Updates and Events
![Kishanti Taylor with Grading for Learning Quote]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581557744/rochesterk12mnus/qucpcvwleyqmzivoj8r8/kashantitaylor-01.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581557744/rochesterk12mnus/qucpcvwleyqmzivoj8r8/kashantitaylor-01.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1581557744/rochesterk12mnus/qucpcvwleyqmzivoj8r8/kashantitaylor-01.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1581557744/rochesterk12mnus/qucpcvwleyqmzivoj8r8/kashantitaylor-01.png","width":1084}])
Rochester Public School student Kashanti Taylor switches the perspective and grades the Grading for Learning System, "I give it an A+!".
![Middle school students walking from a school bus to the front of the school]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1576172323/rochesterk12mnus/oiogiqzkyqq4svsyhkrr/BellTimeStudy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1576172323/rochesterk12mnus/oiogiqzkyqq4svsyhkrr/BellTimeStudy.jpg","width":512}])
We are considering a later start time for our students as early as Fall 2020
![Illustration of a graph with a person drawing the graph]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580937988/rochesterk12mnus/lt0x2rag54nh8bvmfgu3/379.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580937988/rochesterk12mnus/lt0x2rag54nh8bvmfgu3/379.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1580937988/rochesterk12mnus/lt0x2rag54nh8bvmfgu3/379.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1580937988/rochesterk12mnus/lt0x2rag54nh8bvmfgu3/379.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1580937988/rochesterk12mnus/lt0x2rag54nh8bvmfgu3/379.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1580937988/rochesterk12mnus/lt0x2rag54nh8bvmfgu3/379.jpg","width":2200}])
Rochester Public Schools recently received a AA rating from S+P Global Ratings, which puts our credit rating among the top of Minnesota Public School Districts. Only three districts in the state rank higher than RPS.
![District Calendar 2020-2021 DRAFT]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1577485237/rochesterk12mnus/zd9ay6mhznaxof40en0x/DistrictCalendar2020-2021Aug31.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1577485237/rochesterk12mnus/zd9ay6mhznaxof40en0x/DistrictCalendar2020-2021Aug31.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1577485237/rochesterk12mnus/zd9ay6mhznaxof40en0x/DistrictCalendar2020-2021Aug31.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1577485237/rochesterk12mnus/zd9ay6mhznaxof40en0x/DistrictCalendar2020-2021Aug31.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1577485237/rochesterk12mnus/zd9ay6mhznaxof40en0x/DistrictCalendar2020-2021Aug31.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1577485237/rochesterk12mnus/zd9ay6mhznaxof40en0x/DistrictCalendar2020-2021Aug31.jpg","width":2200}])
With January right around the corner, we know many of you are already looking ahead to the 2020-2021 school year...
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Our mission is to inspire, challenge, and empower all students with the knowledge and skills required to reach their full potential, to contribute to future generations, and to become involved members of a global community.