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District releases fourth boundary option after public feedback; 4K placement and class-size tradeoffs highlighted

Hudson School Board · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Following public input, MGT consultants added an orange boundary scenario to three prior options; the district reviewed feedback from ~300 online respondents and discussed impacts on class sizes, 4K placement, wrap-care availability and potential student displacement.

Hudson School District and consultant MGT presented boundary feedback and a fourth (orange) scenario on Jan. 26 after collecting input from a public meeting and a larger online survey. Administration emphasized that the district is early in the process and that consultants designed the orange option to respond to concerns raised about the initial blue, purple and green proposals.

Consultant materials and administration notes: about 40 people attended the in‑person meeting and nearly 300 provided online feedback. MGT's analysis combined in‑person and online responses and found close preferences between blue and purple, with green generally middle‑of‑the‑road; the orange scenario was crafted to reduce the strongest objections and to address class-size imbalances. Nick summarized staffing assumptions that informed budget projections: the district planned for roughly 86 sections as a budgeting baseline and presented scenarios that would range from about 86 to 88 sections depending on whether additional sections are added to meet class‑size guidelines.

4K and wrap care: administration reported current 4K enrollment at 306 students and said the district operates four sections of 4K across three buildings; some scenarios create one-year pressure points for wrap care availability in specific buildings (for example, one scenario would not allow wrap care at North Hudson or would require moving 4K placement at Hudson Prairie). The board discussed tradeoffs between minimizing student moves and achieving budgeted staffing savings; Nick said adding sections to keep class sizes under guideline would reduce projected savings by about $100,000 compared with the budgeted scenario.

Why it matters: boundary decisions determine which elementary students change schools, affect transportation and wrap-care logistics, and have budgetary consequences tied to staffing and classroom counts. The board scheduled an additional community meeting and indicated consultants will post the orange map and reopen the survey for further comment before returning a final recommendation to the board.

Next steps: MGT will present the orange map at the next community meeting and re-open the survey; administration will continue refining section counts and cost projections ahead of board action in February and March.