A great day at Dakota Middle School! Staff came together for the first time in the new building! Great collaboration to start the day!

Had the honor to welcome 6th grade students and families to Dakota Middle for the first time! So very exciting for all! #dakotams

Dakota MS Staff engaged in deep conversation around Belonging and Community! Thank you to Natalia Alvarez Benjamin, EdS, NBCT (she/her/ella) and @Ruffin_II for putting together the meaningful activities, strategies, and structure!

Night two@of schedule pick up at #Dakotams Also known as find your friends and look around the new building! Great day for RPS and the Dakota staff!

Looking to finish the first week strong @DakotaMS. Connecting with kids and serving others to build relationships! Also, a cumulative 9 traffic pattern changes in the roundabout this week. Thank you parents and patience with road construction!

Thank you Rochester Public Schools for the amazing ribbon cutting event this morning @dakotams. Such an incredible journey to honor the land and community.

Thank you for stopping by today! Always great to have you at Dakota!

Thank you officer Arzola for sharing tips on Social Media with our students!!

Kicking off our second meeting, but first official meeting as the Dakota Middle School PTSA! Great to partner with parents! @DakotaRPS

Students testing their design in Science with paper airplanes. Great way to activate our group learning areas @DakotaMS

Thank you @RochesterMNFire department for supporting our PE classes today! @DakotaMS

Kicking off the first performance @DakotaMS auditorium! 6th grade students are excited to share their learning! The crowd and excitement are building!

JM, JA, and Dakota putting on a great concert, “A Celebration of Winter” at John Marshall Auditorium. Songs from each individual school and closed it out with one song all together. Great work Choir Instructors John Marshall High School John Adams MS Levi M. Lundak Brant Goetz

Celebrating the work and achievements of our first 8th grade class. They set the tone for learning and culture in our building as a new school. They will be amazing in high school. Thank you for your work, and helping us all learn. #dmschool

Great engagement with a virtual author visit! Thank you #teamolson for sharing this learning opportunity with your classes!