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The RPS Community Education Advisory Council (CEAC) offers mini-grants of up to $1,500 per project to support novel learning initiatives involving young people through student clu...

At tomorrow’s School Board Study Session, the Board will review the proposed boundaries and the financial impacts of the Attendance Options Redesign. We will have additional infor...

At tomorrow’s School Board Study Session, the Board will review the proposed boundaries and the financial impacts of the Attendance Options Redesign. We will have additional infor...

Rochester, MN – At the School Board meeting on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, Superintendent Kent Pekel will be sharing detailed information about the Attendance Options Redesign ...

Dear Rochester Public Schools Parents, Staff, and Other Stakeholders, I am writing to share some thoughts on the referendum that was narrowly defeated last week. I also plan t...

For Immediate Release Rochester, MN – The Rochester Public School District faces some tough decisions following the November 7 b...

Though most of us don’t want to admit it, winter has arrived. We wanted to share with you our procedures should we have to have an unexpected school closing. Because these closure...

Rochester Community Education celebrated National Chess Day on October 14th by hosting a youth chess tournament. More than 60 students in grades K-8 participated. Players in the A...

On the ballot this November, Rochester Public Schools is proposing a capital projects technology levy to harness the power of technology to accelerate learning, support teaching, ...

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Rochester Public Schools! It's everything Rochester Public Schools, in your pocket. With the new app, you can access document...

Originally published on June 28, 2023 Embarking on a journey beyond classroom walls, Michael Olson's fifth-grade class at Folwell Elementary reimagines education by connecting ...

Originally published on June 1, 2023 What are our elementary school students’ sparks? The Supt is in the halls yet again, this time visiting some of our elementary schools. Che...

Originally published March 6th 2023 How do our middle school students think about the future? Superintendent Pekel visited our middle schools to find out. Watch the second...

Originally published on February 21, 2023 Rochester Public Schools (RPS) was awarded $1.9 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Education to fund the School Based Menta...

Originally published on December 8, 2022 What do Rochester students know about Rochester Public Schools? The superintendent visited our high schools to find out. Watch our vide...

The fall session of one-day bus trips has a full schedule this year. We will kick off the season with “No Town Like Motown” at the Ives Auditorium in Bloomington, followed by “Bee...

"Space, the final frontier,” is the famous phrase spoken at the beginning of nearly every episode of the TV show, Star Trek. With every discovery astronomers make, we are more con...