washington school buildings provide some degree of wireless access to the Internet. Of those buildings, over 97% provide access throughout the entire building. Instructional Devices • Of the total 1,194,396 instructional devices in use (an increase of over 620,000 devices since 2014-15!) • 48.9% of instructional devices run ChromeOS (Chromebooks), 40.3% run Windows OS (primarily Windows 10), 7.6% run iOS (iPads), and 2.6% run Macintosh OS Email Access • Nearly all K-12 certificated staff have email accounts provided by the school district. • 74% of students have a school-provided email account. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) • 276 districts (93.8%) allow students or staff to connect personal devices to their district network, although 61 of those districts limit this to staff access only.
