Rochester Public Schools

In March, the RPS Board unanimously approved a resolution to seek legislative approval to do away with the alley system for school district elections.

Recommendations for strategic plan updates involving high school students are being prepared for the Rochester School Board.

The overall high school graduation rate for students in the Rochester Public Schools has risen by more than 2 percentage points over the past 3 years.

On Tuesday, DFL Sen. Liz Boldon introduced a bill that would grant RPS permission to get rid of the alley system by repealing the 1974 law that put it in place for RPS.

The department indicated the grant violated civil rights law, contradicted the department’s policy to prioritize merit and was an “inappropriate use of federal funds.”

The strong winds caused numerous power outages, canceled classes at a local high school and were blamed for at least one injury crash. Rochester remains under a high wind warning until 10:00 Friday morning.

Thursday’s statement indicates RPS has narrowed the scope of potential facility changes it will study.

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The absenteeism rate rose more than 100% among Latino students.

In the email, RPS Superintendent Kent Pekel said as of Friday morning, federal immigration agents have not visited an RPS school.