Ms. Hilde gave the only somewhat clear answers one of which is to consolidate underutilized schools. You can start by combining ER High School with Chugiak and Bartlett, turning ER HS into JS and closing Gruening. There are at least three other elementary schools that could be combined. You can also eliminate and combine some vice principal positions and re-allocate to the class room. None of the school board candidates provided direct responses to a simple question.