Ronald McDonald House K–12 School

Inside the RMH Oak Street in Minneapolis

The Ronald McDonald House–Oak Street K-12 school is an innovative program that enables patients and siblings of patients to attend school during extended periods of hospitalization.

Part of the Minneapolis Public School System, the school is a CAP (Contact Alternative Program).
Open to patients and siblings of patients staying at the Ronald McDonald House.
The school allows families to stay together during extended medical treatments.
One lead teacher and one assistant teacher coordinate with a student’s home school to plan continuance of their individual academic program.
Classmates in similar situations help ensure a warm, understanding class environment, providing social and emotional support for each student.
Classes run on a normal school year schedule from 8:30am to 3:00pm. Students may enroll at anytime during the school year.

The individual attention and the focus on the individual needs of each child is amazing. Thank you for tailoring the lessons to the interests of the child. My son LOVED the school!”

Ronald McDonald House dad

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In order to stay at the Ronald McDonald House - Oak Street, the patient must be aged 19 or younger, have cancer or another life-threatening illness, and live outside of a 40 mile radius of the Twin Cities.

Families staying at the Ronald McDonald House - Oak Street must have a referral from a social worker at a Twin Cities hospital partner. Social workers are responsible for prescreening the family to ensure they meet RMH requirements prior to making the referral.PLEASE NOTE: All families must have a completed referral, pre-authorization for lodging from medical provider and successfully pass a criminal background check.

To complete criminal background check you will receive an email invitation from MBI World Wide to complete an online background check. View your rights to complete CBC disclosures.

Background check policy: RMHC-UM reserves the right to refuse admittance to any potential resident or guest with a criminal conviction. RMHC-UM does not admit anyone with a criminal conviction that may threaten the health, safety, welfare and ability of other individuals to peacefully enjoy the House. This includes and is not limited to violent crimes, domestic violence, child abuse, sex offenses, illegal drug activity, burglary, robbery, theft or fraud. RMHC-UM also will not admit any individual who provides false, incomplete, or misleading responses during the formal criminal history background check.