Project Impact(s):
Children & Youth, Commitment, CMRC, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Governance/Public Policy, OpenBeam
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Collaborators Lead Organization:
Rochester Public Schools
Contact:
TBD
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TBD
; Phone:
TBD
Known/Likely Collaborators:
Rochester Public Schools
Potential Collaborators:
Black Data Processing Associates of Southern Minnesota
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Bolder Options
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Boys and Girls Club of Rochester
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IMAA
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Journey to Growth Diversity and Inclusion Committee
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Listos Preschool and Childcare
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Rochester-Olmsted County Youth commission
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Rochester-area Chamber of Commerce
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STEM Forward
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United Way of Southeast Minnesota
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Impacts Major Impact:
Education
PlanScape Impacts : Level 1:
Children & Youth, Commitment, CMRC, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Governance/Public Policy, OpenBeam
Level 2:
African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Native American, Latino, LGBT, Women, C2C: Prenatal-K Development, C2C: Kindergarten Readiness, C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation, Children & Youth
DMC Impacts:
Education/Learning Environment
Community Health Impacts:
Type of Project
Planning
Create a collaborative learning environment that uses best practices
Expand and enhance community partnerships
Inspire, challenge and empower current and future employees
Indicators
- Staff, students, and parents understand our strategic objectives and framework for assessing student development.
- Community partners recognize and support the value of our strategic objectives and framework for student development.
- Rubrics relevant to all student levels have been developed.
- A learning and phased process is used to refine how we gather evidence and assess student growth on the strategic objectives.
Unofficial Dashboard Beam Education measurements
Key reports on: Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan
Mar 17, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: Middle School
Mar 3, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: Elementary School & Early Childhood
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Feb 3 2026 Superintendent Goals - Midyear Review:
- Video Clip
- Talking Points
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Strategic Plan Goals Review
- Background
- Presentation Slides
- Part 1 Goals and Part 2 Goals
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Fall (November) 2025:
- Background Information
- Video Recording
- Presentation Slides
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Aug 2025: Superintendent Goals;
Aug 2025: Strategic Planning Study Session
Mar 2025: "Rochester Public Schools kicks off rebranding effort to gain an edge in a ‘competitive environment”
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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
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RPS School Board Meeting: School Age Child Care Apr 8 2025 School Board Presentation
PB Reporting
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RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides
Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People
PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results
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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
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1. 2022 Strategic Plan and extracted sections. 2. RPS Strategic Plan Building Blocks
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Strategic Action Plan - Focus Group and Survey Results
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