Updates and Events
![Student from ALC mentoring student at Riverside]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1555531587/rochesterk12mnus/e2z80qvffkb4jhs8k2vb/ALCMentorshipatRiverside.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1555531587/rochesterk12mnus/e2z80qvffkb4jhs8k2vb/ALCMentorshipatRiverside.png","width":319}])
Congratulations to RALC students Damion Overturff, Axel Gonzalez Martines, Julia Kilolumens, and Sierra Haines for being recognized by Olmsted County Commissioners for "Beat the Odds" awards.
![Students from Cooking Matters Class graduating from their healthy food and meal prep course.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1555530167/rochesterk12mnus/epjz5oxpmacpkukatsav/CookingMatters.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1555530167/rochesterk12mnus/epjz5oxpmacpkukatsav/CookingMatters.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1555530167/rochesterk12mnus/epjz5oxpmacpkukatsav/CookingMatters.png","width":523}])
A taste of satisfaction for all our Cooking Matters class graduates.
![Walz with a group of Rochester Public School administrators discussing community schools.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1555531014/rochesterk12mnus/clpndambmnsjgqmdvuuv/Walz_StatewideEducationTour.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1555531014/rochesterk12mnus/clpndambmnsjgqmdvuuv/Walz_StatewideEducationTour.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1555531014/rochesterk12mnus/clpndambmnsjgqmdvuuv/Walz_StatewideEducationTour.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1555531014/rochesterk12mnus/clpndambmnsjgqmdvuuv/Walz_StatewideEducationTour.png","width":990}])
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz visited the Med City Monday, as part of his four-day statewide education tour. His visit coincided with the re-opening of a health clinic at the Alternative Learning Center.
![Walz in arms with student group while visiting ALC Community School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1555530795/rochesterk12mnus/muohxhddswicvph0rprf/Walz_ModelCommSchool.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1555530795/rochesterk12mnus/muohxhddswicvph0rprf/Walz_ModelCommSchool.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1555530795/rochesterk12mnus/muohxhddswicvph0rprf/Walz_ModelCommSchool.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1555530795/rochesterk12mnus/muohxhddswicvph0rprf/Walz_ModelCommSchool.png","width":992}])
Touting Rochester Public Schools’ Alternative Learning Center as a model for the state, Gov. Tim Walz was on hand Monday to talk about education and laud the restart of a health clinic at the school.
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.