🏫✨ 7–12 OPEN HOUSE IS COMING! ✨🏫
Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 10th! We’re excited to welcome our 7–12 students and families into the building for Open House!
⏰ Open House Hours: 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
We highly encourage students to stop in, find their lockers, take a look around the building, and get familiar with where everything is before the first day. It’s a great chance to walk the halls, find classrooms, check out your new surroundings, and take away some of those first-day jitters!
📅 Thursday, September 10
🏫 7–12 Open House
⏰ 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Stop in, look around, find your locker, and get ready for a great year!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 10th! We’re excited to welcome our 7–12 students and families into the building for Open House!
⏰ Open House Hours: 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
We highly encourage students to stop in, find their lockers, take a look around the building, and get familiar with where everything is before the first day. It’s a great chance to walk the halls, find classrooms, check out your new surroundings, and take away some of those first-day jitters!
📅 Thursday, September 10
🏫 7–12 Open House
⏰ 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Stop in, look around, find your locker, and get ready for a great year!
📚✨ K–6 Conference Reminder! ✨📚
Just a friendly reminder to our K–6 families to call the Office to schedule your Fall Conference for Monday, September 14th, or Tuesday, September 15th. 📞
🕗 Conference Hours: 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
📅 Times are filling up, so give us a call soon at 320-523-1031 to reserve your spot!
📍 Where to Go:
For Conferences, please park in the South 7th Street parking lot and enter through the New Main Entrance.
🎒 Bonus: Students are welcome to bring their school supplies with them to Conferences!
The countdown to the First Day of School is officially on! 🎉 We are so excited to see all of our students and families again and get this school year started! 💙📚
We’ll see you soon! 😊
Just a friendly reminder to our K–6 families to call the Office to schedule your Fall Conference for Monday, September 14th, or Tuesday, September 15th. 📞
🕗 Conference Hours: 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
📅 Times are filling up, so give us a call soon at 320-523-1031 to reserve your spot!
📍 Where to Go:
For Conferences, please park in the South 7th Street parking lot and enter through the New Main Entrance.
🎒 Bonus: Students are welcome to bring their school supplies with them to Conferences!
The countdown to the First Day of School is officially on! 🎉 We are so excited to see all of our students and families again and get this school year started! 💙📚
We’ll see you soon! 😊
We are hiring:
Greetings BOLD Community,
We have a kitchen plan.
This plan has been in the works for several weeks now, but I can now say that it is a solid plan.
We are getting a portable kitchen that will be parked on the North end of the building.
Food will be served in the Wrestling Room, which will be our makeshift cafeteria.
Our venerable and enduring cooks will be the ones navigating this new and temporary fix, so please thank a cook if you see one around.
Nexus will be paying for the portable kitchen.
Nexus is also paying for and installing new carpet in the media center, as the old carpet was in pretty bad shape due to repeated flooding and roof leaks.
Locker rooms will be finished Tuesday or Wednesday next week, so the football players may need to continue their clandestine parking lot changing for a couple more days.
The new District Office will be ready to move into next week. No more trailer, no more room 122 (fly sauna). We will be nestled deep within the bowels of the building.
The new SPED rooms will be finished up soon as well.
Science rooms are coming along and are near completion.
Walking into the building, it may not look like we will be ready for school to start; however, there has been a palpable shift in the demeanor of the workers. Their formerly dogged expressions have turned to occasion smiles and even laughter. I have actually heard whistling and singing every day this week. That means people are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, at least inside the existing building.
In Bird Island the footings and foundations for the East side vestibule will be going in at the end of the month.
We appreciate your patience and support everyone. If you have questions, don't hesitate to contact me.
On another note, if you see students and staff walking around with red t-shirts that say Red Kingdom, and you find yourself confused and seeking answers, come to a BOLD sporting event and all shall be revealed.
Take care everyone,
Tim
We have a kitchen plan.
This plan has been in the works for several weeks now, but I can now say that it is a solid plan.
