A rapidly changing world requires a new kind of education. Holt High School as a Professional Development School is dedicated to preparing students and educators for the changes that lie ahead. We will provide exemplary education for all our students, support growth for the professionals in our school, and foster the development of the entire educational community through the study of practice and the generation of knowledge. We accept as a starting point for our work the six principles for designing a professional development school proposed by the Holms Group:

1.Teach for understanding so that students learn for a lifetime.
2.Organize the school and its classrooms as a community of learning.
3.Hold these ambitious learning goals for everybody's children.
4.Teach adults as well as children.
5.Make reflection and inquiry a central feature of the school.
6.Invent a new organizational structure for the school.