The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education approved two new course proposals for Elkhorn Area High School: a full-credit Spanish 5 and a half-credit medical Spanish course. The board voted to approve the proposals as modified, with district staff confirming adoption for the 2026–27 school year.

District curriculum staff said Spanish 5 is intended as a non-AP continuation for students who want to keep studying Spanish without the full AP workload; Spanish 5 is described as a step between Spanish 4 and AP Spanish. Medical Spanish was described as a practical, skills-focused trimester course aimed at basic medical terminology and conversational skills for use in clinical or care settings; it was framed at roughly a Spanish 2 level so students with lower-level preparation could enroll.

Margaret Adams and other curriculum staff answered board questions about prerequisites, placement and scheduling. Staff said the district typically compiles principal recommendations into handbook and course catalogs and that both courses will be offered beginning in 2026–27 to allow for registration timelines. A motion to approve the proposals "as modified" passed by voice vote.

Board members emphasized the career-readiness value of medical Spanish; one board member, a registered nurse, said, "I wish this was in school," referencing the usefulness of medical vocabulary instruction.