Alerts for RPS Parents/Caregivers
All parents and caregivers of RPS students are automatically opted in to receive emails and text Alerts from the district and their schools, eliminating the need to sign up for these notifications.
If your student is absent for the day, you will receive attendance calls, texts, and emails from Alerts.
Text messages from Alerts will come from a 98900 number.
Opting out for Parents/Caregivers
RPS District Communications emails about 1) general information, 2) weather closures, and 3) emergencies. If you wish to no longer receive an email, phone call, or text about one or all of these topics from the District level, please email communications@rochesterschools.org and include your email, phone number, first and last name, and the topic you want to be removed from.
We strongly recommend not opting out of the “emergencies” or “weather” categories or blocking our communications as a whole, as this will prevent you from receiving communications during a weather cancellation or emergency.
Community Sign up
RPS also has a sign-up option for community members who would like to connect with the district and receive our district-wide communications.
Sign up to receive email updates, weather closings, emergency notifications, and information about updates within the District.
TalkingPoints
Another tool that teachers and schools use to communicate with families in their preferred home language is TalkingPoints. Depending on your school/classroom, your teachers may be using this platform with you and your child's education and progress.
In TalkingPoints, you will get these types of messages:
Class-wide announcements and reminders
Updates on what we're learning in class
Attendance communication
Homework and assignment help
Periodic check-ins about your child
Updates on grades and progress
TalkingPoints messages can come in the form of a text, or if you have the app downloaded, in the app.