We are getting a portable kitchen that will be parked on the North end of the building.
Food will be served in the Wrestling Room, which will be our makeshift cafeteria.
Our venerable and enduring cooks will be the ones navigating this new and temporary fix, so please thank a cook if you see one around.
Nexus will be paying for the portable kitchen.
Nexus is also paying for and installing new carpet in the media center, as the old carpet was in pretty bad shape due to repeated flooding and roof leaks.
Locker rooms will be finished Tuesday or Wednesday next week, so the football players may need to continue their clandestine parking lot changing for a couple more days.
The new District Office will be ready to move into next week. No more trailer, no more room 122 (fly sauna). We will be nestled deep within the bowels of the building.
The new SPED rooms will be finished up soon as well.
Science rooms are coming along and are near completion.
Walking into the building, it may not look like we will be ready for school to start; however, there has been a palpable shift in the demeanor of the workers. Their formerly dogged expressions have turned to occasion smiles and even laughter. I have actually heard whistling and singing every day this week. That means people are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, at least inside the existing building.
In Bird Island the footings and foundations for the East side vestibule will be going in at the end of the month.
We appreciate your patience and support everyone. If you have questions, don't hesitate to contact me.
On another note, if you see students and staff walking around with red t-shirts that say Red Kingdom, and you find yourself confused and seeking answers, come to a BOLD sporting event and all shall be revealed.
Take care everyone,
Tim
🏈🏐🏃♀️ And just like that… our campus comes alive again! 🖤❤️
We are SO excited to have our students back on campus and to kick off another fall sports season! Our Football, Volleyball, and Cross Country teams showed up ready to work, compete, and make this season one to remember. 💪🔥
The energy is back, the teams are ready, and we couldn’t be more excited to cheer them on!
Let’s go, Warriors! 🖤❤️💪
#GoWarriors #WarriorPride #FallSports #BOLDWarriors
We are SO excited to have our students back on campus and to kick off another fall sports season! Our Football, Volleyball, and Cross Country teams showed up ready to work, compete, and make this season one to remember. 💪🔥
The energy is back, the teams are ready, and we couldn’t be more excited to cheer them on!
Let’s go, Warriors! 🖤❤️💪
#GoWarriors #WarriorPride #FallSports #BOLDWarriors
📵 Why are more schools moving toward “No Sight, No Sound” cell phone policies?
More schools are moving toward bell-to-bell or “No Sight, No Sound” cellphone expectations, and there’s a reason. One of the largest studies on school cellphone bans found that these policies dramatically reduced student phone use during the school day—from 61% of students reporting personal phone use in class to just 13%.
But the study also showed something important: change takes time.
Schools saw an increase in discipline issues when the policies were first introduced. However, those increases faded as students adjusted to the expectations. Student well-being also initially dipped before improving and eventually rising above where it started.
That’s important for us to recognize. We should expect a transition period. There may be some bumps along the way as students learn a new routine, and we will need to be consistent and patient through that process.
The study also found that cellphone bans did not immediately produce major academic gains, improvements in attendance, or changes in reported classroom attention. That doesn't mean the policy isn't worthwhile—it means we shouldn't expect one change to solve every challenge in education overnight.
What we can see is that when phones are put away, the distraction is reduced. That gives students and teachers an opportunity to build a school environment with more focus, more face-to-face interaction, and more time to be present.
Our goal is long-term improvement, not a quick fix. We know the beginning may require extra patience and consistency, but we believe creating healthier habits around technology is worth the effort.
📵 Less distraction. More connection. More opportunity to learn.
Thank you to our families for partnering with us as we make this transition. ❤️🖤
Source: National Bureau of Economic Research, “The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches,” 2026; reporting by The 74.
More schools are moving toward bell-to-bell or “No Sight, No Sound” cellphone expectations, and there’s a reason. One of the largest studies on school cellphone bans found that these policies dramatically reduced student phone use during the school day—from 61% of students reporting personal phone use in class to just 13%.
