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Looking Ahead to Fall 2020: an Update on RPS Planning and Timeline.

As we decide on the model to return to school, we want to ensure our schools are safe, strong, and ready.

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Return to School Town Hall Replay & Q&A

Re-watch the Superintendent's Overview of the RPS Return to School Recommendations.

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RPS shares goals and enhancements in a three-year equity plan.

One of Rochester Public Schools’ (RPS) core beliefs is that equity is a lens through which all decisions should be made.

Full-Service Community Schools highlighted for modeling supports for all students and families

In Rochester Public Schools, we have implemented the community schools model at four of our sites: Gage Elementary, Riverside Central Elementary, the Rochester Alternative Learning Center and John Marshall High School.

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School Board Meeting

RALC named the alternative learning center of the year for 2019.

RALC sets itself apart from other schools through its many partnerships and collaborations with community groups and organizations. Staff continue to help students break down barriers and create a new path for themselves.

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Return to School: Base Model Plan for Fall 2020

Staff, students, and community partners spent the summer preparing for the return of students in September. This letter will present the Rochester Public School District’s base learning model, which will be discussed with greater detail to the School Board on Monday, August 10. You will be able to live stream this meeting and listen to the conversation at YouTube.com/ISD535.

Throughout the entire school year, RPS will use guidance from state and local health department officials, local medical experts and Minnesota Department of Education to advise our practices. This year's return to school will come with some new protocols and procedures in order to keep everyone safe and healthy. While it will alter certain aspects of the school day, our goal is to maintain a normalized environment where students can learn and teachers can teach.

This plan was created in the best interest of the health and safety of our students and staff, and we are prepared to implement this base learning model following School Board approval.

Read the entire RPS Return to School: Base Model Plan

Action Items for Families

Families should complete an assessment for each child enrolled at RPS. For example, if you have two children enrolled, you would fill out the form for child one, and submit. Then, you would complete the form for child two. Families are asked to complete this form by Thursday, August 13, at 4 PM.

COMPLETE THE TECH, CHILD CARE, MEALS NEEDS ASSESSMENT

If you plan to choose a Distance Learning Only Model

Preschool and Elementary school families that are choosing full-time distance learning instead of the hybrid model will receive a Distance Learning Form from their school, and are required to complete this form by Thursday, August 13, at 4 PM, so that we may properly register your child in that program. If you have not received the form in your email by the end of the day Monday, August 10, please contact your school directly. If you plan to have your child attend school somewhere other than Rochester Public Schools, please let us know that so that we can have an accurate student count for each site. If you plan for your preschool or elementary child to return to their RPS elementary school in the hybrid model, no further action is needed.

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