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Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) 2019 -2020

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Public Pinned Report on Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) led by Rochester Public Schools
Last modified: July 21, 2020

Contents

Highlights

2019 and 2020 RPS Data: July 14, 2020 School Board Meeting, 2019-2020 First Semester, Achievement and Integration Plan Updates 2020

 

Contents

 

July 14, 2020 School Board Meeting

 

MDHR Agreement

 

Presentation and Data Full Year 2019-2020

 

Action Plan

 

 

From RPS School Board Feb 18, 2020 - Regular Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

2019-2020 First Semester 

Compliance Report - First Semester

 

 

 First Semester 2019-2020 RPS Report 

 

 

 

 

 

Achievement and Integration Plan Updates 2020

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Related Reports

 

Other Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) Pinned Reports


August 02, 2025 : 2024-25 RPS Positive Behavior Data Review

July 15, 2025 RPS Board Updates

AI Summary of data

PB Editorial

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: HS Graduation, C2C: Post-Secondary


September 15, 2023 : RPS Board Consider Updating District Equity Policy

RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation


July 26, 2023 : 2022-2023 RPS Disipline Data

According to the district’s data, suspensions increased from 1,224 in 2021-22 to 1,523 in 2022-23, representing a jump of 24.4%."

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation, Higher-Education


July 20, 2022 : Outcome and Discipline Data 2021-2022

RPS 2021-2022 Monitoring Reports

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2:


September 23, 2019 : Analysis of RPS referal data

Phil Wheeler analysis of RPS referral data.

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2:


July 17, 2019 : Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights)

2018-2019 Report presented to RPS school board and comparison with 2018 reporting. 

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation, Higher-Education


August 24, 2017 : August 2017 Update of June 27 RPS Board Study of 2016-2017 discipline data

August updating the 2017-06-27 RPS Board Study of discipline data with school breakdown. 

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2:


January 05, 2016 : An openBEAM 5+1 proposal to address school disciplinary dispairty

 The Rochester Public School District is taking the first steps to address a disproportionate disciplinary rate for black and Hispanic students. A community engagement session to get input and solicit involvement from community members will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at Riverside Elementary School. I believe that conversation is necessary but not sufficient. We need to follow up with actions. Here is a 5+1 action plan.

 

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Governance/Public Policy
Impact Lvl2:

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Pinned Rochester Public Schools organization and project reports

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Organization Report: September 27, 2025 : 2024-2025 RPS Data Analysis

Sep 2025 MCA Improvement Action Plan 

2024-25 Fastbridge Data Analysis and Literacy Plan Update

PB reporting on MCA

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Health, Reading
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: HS Graduation


Project Report of Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan : August 30, 2025 : RPS 2025 Strategic Planning Updaters

Superintendent Goals

Strategic Planning Updaters

"Rochester Public Schools kicks off rebranding effort to gain an edge in a ‘competitive environment”

Impact Lvl1: Best Practice, Business Process, Consultancy, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Workforce Development
Impact Lvl2:


Project Report of Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) : August 02, 2025 : 2024-25 RPS Positive Behavior Data Review

July 15, 2025 RPS Board Updates

AI Summary of data

PB Editorial

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: HS Graduation, C2C: Post-Secondary


Project Report of Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan : July 16, 2025 : RPS 5 Year Budget Reduction Strategy

RPS Board Presentation July 15, 2025 

AI generated summary of budget reduction strategy 

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Education, Governance/Public Policy
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development, C2C: Kindergarten Readiness, C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: HS Graduation, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation


Project Report of Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan : June 22, 2025 : 2025-2026 RPS Budget and 2026-27 Cut Projection

The Rochester School Board has officially approved a $445 million budget for the 2025–26 school year, setting the stage for a year of stability and strategic investment in local education. 

RPS 2026-2027 Budget Cut Projection

 

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Governance/Public Policy
Impact Lvl2:


Project Report of Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan : April 11, 2025 : RPS School Age Child Care Support

RPS School Board Meeting: School Age Child Care Apr 8 2025  School Board Presentation 

PB Reporting

Impact Lvl1: Caring Relationship, Children & Youth, Education, Parenthood
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development, C2C: Kindergarten Readiness


Project Report of Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan : November 11, 2024 : Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024

RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides

Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People

PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Governance/Public Policy
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: HS Graduation, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation, Higher-Education


Project Report of Family and Community Engagement (RPS) : October 21, 2024 : RPS Family Engagement Reports

Oct 2024 Reports

Reading Literacy Updates

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 3rd Grade Reading


Project Report of Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan : September 29, 2023 : Technology Referendum for the Rochester schools

1. Post Bulletin: Rochester 10 Year, $ 10M+ school funding referendum Op ED PB: Kent Pekel: "Why I recommended a technology referendum for the Rochester schools"; 2. School Board Study Session; 3. Official YouTube Presentation

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Commitment, Education, Governance/Public Policy, STEM, Technology Enablement
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation


Project Report of Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) : September 15, 2023 : RPS Board Consider Updating District Equity Policy

RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation


Project Report of Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) : July 26, 2023 : 2022-2023 RPS Disipline Data

According to the district’s data, suspensions increased from 1,224 in 2021-22 to 1,523 in 2022-23, representing a jump of 24.4%."

