Each October 1, school districts in Iowa begin the process of certifying enrollment with the state. In it's most basic form, we are counting all the residents of our district that are attending school either here or elsewhere. Whether they are open enrolled out, and if so where. If they are in a private school. Home school. If they are dually enrolled. If they belong to another school district but attend our school district under open enrollment. While this work begins on October 1, it doesn't truly finish until October 15th when we certify the results. This includes reconciling our records and data with all the other school districts that may have Hudson students attending elsewhere, or students from other districts attending here at Hudson. If it sounds complicated, it is. (Click this link for a full version of this article.)