SCHOOL BOARD
Hudson School District has seen many accomplishments
The new school year began in Hudson Wednesday morning, with somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,400 to 5,500 students expected in the district’s six elementary schools, middle school and high school.
By Doug Stohlberg , September 02, 2010
School district annual meeting is Tuesday
The Hudson School District’s annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Hudson High School’s auditorium beginning at 7 p.m.September 01, 2010
Student enrollment going up
The Hudson School District continues to grow as the first day of school draws closer. While all numbers are preliminary at this stage, district Deputy Director Nancy Sweet said the current count is about 50 students more than this time last year.By Meg Heaton , August 26, 2010
District gets top bond rating on Hudson Middle School project
The Hudson Board of Education gave approval to a series of bids to complete a $2 million addition to the Hudson Middle School. Work begins this month with the project scheduled to be completed by the start of second semester in January 2011.By Meg Heaton , August 22, 2010
Hudson School District students get SMART
The term SMART goals has been around the Hudson School District for the past few years and has been the driving force behind a lot of the work undertaken by teachers and administrators at all levels. At last week’s school board meeting, it appeared that work has paid off and paid off big.By Meg Heaton , August 20, 2010
Tentative school budget up 6% plus 
The Hudson Board of Education got its first look at the 2010-11 district budget at its meeting last week. Stressing that all the figures presented were preliminary, Director of Financial Services Tim Erickson said it looks like the budget will increase by about 6.3 percent for the coming school year.
By Meg Heaton , August 18, 2010
School lunch prices go up 5 cents
The Hudson Board of Education approved a 5 cent increase in school lunch prices at last week’s July school board meeting. There will be no increase in the cost of milk.
July 22, 2010
District gets $1 million interest-free bond for middle school addition
The Hudson School District will get $1 million in an interest-free bond to use toward the cost of an addition at the Hudson Middle School.
By Meg Heaton , July 21, 2010
Union refuses comment on teachers pact
The Hudson School District and the teachers union apparently will not release a joint statement that was expected after the ratification of the new contract.
By Meg Heaton , July 02, 2010
School board approves middle school addition fees
The Hudson Board of Education approved a contract with Hoffman of Appleton to design and manage the construction of a $2 million addition to the Hudson Middle School to address overcrowding at the school.
June 26, 2010
More raises approved for school district staff
The Hudson Board of Education approved another round of salary increases at a special meeting June 17. School district coordinators and supervisors received an average increase of 4.69 percent for the 2010-11 school year.
By Meg Heaton , June 24, 2010
Editorial: Corrected information
An editorial regarding teacher raises and the state’s Qualified Economic Offer (QEO) in the June 17 edition of the Star-Observer contained inaccurate information.
June 18, 2010
Hudson teachers to get 6.86 % raise
The teachers in the Hudson School District will get a 6.86 percent increase in wages and benefits for the 2010-11 school year. The new contract was approved at Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting by a vote of 4-2.
By Meg Heaton , June 09, 2010
VanLoenen is new Hudson school board leader
Barb VanLoenen said she didn’t seek to become the new Hudson Board of Education president but she is ready to step up.
By Meg Heaton , June 02, 2010
School salary story calls for clarification
Last week, the Star-Observer reported that the district has added administrative positions to the staff in recent years including managers of human resources and financial services, as well as a communications specialist. Salary increases for those positions have not yet been determined.
May 26, 2010
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