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Sarah Taraba is a kindergarten teacher at Sunset Terrace Elementary. Sarah is a former RPS student who attended Sunset Terrace Elementary, John Adams Middle School, and John Mar...

Erin Vasquez is the Community School Coordinator at John Marshall High School. Erin is a former RPS student who attended Lincoln, Lincoln at Mann, Willow Creek Middle School, an...

Future RPS kindergarten students and families, are you ready? Enrollment for kindergarten at Rochester Public Schools for the 2025-2026 school year is open! Below is some inform...

Kelly Kranz is the Office Manager at Franklin Elementary. Kelly is a former RPS student who attended Franklin Elementary, Willow Creek Middle School, and Mayo High School. ...

Brandon Macrafic is the Principal of Student Centered Learning Models at CTECH, MNSync Online, and P-TECH. Brandon is a former RPS student who attended Lincoln Elementary, Kello...

Do you have a student starting kindergarten next fall? Do you know of a family who is looking for a neighborhood or districtwide option school for their future kindergartener? Ple...

This story is a continuation of RPS’s coverage of P-TECH and Career Development Month P-TECH, or Pathways in Technology Early College High School, is a unique public-privat...

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, ...