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation, Higher-Education


Project Report of Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan : April 25, 2023 : Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan 2022

1. 2022 Strategic Plan and extracted sections. 2. RPS Strategic Plan Building Blocks 

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Governance/Public Policy
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation, Higher-Education


Project Report of RPS American Indian Education : October 06, 2022 : American Indian Education at RPS

 October 10, 2022 Indigenous Peoples' Day

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Food
Impact Lvl2:


Project Report of Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan : August 09, 2022 : Plans to Strengthen Belonging and Behavior During the 2022-2023 School Year

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Governance/Public Policy
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development, C2C: Kindergarten Readiness, C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation, Human Resource


Project Report of Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) : July 20, 2022 : Outcome and Discipline Data 2021-2022

RPS 2021-2022 Monitoring Reports

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2:


Organization Report: March 29, 2022 : Rochester Public Schools Board Self-Evaluation

2022 RPS School Board Self Evaluation Framework; Video Recording

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2:


Project Report of Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan : March 28, 2022 : RPS School Board Meeting - 3/22/22

Strategic Action Plan - Focus Group and Survey Results

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development, C2C: Kindergarten Readiness, C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: HS Graduation, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation


Project Report of Family and Community Engagement (RPS) : January 12, 2022 : Family and Community Engagement (RPS) Report

January Family Engagement Video Recordings

Impact Lvl1: Caring Relationship, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development, C2C: Kindergarten Readiness, C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: HS Graduation, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation


Project Report of Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) : September 23, 2019 : Analysis of RPS referal data

Phil Wheeler analysis of RPS referral data.

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2:


Project Report of Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) : July 17, 2019 : Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights)

2018-2019 Report presented to RPS school board and comparison with 2018 reporting. 

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2: C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation, Higher-Education


Project Report of Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) : August 24, 2017 : August 2017 Update of June 27 RPS Board Study of 2016-2017 discipline data

August updating the 2017-06-27 RPS Board Study of discipline data with school breakdown. 

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
Impact Lvl2:


Project Report of Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) : January 05, 2016 : An openBEAM 5+1 proposal to address school disciplinary dispairty

 The Rochester Public School District is taking the first steps to address a disproportionate disciplinary rate for black and Hispanic students. A community engagement session to get input and solicit involvement from community members will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at Riverside Elementary School. I believe that conversation is necessary but not sufficient. We need to follow up with actions. Here is a 5+1 action plan.

 

Impact Lvl1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Governance/Public Policy
Impact Lvl2:

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Projects & News
Anchor Projects

Anchor projects provide the backdrop of our community's major initiatives and have overarching impacts to the community:

Aging: Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan

Diversity and Inclusion: Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E)

Diversity and Inclusion: City of Rochester: 2020 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan

Economic Development: Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Education: Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan

Education: Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan

Governance/Public Policy: City of Rochester - Better Public Meetings

Governance/Public Policy: Planning To Succeed: Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan (P2S)

Health Determinants: Community Health Assessment Process

Housing: City of Rochester Home Ownership Creation Program

Housing: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing

Medical Services: Mayo Clinic Bold Forward Unbound

Mobility: LINK - Bus Rapid Transit

Recreation & Open Space: Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex

Recreation & Open Space: Future Development of Graham Park

Sustainability: Sustainability and Resiliency Action Plan

Vision/Identity: America's City for Health

Vision/Identity: Rochester Vision 2050

Workforce Development: Equity in the Built Environment (Bloomberg)

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Noteworthy community status reports:

October 26, 2025 : Restorative Justice Circle Collaboration with RPS

October 26, 2025 : DMC 2026 Budget and Workplan

October 23, 2025 : America's City for Heath and Older Elders Needs

October 21, 2025 : HOME OWNERSHIP CREATION PROGRAM – LONDON BROOK PONDS

October 16, 2025 : Seneca Property Plan Shelved

October 15, 2025 : Mayor and City Council Launch ‘Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings’

October 15, 2025 : DAP Funding Justification

October 12, 2025 : Discovery Square Shared Lab Infastructure

October 11, 2025 : Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex

October 06, 2025 : 2026 Annual Action Plan - Community Development Block Grant Allocations

October 02, 2025 : Local Sales Tax Update

September 28, 2025 : September 2025 Charter Commission

September 27, 2025 : 2024-2025 RPS Data Analysis

September 27, 2025 : Healthy Living Wellness Tips

September 27, 2025 : Collaboration & Conflict Insights

September 23, 2025 : City of Rochester 2026-2027 Budget Planning

September 16, 2025 : Maxfield Housing Status Report Sep 2025

September 13, 2025 : Housing as an Element of America's City for Health

September 04, 2025 : Start-up Funds for International Relates Committee

August 30, 2025 : RPS 2025 Strategic Planning Updaters



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