Holland seeks re-election to School Board
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A “vigorous proponent” of community-based education, Holland said he feels the community schools are “the heart of our county schools and the community is equally important to the schools.” To this end, he said he was particularly proud of the board’s accomplishments in regard to the community schools. Specifically he cited the building additions the board made possible for the schools at Centertown, Morrison, Dibrell, Irving College and currently Eastside.
Other School Board accomplishments while he has been a member cited by Holland include adding, with the help of Carrier, HVAC systems at several county schools, getting the school system’s BEP numbers in place three years before the state’s deadline, implementing school system Employee of the Month honors and an annual system retirement dinner.
During his eight years on the board Holland has achieved Level 4 Boardsmanship recognition from the Tennessee School Boards Association. To achieve this he has had to attend a plethora of classes, training sessions, seminars and institutes.
Should he be re-elected, Holland said he would like to see the School Board place more of an emphasis in acquiring special education funds from federal, state and local governments. Also, he said, in the next three to eight years the board will have to look at building a new elementary school in Centertown. But ultimately, he said, he wants the board to continue to make the education of children its first priority.
“Our children are our greatest and most important responsibility for now and the future,” he said. “This is the reason I want to continue to be a part of helping to educate and support our children.”
In addition to his duties on the School Board, Holland is active in other community endeavors. He is a member of the General Sessions Juvenile Court Foster Review Board, a Senior League baseball coach, Commissioner of the Morrison Ruritan Softball League, Director for the Morrison Ruritan Club and a member of the Morrison Elementary PTO.
A 26-year employee of the Carrier Corporation, he is married to the former Cindy Tollison and has three children. The Holland family attends Temple Baptist Church.
Holland will face Billy Medley in the Aug. 1 general election.