Author Archives: Allan

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 […]

February 5, 2024

  Hi-Diddily-Ho, Holt Bolts! This week is National School Counselor Week, so I’d like to take a moment to give a shout-out to Megan. Although new to Holt this year, she’s jumped right in and become a vital part of our team for supporting students, staff, and families! Thank you for all you do, Megan!  […]

January 29, 2024

  Hello Bolts, Twenty-two items of note for this week: • Holt Night Out @Panera, TUESDAY, 4:00-8:00 – The January Holt Night Out Fundraiser is at Panera Bread at Gateway on Tuesday, January 30th from 4:00 pm – 8:00 p.m. Dine-in, drive-thru, pick-up, or delivery. For online orders, use the promo code FUND4U. Remind students […]

January 22, 2024

  Howdy Everyone, Was it just me or was it really weird to start the weekend after working just one day in the building? Anyhow, a few changes in meeting schedules are below (SST Tuesday instead of IPBS, pushed out the 100% Data Team Meeting Wednesday PD, rescheduled the Fire Drill, and rescheduled a School […]

January 15, 2024

  Hi Everyone, My weather hopes were off by a day last week, but keep watching the weather forecast for Monday night and Tuesday morning! Twenty-four items of note for this week: • SPED EA Job Posting – HR finally got our 7-hour SPED EA Job Posting up. If you know of anyone good out […]