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Board adopts 2025–26 Richmond High School curriculum guide amid state diploma changes
Summary
Trustees approved the Richmond High School 2025–26 curriculum guide 7–0; discussion focused on new state diploma seals, student pathways and how the district will help students meet new work-based learning and service-hour requirements.
The Richmond Community Schools board voted 7–0 Feb. 12 to adopt the Richmond High School 2025–26 curriculum guide after trustees and administrators discussed changes required by new state diploma rules and how the district will prepare students to earn the new seals.
"We had a Google form with the kids to kind of pass it, and that's why they got those courses," Superintendent Pritchard said, describing how some electives such as pop culture and anthropology were selected with student input.
Trustees praised additions in the guide, including a required college-and-career-prep credit, a personal-financial-responsibility course, and a technical math option. The board also noted a new honors-seal requirement that includes 100 hours of public service for certain recognitions. Trustees and staff discussed implementation challenges because state rules take full effect for the cohort entering high school in 2026; the district must add systems and counseling supports so students can meet work-based learning and other experiential requirements.
A motion to approve the guide was made by member Stevens and seconded by member Weber; the motion passed by voice vote, 7–0.
Why it matters: Indiana's updated diploma structure and seals change the high school credit and experiential expectations for students. Board members emphasized the need to make course options and counseling clear to parents and students so that current middle-school students can meet new requirements if they choose to pursue a seal.
The board asked staff to provide additional detail after the meeting on student input used to develop elective choices and on counseling and scheduling plans to help students pursue seals and pathways. Trustees discussed additional county-wide coordination and a possible public information effort to explain new diploma pathways to families.
