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RPS shares an update on district awareness and partnerships with the outbreak of of the Wuhan Coronavirus (COVID-19).
School News
![Kishanti Taylor with Grading for Learning Quote]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581557744/rochesterk12mnus/qucpcvwleyqmzivoj8r8/kashantitaylor-01.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581557744/rochesterk12mnus/qucpcvwleyqmzivoj8r8/kashantitaylor-01.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1581557744/rochesterk12mnus/qucpcvwleyqmzivoj8r8/kashantitaylor-01.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1581557744/rochesterk12mnus/qucpcvwleyqmzivoj8r8/kashantitaylor-01.png","width":1084}])
Rochester Public School student Kashanti Taylor switches the perspective and grades the Grading for Learning System, "I give it an A+!".
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We are considering a later start time for our students as early as Fall 2020
![2020-2021 School Year District Calendar Released]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582812579/rochesterk12mnus/nwzmvygcxbrtfhhq0wg3/2020-2021SchoolYearCalendar.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582812579/rochesterk12mnus/nwzmvygcxbrtfhhq0wg3/2020-2021SchoolYearCalendar.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582812579/rochesterk12mnus/nwzmvygcxbrtfhhq0wg3/2020-2021SchoolYearCalendar.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582812579/rochesterk12mnus/nwzmvygcxbrtfhhq0wg3/2020-2021SchoolYearCalendar.png","width":1200}])
Save the dates by planning ahead with our 2020-2021 District Calendar.
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Rochester Public Schools recently received a AA rating from S+P Global Ratings, which puts our credit rating among the top of Minnesota Public School Districts. Only three districts in the state rank higher than RPS.