Your family may qualify for $120 per child in SUN Bucks, reduced sports and activity fees, and other valuable benefits!
It takes less than 5 minutes to complete the confidential Application for Educational Benefits. Even if your child already receives free school meals, we encourage you to apply!
Your family may qualify for:
$120 per eligible child in summer SUN Bucks benefits Reduced sports and activity fees for athletics, clubs, and extracurricular activities Discounted home internet through participating programs Reduced testing fees for college entrance exams and AP tests
Apply today: bit.ly/appforbenefits. Paper applications are also available at your school's main office.
about 22 hours ago, Rochester Public Schools
We're piloting a new partnership with SE MN Food Rescue's Farm Shares to Shelves program! Local farms are connected to community schools (including the ALC) to provide fresh food to students/families. To support this work, visit: https://www.mnfoodrescue.org/support
2 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Students in Intermediate Algebra celebrated Ada Lovelace Day by doing some paper chain coding! Ada Lovelace is considered the first computer programmer and Ada Lovelace Day is celebrated to uplift women in STEM. Students learned about binary coding and used colors to represent the 0's and 1's in the code to write in code while creating a fun decoration!
6 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Students volunteered at Channel One and packaged 1,500 pounds of bread in 1 hour and 15 minutes!
7 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Students volunteer each week as preschool teacher aides at Northrop! We're grateful for this partnership with Early Childhood Education.
8 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
In World Cultures/Foods class, students researched a country of their own and made a recipe from that country. Looks delicious!
10 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
RALC staff brought their Halloween spirit and enjoyed dress up days this week!
13 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
For this month's wellness activity, students decorated pumpkins with dried flowers. It was relaxing to sit, chat, and be creative together.
14 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Night School students got creative with pumpkin painting!
15 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
We're looking forward to our Tuesday, Nov 10, 5-7pm RALC Family Check-in Night! This is a great chance to meet your student's teachers and walk through a Community Resources. There will be lots of free raffle prizes and gifts to giveaway. If you haven't already, let us know if you can make it: https://tinyurl.com/ralcnight
16 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Costume ideas for students... straight from the Resource Room! Special shout out to our custodial staff person, Brittany, for putting together these creative options - with shoes and pictures too!
17 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Night School students in Indigenous Gardening class learned about gardening, plants, harvesting, and food systems through the lens of Native American teachings. Students spent time in the ALC garden and cooked with the veggies that were harvested!
21 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Fall Fest for our 9th graders! It was a great time for community-building. Team events, circles, smores, and more!
22 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
The RPS School Board on Tuesday, October 20, approved RPS 2030, the district's new strategic plan. The plan sets the direction for the district's work over the next four years and is organized around four priorities: Challenging Learning, Purposeful Pathways, Supportive Communities, and Organizational Excellence. Read the full plan: https://www.rochesterschools.org/rps-2030
22 days ago, Rochester Public Schools
Winona State University senior nursing students helped with vision/hearing screenings this month! Thankful for this partnership to help flag needs. (We're excited to offer students in need free glasses next month through a pilot partnership with Zumbro Valley Medical Society.)
24 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Thank you to the Think Bank team of volunteers who helped with the final harvest and winter clean up of our Community Garden! It takes a village.
30 days ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
* Check in with your student's teachers and support staff * Community Resource Fair in the gym with 15 organizations (dental care, health care, heating/electric bill help, food resources, library resources, housing resources, and more). * Free raffle prizes, including: ROCA Climbing passes, Bowlocity passes, Blue Lagoon Mini Golf passes, McDonald's free food cards, Qdoba free food cards, Kwik Trip gas cards, and more. * Free gifts from Target * Free dinner from China 1
about 1 month ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Day School and APEX Recovery School enjoyed a day exploring Nerstrand State Park. The weather was perfect for community building among staff and students. Activities included geocaching (many found all five hidden boxes), learning about and holding snakes, outdoor games, and time on the trails. The trip was only possible through a DNR transportation grant. Thank you to the park naturalist, Andy, for welcoming us.
about 1 month ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Ninth grade students learned about phlebotomy as a career through hands-on mobile career kits (thank you to Southeast Cooperative and Mayo Clinic). This session was followed by a presentation by the Mayo Clinic Phlebotomy program director. A huge thank you to Kai, a current RALC senior who is enrolled in the high school phlebotomy pathway.
about 1 month ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
Free winter coats available on Tuesday, Oct 13 (3-6pm, families) and Wednesday, Oct 14 (9am-12pm, adults). Location: 20 1st Ave NE. Use the QR code to register for a time slot.
about 1 month ago, Rochester Alternative Learning Center
