Rochester Public Schools redesigns summer school programming A shift in focus to the "whole child" is possible because of the COVID-19 relief funding the district has received. 11:01 am, Apr. 8, 2021 × Rochester summer school programs may be getting a redesign as a result of COVID-19 relief funding. In this file photo, students return for the first day of school on Monday, July 27, 2020, at Longfellow Elementary, which maintains an alternate calendar throughout the year. (Traci Westcott / [email protected]) Summer school is going to look a little different in Rochester than it normally does. The Rochester School Board heard an update on plans for the summer during its meeting Tuesday. The program has been dubbed “RPS Summer of Discovery.”