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The Dakota People have called Mni Sota (Minnesota) home for thousands of years. When tracing their lineage, they consider Mni Sota the birthplace of the Dakota, with Bdote (where ...

P-TECH, or Pathways in Technology Early College High School, is a unique public-private partnership between Rochester Public Schools (RPS), Rochester Community & Technical College...

This story is a continuation of RPS’s Advanced Learning program coverage . Once students enter Rochester Public Schools (RPS) high schools, they have access to a range of e...

Rochester, MN — At a ceremony in Minneapolis last night, Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kent Pekel was among 13 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the...

Winter will be here soon, and we want to share our procedures with you should we have an unexpected school closing. Because these closures are unexpected, all families should have...

Dear RPS Community, The community’s approval of the Ignite Student Learning Referendum will enable Rochester Public Schools (RPS) to avoid closing schools, raising class sizes, a...

On any given school day, the Career and Technical Education Center at Heintz (CTECH) gathers Rochester Public Schools (RPS) students from around the Rochester area and narrows the...

RPS Alumni/Current RPS Staff Spotlight: Jacque Peterson Jacque Peterson is the district wide Chief of Schools. She attended Ben Franklin Elementary, Central Junior High School...

At Rochester Public Schools, our Advanced Learning program helps meet the needs of students who are ready for more challenging content and require experiences beyond the tradit...

Drew gets up at 6 a.m. every weekday to take the city bus to the Rosa Parks Pavillion in downtown Rochester. He scans his badge to get into the Mayo Clinic building and joins his ...

In Rochester Public Schools, you'll find Advanced Learning Specialists who serve many students across the district. Like most individuals in education, our Advanced Learning Speci...

Across the Rochester Public Schools (RPS) district, schools are working to teach students about preventing bullying. At MNSync Online, RPS’ online learning community that serves s...

Amber Henry is a Spanish Immersion teacher at Riverside Elementary. Amber is a former RPS student who attended Gage Elementary, Washington Elementary, John Adams Middle School, ...

At Tuesday, October 22's school board meeting, the majority of the discussion was focused on the upcoming Referendum. VoteSmart RPS AI Chatbot Today, we launched a new Artific...

Rochester Public Schools is launching a new Artificial Intelligence Chatbot on its Referendum website to help answer questions about the 2024 Ignite Student Learning Referendum. ...

Jess Rollie is a first grade teacher at Bishop Elementary School. She is a former RPS student who attended Elton Hills Elementary, John Adams Middle School, and John Marshall Hi...

October is Bullying Prevention Month and at Rochester Public Schools (RPS), teachers and staff across the district are trained in conflict resolution and work to convey anti-bully...

The RPS School board has placed a referendum to increase funding for RPS schools on the ballot in the general election that will take place on November 5, 2024. If that referendum...

Those interested in learning more about the 2024 Ignite Student Learning Referendum can join Superintendent Pekel in one of the following virtual information sessions: Wedn...

Help us #CelebrateRPS by nominating someone who creates a positive impact in the RPS community. Read this week's #CelebrateRPS shout outs and nominate someone in the link below! ...