But the study also showed something important: change takes time.
Schools saw an increase in discipline issues when the policies were first introduced. However, those increases faded as students adjusted to the expectations. Student well-being also initially dipped before improving and eventually rising above where it started.
That’s important for us to recognize. We should expect a transition period. There may be some bumps along the way as students learn a new routine, and we will need to be consistent and patient through that process.
The study also found that cellphone bans did not immediately produce major academic gains, improvements in attendance, or changes in reported classroom attention. That doesn't mean the policy isn't worthwhile—it means we shouldn't expect one change to solve every challenge in education overnight.
What we can see is that when phones are put away, the distraction is reduced. That gives students and teachers an opportunity to build a school environment with more focus, more face-to-face interaction, and more time to be present.
Our goal is long-term improvement, not a quick fix. We know the beginning may require extra patience and consistency, but we believe creating healthier habits around technology is worth the effort.
📵 Less distraction. More connection. More opportunity to learn.
Thank you to our families for partnering with us as we make this transition. ❤️🖤
Source: National Bureau of Economic Research, “The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches,” 2026; reporting by The 74.
📚 A new school year is just around the corner, and BOLD Public Schools is excited for the year ahead!
Starting this fall, students in grades 7–12 will begin a cell phone-free school day as we continue working to create the best possible learning environment.
This change is about helping students stay focused, build stronger connections with one another, and reduce distractions so they can make the most of their time in the classroom.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing more about the research and reasons behind this decision. We invite you to follow along as we highlight how limiting cell phone use during the school day can support student learning, well-being, mental health, and a positive school culture.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership. We’re excited for a great year ahead! ❤️🖤
BOLD is hiring Paraprofessionals
We are hiring a custodian
Greetings BOLD Community,
The renovation rages on, and here are some of the specific construction updates:
Area E
Paving aiming for this week
District office taping / mudding complete; paint next week
Sheetrock bathrooms: tile next week
Area F
HS SPED suite- ceiling or flooring install next week
Elem Sped suite- tape and mud complete early next week
Area B-
Tile complete in toilet rooms
Ceiling install in training room next week
Area C
Locker rooms plaster work then painting
Tile work in showers wrapping up
Band room ceiling complete, flooring next week
Area D-
Steel resuming next week!!
We are closing in on a temporary kitchen/cafeteria solution. We will let you know when we have that nailed down.
In the meantime, rest assured that we will be starting school, in person, on September 14th, and students will have food service.
Take care everyone,
Tim
The renovation rages on, and here are some of the specific construction updates:
Area E
Paving aiming for this week
District office taping / mudding complete; paint next week
Sheetrock bathrooms: tile next week
Area F
HS SPED suite- ceiling or flooring install next week
Elem Sped suite- tape and mud complete early next week
Area B-
Tile complete in toilet rooms
Ceiling install in training room next week
Area C
Locker rooms plaster work then painting
Tile work in showers wrapping up
Band room ceiling complete, flooring next week
Area D-
Steel resuming next week!!
We are closing in on a temporary kitchen/cafeteria solution. We will let you know when we have that nailed down.
In the meantime, rest assured that we will be starting school, in person, on September 14th, and students will have food service.
Take care everyone,
Tim
The new District Office Headquarters is temporarily located in Room 122 (Christenson's Room) until the new district office spaces are ready in mid August.
District Office Employees will be working remotely from time to time throughout the next two weeks, so please make an appointment if you want to be sure to meet with one of us.
tim.tydlacka@bold.k12.mn.us
nancy.jahnke@bold.k12.mn.us
aimee.dale@bold.k12.mn.us
📚❤️🖤 We can hardly believe it...a new school year is just around the corner!
Our hallways have been a little too quiet, and we're definitely missing all of our students' smiling faces. 😊
To help you get a head start, we've posted the updated school supply lists for the upcoming school year. Grab your backpacks, sharpen those pencils, and start checking off those lists!
