Dakota Middle School

The Dakota People have called Mni Sota (Minnesota) home for thousands of years. When tracing their lineage, they consider Mni Sota the birthplace of the Dakota, with Bdote (where ...

Winter will be here soon, and we want to share our procedures with you should we have an unexpected school closing. Because these closures are unexpected, all families should have...

Dear RPS Community, The community’s approval of the Ignite Student Learning Referendum will enable Rochester Public Schools (RPS) to avoid closing schools, raising class sizes, a...

In Rochester Public Schools, you'll find Advanced Learning Specialists who serve many students across the district. Like most individuals in education, our Advanced Learning Speci...

At Tuesday, October 22's school board meeting, the majority of the discussion was focused on the upcoming Referendum. VoteSmart RPS AI Chatbot Today, we launched a new Artific...

October is Bullying Prevention Month and at Rochester Public Schools (RPS), teachers and staff across the district are trained in conflict resolution and work to convey anti-bully...

Those interested in learning more about the 2024 Ignite Student Learning Referendum can join Superintendent Pekel in one of the following virtual information sessions: Wedn...

In education, part of our job is to meet students where they are. Every student has a unique relationship with learning. From their learning preferences to how their brain explore...

Mark your calendars: Early Voting for the "Ignite Student Learning" referendum begins this Friday, September 20. Rochester voters will consider a 10-year operating levy increase...

Kara Merrill is an assistant principal at Dakota Middle School. She is a former RPS student who attended Gage Elementary, John Adams Middle School, and Century High School. Wh...

Rochester Public Schools uses the Standard Response Protocol in response to emergencies that may occur in our school buildings. Students and staff will be training, practicing, a...

Results on the 2024 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) indicate that Rochester Public Schools (RPS) has reversed a multi-year decline in the percentage of students who sc...

As we approach the start of the school year, below is some information about Transportation. Routing Letters Last week, families who signed up for Transportation (buses or van...

Dear RPS community, I hope you had a great summer and that you are as excited as I am for the school year that is about to begin. One of the most important events for our school...

Looking for our school supply list? Use the folder below to access our supplies for the 2024-2025 school year!

Save the date for our secondary schedule pick-up and open house dates. Middle Schools Dakota Middle School Wednesday, August 14, from 1 to 6 p.m. John Adams Middle Sc...

Dear RPS Community, At the start of the 2023-2024 school year, I asked the staff in our Office of Academics to convene a grading working group that will continually examine and r...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2024 Rochester Public Schools Launches Dedicated Referendum Website Website provides voters with information on proposed operating levy increas...

Interested in working for RPS? We’re hosting a hiring event on Friday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’re hiring for: Special Education Teachers Speech-Language Patholo...

Dear Dakota Middle School Community, I am pleased to announce that I will recommend that the Rochester School Board appoint Teri Linander as the next lead principal of Dakota Mid...