Author Archives: Allan

April 22, 2024

  Hey, Totally Rad Bolts, Was last week a doozy or what? Drug busts, intense DHS involvement, EPD SWAT Team, 4J Safety Team visits, and the annual School Carnival. Not that it’s a competition but this week HAS to be more mellow. Though Holt has a pretty incredible team for navigating all these wild times. […]

April 15, 2024

  Hi Everyone, A shoutout to Emily for organizing the Accessible Education Parent Group last Thursday! I think this is going to be a great support for families of students with IEPs and 504s and is a group that’s going to grow. Thank you, Emily! Twenty-five items of note for this week: • Self-Managers Rollout […]

April 8, 2024

  Greetings Bolts, A few shoutouts. First to Holt’s Golden Apple Nominees, Caitlin, Sheryl, Katie G., and me. There are, of course, many many talented and deserving staff members, but thank you all for making Holt a special place and for making us look good! And a second shoutout, just last Friday I learned that […]

April 1, 2024

  Howdy Everyone, Hope you have a good spring break. I mostly stayed around town, but did go to the coast for a few days and found a novelization of Shafts Big Score and Zardoz at a funky Lincoln City used bookstore, so that was $3 well spent. Also picked up the out-of-print autobiographies of […]

March 18, 2024

Hello Everyone, Just 5 days until Spring Break! Sixteen items of note for this week: • Erin’s Law & Second Step Child Safety Unit, Lesson #5 – All classroom teachers should use the Second Step Child Protection Unit to meet the state Erin’s Law requirements. For each grade level, there are six lessons, which are […]

March 11, 2024

  Hello Bolts, Nineteen items of note for this week: • Sheldon Region Noche de Familia, TUESDAY @5:30 – Tuesday from 5:30-7:00, Holt will hold a Sheldon Region Noche de Familia. We are targeting Latino families, though all families are invited. I’ll be running the following article in the next two weeks in the quick […]

March 4, 2024

  Hello Holt Bolts, It’s Classified Appreciation Week and I want to give a TREMENDOUS shoutout to Holt’s truly amazing classified staff. Our school would not function without you and I cannot imagine coming to school without the talented and fun team of classified folks we’re lucky enough to have here at Holt! You all […]

February 26, 2024

  Howdy All, Nineteen items of note for this week: • Holt Night Out – McMenamins on 19th, TUESDAY – This Tuesday is the February Holt Night Out Fundraiser, which is at McMenamins on E. 19th. The PTO is getting a really good percentage on this one, with 50% of purchases, so pump this one […]

February 19, 2024

  Hi Everyone, I attended an excellent professional development this weekend. I originally only went because there was extended contract offered and I figured I could use the time to work on this week’s staff announcements (which I also did), but it was a really energizing and engaging experience. The keynote speaker, Jimmy Casas, was […]

February 12, 2024

Hi Everyone, Man, I was really looking forward to that 3-day weekend. Sixteen items of note for this week: • Title EA Job Posting – Holt’s Title 1 EA Job Posting to find a replacement for Annie is now up. I’m asking HR to extend the closing date to be closer to when we get […]