We can't wait to welcome everyone back for another amazing year at BOLD! ❤️🖤
Our hallways have been a little too quiet, and we're definitely missing all of our students' smiling faces. 😊
To help you get a head start, we've posted the updated school supply lists for the upcoming school year. Grab your backpacks, sharpen those pencils, and start checking off those lists!
We can't wait to welcome everyone back for another amazing year at BOLD! ❤️🖤
School Board Meeting
Help make a difference—serve your community on the School Board!
Do you care about the future of our schools? Consider serving your community as a School Board Member!
School board members help shape educational policies, oversee district finances, support student success, and represent the interests of the community.
Stop in the BOLD School District Office for an Affidavit of Candidacy between the hours of 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Thursday. We need you!
Do you care about the future of our schools? Consider serving your community as a School Board Member!
School board members help shape educational policies, oversee district finances, support student success, and represent the interests of the community.
Stop in the BOLD School District Office for an Affidavit of Candidacy between the hours of 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Thursday. We need you!
Greetings BOLD Community,
The BOLD School Board met for a special meeting last Thursday night and approved 3 projects that will be extremely beneficial to our students and our community.
1. The condensate tank replacement for the boiler, which will prevent excessive wear and tear on pipes throughout the Olivia school building. This will also prevent steam leaks moving forward.
2. The replacement of 350' of steam pipes below the elementary wing that were causing so many issues last winter. Also, corroded sprinkler lines in the Bird Island Building will be replaced.
3. The replacement of the Olivia big gym floor, which will provide a safer PE classroom space and a safer floor for our athletes. If donations are properly secured, the new gym floor will also include a pole vault pit/plant box, which would be located on the bleacher side of the main court.
In other news, Area D (the new build in the NW corner) will not be completed until mid October to mid November, which means that we are looking into kitchen options for the first 2-3 months of the school year.
Although we do not yet have a solid plan for how we will serve food, we can assure everyone that we are NOT considering online learning as an option. THERE WILL NOT BE ONLINE LEARNING THIS FALL. Believe me, we know how stressful all of these delays are, and the last thing we want to do is add to that stress by changing our education format.
Our Food Service Director, Margaret Flemming, has been working hard to figure out solutions to this issue, and we are also working closely with Nexus to find a solution to this challenge.
In summary, we are getting a new gym floor, new pipes for the elementary wing, new sprinkler pipes in the Bird Island Building, a new condensate tank, and we will be ready to start school on September 14th, in person, with food for our students.
I will keep everyone posted on the kitchen situation.
Please contact me with any questions.
Tim
The BOLD School Board met for a special meeting last Thursday night and approved 3 projects that will be extremely beneficial to our students and our community.
1. The condensate tank replacement for the boiler, which will prevent excessive wear and tear on pipes throughout the Olivia school building. This will also prevent steam leaks moving forward.
2. The replacement of 350' of steam pipes below the elementary wing that were causing so many issues last winter. Also, corroded sprinkler lines in the Bird Island Building will be replaced.
3. The replacement of the Olivia big gym floor, which will provide a safer PE classroom space and a safer floor for our athletes. If donations are properly secured, the new gym floor will also include a pole vault pit/plant box, which would be located on the bleacher side of the main court.
In other news, Area D (the new build in the NW corner) will not be completed until mid October to mid November, which means that we are looking into kitchen options for the first 2-3 months of the school year.
Although we do not yet have a solid plan for how we will serve food, we can assure everyone that we are NOT considering online learning as an option. THERE WILL NOT BE ONLINE LEARNING THIS FALL. Believe me, we know how stressful all of these delays are, and the last thing we want to do is add to that stress by changing our education format.
Our Food Service Director, Margaret Flemming, has been working hard to figure out solutions to this issue, and we are also working closely with Nexus to find a solution to this challenge.
In summary, we are getting a new gym floor, new pipes for the elementary wing, new sprinkler pipes in the Bird Island Building, a new condensate tank, and we will be ready to start school on September 14th, in person, with food for our students.
