By Ryan O’Connor
Staff Writer

After three years as head of the Bow School District, Superintendent Kathleen Holt will be leaving at the end of the school year.

“I’m not leaving for any bad reasons,” Holt said. “It’s a great school district. The people here are great, the staff is great, the school board is great, the parents are wonderful. It’s a really good school district. It has nothing to do with anything negative.”

Holt said she would rather not disclose all the reasons for leaving, but her main motivation is retirement. She notified the school board about her intentions in August.

Taking over in July 2003, Holt said she proud to have reached many of her goals she set out to accomplish such as instituting a new district-wide math program and a pilot program for student assessment that does not make distinctions off one score, but rather tracks a student’s progress throughout school.

Within the SAU, Holt said some highlights include starting a district newsletter and developing strong relationships with faculty and staff.

“I’ve worked really hard to build bridges with the staff and build trust and respect,” she said. “I hope they feel the same way and will continue to maintain a strong relationship with the SAU when I’m gone.”

The Bow School Board is forming a search committee for a new superintendent for the 2007-08 school year.

The committee will need two community members-at-large in addition to others from the district.

Interested residents should send letters of interest, including contact information, background and the reason why they want to serve to: Superintendent Search Committee. in care of Gayle Theos, Bow School District SAU 67, 32 White Rock Hill Road, Bow, NH 03304, or by e-mail to gtheos@bownet.org.

All applications will be reviewed by the school board and selections made based on information provided.