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School Culture and Diversity

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One of the district's key strategic initiatives is Safety, Security and School Culture. These three important elements are directly related to learning. Our goal at Pine-Richland is to continually enhance and improve each element to establish an environment of comfort, confidence, trust and safety for all.

We communicate with our families about topics that our principals and others are sharing with students related to school culture and diversity, and ask parents to engage in those conversations with their children at home. 

Action to Date

Messages to Families

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Each building principal crafts messages to families that are linked in their school's Friday Flash. These messages outline what students and staff are doing in the building related to school culture and diversity.

Please refer to the Friday Flash archives linked under Resources on each school's website to view the messages from the school principal.

Advisory Council

The spring School Counseling Advisory Council meeting was held on April 14, 2026.  The agenda for the meeting included the role of the school counseling advisory council, a discussion of in-depth program review recommendation progress, and grade-span discussion of the progress made on the 2025-2026 annual goals for our school counseling department.  The council consists of PRSD staff, board members (Mrs. Vecchi and Mrs. Fortier), parents, community members, and students. Annual goal progress discussions were held in four (4) grade-span breakout sessions and then shared with the entire council for feedback.

Presentations

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High school students can join the Asian Culture Club to learn more about Asian culture and tradition.
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RAMS Way is practiced in all schools. At the elementary school level, students are rewarded for demonstrating behaviors that are respectful, accountable, motivated and safe.
Peer to Peer Club is presented with an award
High school students can participate in Peer to Peer, which strives to break down social barriers by eliminating social injustices and promoting respect for all in both our school and community.
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Students at Hance learned about disabilities and how to talk to students who are differently-abled.
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High school students have the opportunity to join a number of clubs and organizations, including Black Student Union.
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Students at Eden Hall learn about world cultures and traditions as they celebrate World Cultures Day.
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In a high school theater class, students participated in simulations in which they could not hear or see and learned how to feel vibrations in the floor.
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Eden Hall students are encouraged to get to know other students on their annual Mix It Up at Lunch Day.
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Students at Eden Hall learn about world cultures and traditions as they celebrate World Cultures Day.
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High school students can join Best Buddies and spend time with students with special needs.