On January 15, the Rochester School Board held a listening session on the Phase IV Learning Model. Questions were collected from the public through a Google form prior to the listening session and a question and answer tool during the session.
A total of 675 questions were submitted and organized into topic areas. Click the title to review these topics and answers.
Learn more about Minnesota's Community COVID-19 Vaccine Pilot Program.
The conversation around bell times for students have occurred for many years, and the School Board revisited this conversation once more to discuss pushing up the start date.
RPS Student Nutrition Services will now be offering daytime and evening meal kit pick-up at Graham Park.
MN Legislature passed SF31, which provides an extension of the deadline for certifying free and reduced-price meal applications for this school year only. The extension allows schools to continue to certify Applications for Educational Benefits, Alternate Applications for Educational Benefits and direct certification through January 4, 2021.
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