Rochester School District

While most Minnesota public schools are waiting to find out what learning model they will operate under when the new year begins this fall, a Rochester school opens its doors Monday.

The Rochester School District’s plan to hold mini commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2020 has run into a major snag.

It is expected to become official during Tuesday’s Rochester School Board meeting.

A former Rochester School District employee entered into a plea agreement today in Olmsted County Court where he was scheduled to stand trial next week.

The Rochester School Board has approved a recommendation to put a two-part bond issue question before voters in a special election November 5th.

The Rochester School Board is a step closer to putting a school bond issue referendum before school district voters this fall.

Voters in the Rochester School District could be asked to approve a nearly $200 million school bond issue next fall.

Summer break is over for students in Rochester Public Schools and other districts in the area.

The Rochester School District is considering tightening security at the high schools before the start of the next school year.

Governor Mark Dayton is making a big push for an emergency education funding package in the final weeks of the 2018 session of the Minnesota Legislature.

The Rochester Education Association today released information about the terms of the new contract, which was approved yesterday by the teachers with 67-percent voting to ratify the new agreement.

The Rochester School District and the union representing its teachers have worked out a tentative agreement on a new contract.

The Rochester School District graduation rate last year was almost 86-percent, which remained above the state rate which hit a record high.

The Rochester School Board is being that it will need to approve some budget cuts later this year.