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VIDEO: Hudson School Board Candidate Forum - Jan. 31, 2013

More than 50 people came out to hear from the five Hudson School District Borad of Education candidates at forum put on by school parents groups.

Video is provided by The River Channel: Hudson/North Hudson Community Access Television.


More than 50 people attended a Hudson School District Borad of Education candidates forum put on by school parents groups Thursday night at Willow River Elementary School.

Candidates Bruce Hanson, Matthew Kari, Jamie Johnson, Jim Schrock and Jeanette Kunz participated, and Paul Moen served as the event moderator.

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The following is a viewing guide for the video above, including each question and the video running time of when each speaker addressed it:


Opening Remarks

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  • Moen - 0:21


Opening Statements

  • Hanson - 3:37
  • Kari - 6:44
  • Johnson - 8:23
  • Schrock - 11:31
  • Kunz - 14:26


Please express your views of the secondary space solutions currently under consideration by the school board, and how will you join in this already underway assessment process?

  • Kari - 17:12
  • Johnson - 19:23
  • Schrock - 21:27
  • Kunz - 23:25
  • Hanson - 25:30


Please explain your views on the preparedness and readiness of Hudson High School graduates for today's marketplace, and secondly, how does this align with the school district's 2025 strategic vision?

  • Johnson - 27:41
  • Schrock - 29:08
  • Kunz - 30:52
  • Hanson - 32:55
  • Kari - 34:53


With schools being overcrowded, how do you feel about the district continuing to accept open enrollment?

  • Schrock - 36:51
  • Kunz - 38:00
  • Hanson - 39:25
  • Kari - 40:40
  • Johnson - 41:44


What are your views on fiscal decisions and the condition of Hudson School District?

  • Kunz - 43:13
  • Hanson - 45:19
  • Kari - 47:28
  • Johnson - 49:29
  • Schrock - 51:46


Hudson as a community tends to be very opinionated. Can each of you give an example where you've demonstrated courageous leadership?

  • Hanson - 53:57
  • Kari - 56:06
  • Johnson - 58:07
  • Schrock - 59:08
  • Kunz - 1:01:11


As a new school board member, how would you work with divergent opinions on the board?

  • Kari - 1:02:55
  • Johnson - 1:04:44
  • Schrock - 1:05:52
  • Kunz - 1:07:38
  • Hanson - 1:08:37


Closing Statements

  • Kunz - 1:10:38
  • Schrock - 1:13:00
  • Johnson - 1:14:50
  • Kari - 1:17:34
  • Hanson - 1:19:55


Candidate Information


PATCH ELECTION GUIDE

One of the five candidates will be eliminated in a primary on Feb. 19. The remaining four will face off in a general election on April 2.

Hudson Patch is planning a candidate forum after the primary and before the general election.


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