Longfellow 45-15 Elementary School

Dear RPS community, I hope you had a great summer and that you are as excited as I am for the school year that is about to begin. One of the most important events for our school...

Dear RPS Community, At the start of the 2023-2024 school year, I asked the staff in our Office of Academics to convene a grading working group that will continually examine and r...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2024 Rochester Public Schools Launches Dedicated Referendum Website Website provides voters with information on proposed operating levy increase...

Interested in working for RPS? We’re hosting a hiring event on Friday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’re hiring for: Special Education Teachers Speech-Language Patholo...

Dear Members of the Rochester Public Schools Community, As I write this, we are nearing the end of a school year that has been eventful, to say the least. Before you head into s...

Dear RPS staff, parents, and caregivers, The RPS School Board voted unanimously to put forward an investment plan to Ignite Student Learning that would generate $19.4 million ann...

Though the debate is still ongoing on whether pineapple belongs on pizza, Rochester Public Schools (RPS) students had the opportunity to explore pineapple, learn about where it co...

Dear RPS community, At last night's School Board meeting , the Board voted to place a referendum on the November 5 ballot seeking $19.4 million annually to protect and enhance ed...

May 8 is National School Nurse Day, and we're celebrating by highlighting some of our school nurses throughout the day. Lisa Raymond, LSN, works at Longfellow Elementary. Why ...

May 8 is National School Nurse Day, and we're celebrating by highlighting some of our school nurses throughout the day. Julie Haubenschild, RN-BSN, works at Bamber Valley, Fowell...

Our Longfellow Leopards were stars of the show at our "Music and Art Spring Showcase Night" on Thursday, April 25th! Families were invited to enjoy dinner and an art tour from 5-6...

April is Occupational Therapy Month, and we'd like to highlight one of our occupational therapists, Alexis. How long have you worked at RPS and which schools do you work with? ...

Spring has finally arrived, and that means we are busy preparing for your kindergartner. Over the last few months, we have shared important information on Registration, Early Chil...

We have started preparing bus routing for the 2024-25 school year. Please use our Infofinder link to check if you are eligible for transportation. Infofinder is currently exper...

In honor of its 50th Anniversary this year, RPS Community Education is seeking submissions of artwork by our community members about our community to be used in reinforcing th...

May 6-10, 2024, is Teacher Appreciation Week! In addition to the many ways families, school leaders, and PTAs will thank our teachers for their work throughout that week (and year...

Parents and caregivers of our future kindergarteners, Despite it being February, winter seems a bit unpredictable this year. We are certain, however, that the first day of school...

As spring approaches, we are already preparing for the next school year. With the approval of the Attendance Options Redesign proposal by the School Board on January 23, we wante...

Our Longfellow Leopards have created their own Newspaper Team! Students in grades 4 and 5 serve as journalists, reporters, interviewers, editors and publishers with the guidance o...

On Friday, January 19th, our Longfellow students had the amazing opportunity to work with our Artist in Residence, Mary Beth Magyar. Mary Beth shared her passion for art, well-bei...