Updates and Events
![Covid-19 or Coronavirus or 2019-nCoV]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582753234/rochesterk12mnus/qqkwx7hl6gtir4ztixk4/covid19.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582753234/rochesterk12mnus/qqkwx7hl6gtir4ztixk4/covid19.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582753234/rochesterk12mnus/qqkwx7hl6gtir4ztixk4/covid19.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582753234/rochesterk12mnus/qqkwx7hl6gtir4ztixk4/covid19.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582753234/rochesterk12mnus/qqkwx7hl6gtir4ztixk4/covid19.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582753234/rochesterk12mnus/qqkwx7hl6gtir4ztixk4/covid19.png","width":2200}])
RPS shares an update on district awareness and partnerships with the outbreak of of the Wuhan Coronavirus (COVID-19).
![Rochester Playground Closures]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1566400453/rochesterk12mnus/s8liunbdvp7on7otnkkk/RiversideonPlayground.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1566400453/rochesterk12mnus/s8liunbdvp7on7otnkkk/RiversideonPlayground.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1566400453/rochesterk12mnus/s8liunbdvp7on7otnkkk/RiversideonPlayground.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1566400453/rochesterk12mnus/s8liunbdvp7on7otnkkk/RiversideonPlayground.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1566400453/rochesterk12mnus/s8liunbdvp7on7otnkkk/RiversideonPlayground.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1566400453/rochesterk12mnus/s8liunbdvp7on7otnkkk/RiversideonPlayground.jpg","width":2048}])
Due to the Stay at Home Executive Order 20-20 issued by Governor Walz, RPS has closed all playgrounds, tracks, tennis courts, etc. until further notice.
![A Message from the Rochester School Board]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550455855/rochesterk12mnus/rksyidrs0pnx5mwzwp65/SchoolBoardHeadShots-7.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550455855/rochesterk12mnus/rksyidrs0pnx5mwzwp65/SchoolBoardHeadShots-7.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1550455855/rochesterk12mnus/rksyidrs0pnx5mwzwp65/SchoolBoardHeadShots-7.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1550455855/rochesterk12mnus/rksyidrs0pnx5mwzwp65/SchoolBoardHeadShots-7.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1550455855/rochesterk12mnus/rksyidrs0pnx5mwzwp65/SchoolBoardHeadShots-7.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1550455855/rochesterk12mnus/rksyidrs0pnx5mwzwp65/SchoolBoardHeadShots-7.jpg","width":2200}])
During the COVID-19 pandemic, school board meetings conducted in accordance with Minnesota Statute 13D.021 - Meetings by Telephone or Other Electronic Means - until further notice.
![RPS Census 2020 icon with a family playing with pillows at home in the background]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583857541/rochesterk12mnus/yq79lwlj1rieenieuceq/Census2020NewsStoryIcon.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583857541/rochesterk12mnus/yq79lwlj1rieenieuceq/Census2020NewsStoryIcon.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583857541/rochesterk12mnus/yq79lwlj1rieenieuceq/Census2020NewsStoryIcon.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1583857541/rochesterk12mnus/yq79lwlj1rieenieuceq/Census2020NewsStoryIcon.png","width":1000}])
The 2020 Census will begin nationwide on March 12. Every household will have the option of responding online, by mail, or by phone. Most households will receive an invitation in the mail.
Learn more about our school.
Folwell Elementary is a close community of just over 340 K-5 students in Southwest Rochester. The building was constructed in 1930 but has changed as we have grown. Folwell will be celebrating its 90th year in December of 2019.