The program would require middle school students to lock phones or other personal tech devices in lockers at the start of the day and leave them there through the end of the day.
In the November the Rochester community will vote on a technology referendum. If approved, it would raise the average Rochester homeowner’s yearly taxes by $135.
The Lund family, in partnership with The Reading Center, has created an annual scholarship in his honor to help dyslexic students reach their post-secondary education goals.
Superintendent Kent Pekel and Chief Administrative Officer John Carlson will give an overview of the budget proposals to later present to the RPS School Board.
Participating colleges proactively notify high school seniors that they have been guaranteed admission based on their academic records and waive the application fee.
District research shows while the current start times are working well for middle and high school students, the later start time for 9:25 a.m. for elementary school students results in them missing prime learning time.