Rochester Public Schools is seeking a Chief Academic Officer! Learn more about this important position or submit an application: https://www.applitrack.com/rochester/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Cabinet.
Applications for the position of Chief Academic Officer will close on March 8, 2024.
Do you know someone that would be a good fit? Please share this posting with educational leaders who are able and eager to help RPS become a diverse school system in which every student thrives.
This week, we’re celebrating National Public Schools Week and highlighting various roles that help our schools run smoothly and efficiently. Today, we're spotlighting our Parent Teacher Associations, or PTAs. Lucy is the president of the Sunset Terrace PTA. Read more about her: https://www.rochesterschools.org/article/1470499
Rochester Public Schools is surveying families and community members to engage in conversation and seek feedback about a 2024 Referendum. We invite you to participate because your opinion is important to us!
The survey will remain open for responses until 11:59 p.m. on March 8, 2024.
Take the survey at this link: https://rochesterpsd.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4HI6PWOEKbcIFpA
The Special Education Teacher Pipeline Program is a grant program established as a Minnesota Statute last year, allowing school districts in our state to provide scholarships for staff to become trained, fully licensed special education teachers in order to provide effective instruction to students with disabilities. Through this program, Rochester Public Schools is honored to award over 20 of our teachers and staff scholarships for their SpED teaching license! Yesterday, some of our awardees gathered to celebrate and network with one another.
Last Friday, RPS hosted its third annual Special Olympics Unified Bowling event. This event was created to strengthen the relationships between RPS students with and without special needs. Our students had a great time bowling and playing arcade games!
This week, we’re celebrating National Public Schools Week and highlighting various roles that help our schools run smoothly and efficiently. Today, we’re spotlighting Louisa, a night custodian at Kellogg Middle School: https://www.rochesterschools.org/article/1472037
We would like to take the time to acknowledge some pioneer educators and education activists who helped pave the way for equality and integration. Starting with educators who opened some of the first schools to allow Black children in, to those who worked to end segregation, and to those who have worked to take education to the next level.
This week, we’re celebrating National Public Schools Week and highlighting various roles that help our schools run smoothly and efficiently. Today, we’re spotlighting Yahye, an equity specialist at Mayo High School: https://www.rochesterschools.org/article/1474698
Don Barlow is on the RPS School Board as a director and is also the pastor of Community Baptist Church here in Rochester. We also talked with Erica Schumacher, the director of Early Learning here at RPS about their thoughts on Black History Month.
https://youtu.be/qYpquKXg3x0
Do you know the origins of Rochester Public Schools? The first school taught in Rochester was in the summer of 1856 in the log schoolhouse built at 431 Second Avenue Southeast. When the house became too small to accommodate the increasing population, other rooms were obtained. Read more: https://www.rochesterschools.org/article/1474456
Today, we're kicking off Public Schools Week, a celebration of the heart of our communities -- our public schools! At RPS, we prepare our students to be the future workforce by ensuring that our educational experiences and opportunities align with the changing needs of our students, families, and community.
We look forward to sharing some of the stories of those who contribute to the growth and success of our students this week. Stay tuned!
Don't miss your chance to join the conversation! Rochester Public School Board will join the Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans (ACHLA) for a listening session today, February 23 from 5-7 p.m. at Riverside Elementary. In addition to the listening session, various community resources will be available. This is a free event, and all are welcome.
RPS is seeking a qualified candidate for our chief academic officer position.
The Chief Academic Officer provides strategic leadership for and supervision of departments in the school district’s central administration that are responsible for early childhood education, curriculum and instruction, special education, multilingual learning, research and innovation, multi-tiered systems of support in reading and mathematics, and deeper learning in all academic subject areas. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gHvdNgKU
February is CTE Month! CTE Month is a public awareness campaign from ACTE, the Association for Career and Technical Education, held each February to celebrate Career and Technical Education (CTE) and the achievements and accomplishments of technical programs and students across the country from K-12 through college and beyond.
Learn more about Rochester Public Schools' Career and Technical Education Center at Heintz (CTECH), our CTE teachers and students, and their experiences today!
https://youtu.be/bq38TffY1RQ
Join the conversation! Rochester Public School Board will join the Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans (ACHLA) for a listening session on Friday, February 23 from 5-7 p.m. at Riverside Elementary. In addition to the listening session, various community resources will be available. This is a free event, and all are welcome.
Through First Student and Kids on the GO, RPS has around 160 active bus drivers and 136 a.m. & p.m. routes, as well as 63 van drivers who are dedicated to providing service to the District. We recognize the importance of every one of our drivers and appreciate their dedication to our students. #schoolbusdriverappreciationday #thankabusdriver
Are you interested in Science and looking for a way to give back to our community? Consider volunteering as a Judge at the Rochester Regional STEM Fair on March 1 from 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the RCTC Sports Complex. Lunch is provided for all volunteers. bit.ly/helpstemfair
Sam Kaspar, a John Adams Middle School student, has been named a winner in the National STEM Challenge hosted by the organization EXPLR. Congratulations, Sam!
Check out this story about him and his project: https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/harnessing-the-power-of-ai-rochester-middle-school-student-named-a-champion-in-national-stem-challenge
Our students may have had the day off but staff around the District participated in professional development courses today, learning how to better serve our students.
Hey, RPS high schoolers! Did you know you could make $15/hour and get elective credit toward graduation by working with our School Aged Child Care (SACC) program for the 2024-2025 school year?
