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INTRODUCTION

 Peer Collaboration is an initiative at Hudson High School that offers students the opportunity to engage as mentors, and
tutors, while working with teachers for course credit.
 High school activities such as Mock Trial, Model UN, Science Olympiad, Academic Challenge, Mu Alpha Theta Math
Honor Society, and the JA Titan Challenge provide opportunities for students to excel beyond the classroom.
 Middle School Clubs include Student Council, Drama Club, Ski Club, Student-to-Student, and Yearbook.
 Middle School Student Council emphasizes student leadership and service.
 Leader In Me – Develops leadership skills through the implementation of the 7 Habits of Happy Kids and 7 Habits of
Highly Effective Teens in preschool through grade 8.
 Advisor/Advisee program – Hudson Middle School program that assigns small groups of students to a single staff
member for all three years.
 Strong athletics participation: Over 50% of the students in grades 7-12 are student athletes.
 HHS boasts 27 High School Boys and Girls Sports, a Rugby Club and a Boys Volleyball Club.

A variety of services provide options to ensure all students receive individualized instruction, enrichment and support.

 Gifted programing for students in grades 3-8 provided by a Gifted Intervention Specialist.
 English as a Second Language.
 Preschool for students with and without disabilities.
 Mental wellness programs: Red Flags Program – assists staff to identify students who may be struggling with social or
emotional problems; Positive Behavior Intervention Support, K-12, Zones of Regulation, PBIS (Positive Behavior,
Intervention, Supports).
 Partnered with community to bring education, awareness, resources, and expand parent partnerships to advocate for
students who struggle or could potentially struggle with drug and alcohol addictions.
 Providing counseling services through partner agencies to provide more intensive mental health counseling to individual
students.
 Guidance Counselors for all students (12.5 counselors).
 Health Services for all students RN, LPN, and Medical Assistances.
 Speech & Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and adaptive programs such as in physical
education.
 Real-life experiences: Functional Living Labs, High School Cottage Industry, including woodworking, High School
Sweet Sensations Café.
 Vocational and Transition to Work Programs both in-house and within the community.
 Help for students or student enrichment:
o Explorer Period, Grades 9-12
o Focus Periods, K-8 which provides systemic academic intervention
o Response to Intervention (RTI), Reading, Math, Behavior, pre-K-12
o Academic Resource Centers, Grades 6-12
o Math and Writing Labs, Grades 9-12
o APEX – on-line, virtual learning courses for high school students
o Elementary Supplemental Reading program, “Reading Club.”

Financial Reporting

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, the District continued to report in accordance with the provisions of Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 34, “Basic Financial Statements-and Management’s Discussion and Analysis-
for the State and Local Governments.” The basic financial statements for reporting on the District’s financial activities are as
follows:

 Government-wide financial statements: These statements are prepared on an accrual basis of accounting, which is similar
to the basis of accounting followed by business enterprises. The government-wide statements distinguish between those
activities of the District that are governmental and those that are considered business-type activities.

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