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Learn more about band, choir, and orchestra from our dedicated teachers at Dakota, Kellogg, John Adams, Lincoln, and Willow Creek.
School and District News
![Incoming Kindergarten student holding a cutout sign for RPS Kick off to Kindergarten event.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1672776271/rochesterk12mnus/aga0sg1uxtwe6acpogol/EnrollforKindergarten.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1672776271/rochesterk12mnus/aga0sg1uxtwe6acpogol/EnrollforKindergarten.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1672776271/rochesterk12mnus/aga0sg1uxtwe6acpogol/EnrollforKindergarten.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1672776271/rochesterk12mnus/aga0sg1uxtwe6acpogol/EnrollforKindergarten.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1672776271/rochesterk12mnus/aga0sg1uxtwe6acpogol/EnrollforKindergarten.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1672776271/rochesterk12mnus/aga0sg1uxtwe6acpogol/EnrollforKindergarten.jpg","width":2200}])
Enrollment for incoming Kindergarten students is now open. Get started by enrolling your student today.
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![2023-2024 District Calendar]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671052019/rochesterk12mnus/vxhvd2ftvwvezahtm96r/2023-2024calendarnews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671052019/rochesterk12mnus/vxhvd2ftvwvezahtm96r/2023-2024calendarnews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671052019/rochesterk12mnus/vxhvd2ftvwvezahtm96r/2023-2024calendarnews.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671052019/rochesterk12mnus/vxhvd2ftvwvezahtm96r/2023-2024calendarnews.png","width":1095}])
At the December 13 school board meeting, the School Board unanimously approved the 2023-2024 calendar with a pre-Labor Day start for schools.
The 2023-2024 calendar for Longfellow Elementary School is currently in development.
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What do Rochester students know about Rochester Public Schools? The superintendent visited our high schools to find out. Watch our video, Supt In the Halls, to see what he learned. Some answers might surprise you!