Dakota Middle School

Dear RPS Middle School families, We are so excited for our students to begin the 2025-2026 school year! Below is the information you need to know before the start of the school y...

We're on the countdown to the start of school. Save the day for your secondary school's schedule pick up and find even more information on our back to school webpage: https://www....

The countdown is here; we are less than one month away from the start of school! Fill your student's backpack with supplies that will set your student up for success. Find your sc...

Dear Members of the Rochester Public Schools Community, On April 29, 2025, Rochester Public Schools (RPS) received a letter from Murry Bessette in the Office of Planning, Evaluat...

Rochester, MN — Rochester Public Schools (RPS) is excited to announce the launch of a District and Student Data Dashboard . RPS uses data to improve our ability to increase stud...

Dear Rochester Public Schools community, In recent days, I've received many questions about whether or not RPS is going to change course on our efforts to create schools and a sy...

Save the date for our secondary schedule pick-up and open house dates. Middle Schools Dakota Middle School Wednesday, August 14, from 1 to 6 p.m. John Adams Middle Sc...

Today, the Mayo Clinic announced a gift of $10 million to Rochester Public Schools to enable the school district to sustain the implementation of the district's strategic plan for...

The Attendance Options Redesign proposal feedback forms are available on our website at www.rochesterschools.org/attendance-options-redesign . These forms can be viewed in Englis...

As we have received feedback from the community on the Attendance Options Redesign proposal , we have compiled recurring questions into an FAQ, available at www.rochesterschools.o...

At tomorrow’s School Board Study Session, the Board will review the proposed boundaries and the financial impacts of the Attendance Options Redesign. We will have additional infor...

At tomorrow’s School Board Study Session, the Board will review the proposed boundaries and the financial impacts of the Attendance Options Redesign. We will have additional infor...

Rochester, MN – At the School Board meeting on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, Superintendent Kent Pekel will be sharing detailed information about the Attendance Options Redesign ...

Dear Rochester Public Schools Parents, Staff, and Other Stakeholders, I am writing to share some thoughts on the referendum that was narrowly defeated last week. I also plan t...

Dakota Middle School and Longfellow Elementary School are adding solar to help power their schools and to benefit their students and community now and into the future. They are tw...

For Immediate Release Rochester, MN – The Rochester Public School District faces some tough decisions following the November 7 b...

Though most of us don’t want to admit it, winter has arrived. We wanted to share with you our procedures should we have to have an unexpected school closing. Because these closure...

RPS Screenagers film seeries continues! RPS Middle Schools are continuing to partner on offering a series of films with Olmsted County BRIDGE Collaborative! This is a free ev...

On the ballot this November, Rochester Public Schools is proposing a capital projects technology levy to harness the power of technology to accelerate learning, support teaching, ...

RPS Middle Schools are collectively offering a three-part event series to support parents and caregivers to students ages 10 - 18. This series will navigate concerns about growing...