Mrs. Hallsworth has a BS in both General Education and Special Education from the University of Vermont, a MS in Behavioral Education from Simmons College and was board certified as a BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst).  She has over 20+ years of experience in educational settings including teaching, administration, staff training, program development and consulting.  Mrs. Hallsworth most recently worked as an Autism Specialist under the Massachusetts Exploring the Options for Children with Autism grant.  

Mr. Luoto has been a resident of Hudson for over 40 years. He has two sons who graduated from Hudson and presently has two grandsons in the school system. He has been in the field of education for 49 years, having held the positions of teacher, counselor, Director of Vocational Education, Director of Bilingual Education, principal, and  Community College Dean. Mr. Luoto also taught in Panama, as well as a trainer in setting up Credit Unions, Farmers Co-ops, and a housing co-op. After retiring in 2007 Mr Luoto worked part-time as the Career Counselor  at Hudson High for 5 years. He was a member of the school committee from 1983 to 1995, then served on the Assabet School Committee for 15 years before being reelected to the Hudson school committee. He holds a bachelors degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a Masters from Antioch University,  in addition post graduate work at Boston University and Crozier Theological Seminary and Fitchburg State University.