Updates and Events
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We are considering a later start time for our students as early as Fall 2020
![Orange Snow Plow pushing the snow out of the street.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573652325/rochesterk12mnus/pyigdhgvtohzpguedofo/OrangeSnowPlow.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1573652325/rochesterk12mnus/pyigdhgvtohzpguedofo/OrangeSnowPlow.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1573652325/rochesterk12mnus/pyigdhgvtohzpguedofo/OrangeSnowPlow.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1573652325/rochesterk12mnus/pyigdhgvtohzpguedofo/OrangeSnowPlow.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1573652325/rochesterk12mnus/pyigdhgvtohzpguedofo/OrangeSnowPlow.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1573652325/rochesterk12mnus/pyigdhgvtohzpguedofo/OrangeSnowPlow.jpg","width":2200}])
Questions about the snow settling in for the winter? Be prepared by refreshing on some of the Inclement Weather basics for ISD535.
![Picture of the back of a woman's head looking at a clock reading 10:10]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573583609/rochesterk12mnus/zalromtoyffxfwxgtqza/belltimestudy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1573583609/rochesterk12mnus/zalromtoyffxfwxgtqza/belltimestudy.jpg","width":330}])
The Rochester School Board will be presented this evening with a report that could lead to an adjustment in school start times to better accommodate the sleep needs of older students.
![Elementary students giving thumbs up in front of a yellow school bus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1571332759/rochesterk12mnus/dzsihixucyskyhqdyqpt/BusSafety.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1571332759/rochesterk12mnus/dzsihixucyskyhqdyqpt/BusSafety.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1571332759/rochesterk12mnus/dzsihixucyskyhqdyqpt/BusSafety.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1571332759/rochesterk12mnus/dzsihixucyskyhqdyqpt/BusSafety.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1571332759/rochesterk12mnus/dzsihixucyskyhqdyqpt/BusSafety.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571332759/rochesterk12mnus/dzsihixucyskyhqdyqpt/BusSafety.jpg","width":2048}])
The Rochester Police Department (RPD), Rochester Public School District and First Student will be taking steps to recognize the 2019 National School Bus Safety Week, which will take place October 21-25, 2019.
Learn more about our school.
Longfellow is the only in the district that operates on a 45/15 schedule, one in which students attend school year-round, with classes in 45-day blocks, three-week breaks in between and a six-week summer vacation.