I will keep everyone posted on the kitchen situation.
Please contact me with any questions.
Tim
Board Meeting
Greetings BOLD community and happy 4th of July weekend.
BOLD is a busy place, as the Summer Slam is in full swing. There is much to share and much more to come.
Here is where we are sitting right now:
Area E- exterior and new front / admin offices
Concrete fix needed at shop people door, once that is completed, we will asphalt the area
Punch list items continue the interior
Door change out at admin office is planned for 7/13
Area E / F- new district office and SPED suite
Rough electrical and mechanical happening, inspected next week
Sheet rock will be installed once rough inspections completed
Window installed (looking into courtyard) installed end of the month
Area E- art room / toilet rooms
Window installed at end of month
Underground plumbing continues
Abatement needed of pipes and flooring in this area, planned for week of 7/6
Area F- elem SPED area / west side
Framed up
Elec and mechanical rough in happening, completed new week
Flooring needs to be abated, planned for week of 7/6
New door install (doors to bus loop) planned for this month, likely toward the end of the month
Area H - High school , Middle School, and Pre-K wings
Completing windows
Door installed on west side 7/8-7/9
Area B / C- Choir, Science, Toilet rooms, Band, locker rooms
Sheetrocking science, toilet rooms, locker rooms
Tape and mud started on band then flowing into the science
Tile work starting in toilet rooms, locker rooms
Choir room- duct work and HVAC being worked on; flooring needs testing (planned for week of 7/6)
Area D- new addition
Continue to work through steel to existing building connection issues
Slab poured at elevator and room outside media center
CMU walls continue to be installed need to stop to get crane in for clerestory steel
There will be a special board meeting at 6:30 pm on July 9th to discuss and vote on the Olivia Gym Floor replacement, for which we would be able to use LTFM funds. The board will also be voting on hiring a company to replace the condensate tank for the Olivia boiler system, so that we can ensure heat and mitigate steam leaks next winter.
There will be more to come next week, as there is a lot happening each day.
Feel free to email me with any questions.
Tim - tim.tydlacka@bold.k12.mn.us
BOLD is a busy place, as the Summer Slam is in full swing. There is much to share and much more to come.
Here is where we are sitting right now:
Area E- exterior and new front / admin offices
Concrete fix needed at shop people door, once that is completed, we will asphalt the area
Punch list items continue the interior
Door change out at admin office is planned for 7/13
Area E / F- new district office and SPED suite
Rough electrical and mechanical happening, inspected next week
Sheet rock will be installed once rough inspections completed
Window installed (looking into courtyard) installed end of the month
Area E- art room / toilet rooms
Window installed at end of month
Underground plumbing continues
Abatement needed of pipes and flooring in this area, planned for week of 7/6
Area F- elem SPED area / west side
Framed up
Elec and mechanical rough in happening, completed new week
Flooring needs to be abated, planned for week of 7/6
New door install (doors to bus loop) planned for this month, likely toward the end of the month
Area H - High school , Middle School, and Pre-K wings
Completing windows
Door installed on west side 7/8-7/9
Area B / C- Choir, Science, Toilet rooms, Band, locker rooms
Sheetrocking science, toilet rooms, locker rooms
Tape and mud started on band then flowing into the science
Tile work starting in toilet rooms, locker rooms
Choir room- duct work and HVAC being worked on; flooring needs testing (planned for week of 7/6)
Area D- new addition
Continue to work through steel to existing building connection issues
Slab poured at elevator and room outside media center
CMU walls continue to be installed need to stop to get crane in for clerestory steel
There will be a special board meeting at 6:30 pm on July 9th to discuss and vote on the Olivia Gym Floor replacement, for which we would be able to use LTFM funds. The board will also be voting on hiring a company to replace the condensate tank for the Olivia boiler system, so that we can ensure heat and mitigate steam leaks next winter.
There will be more to come next week, as there is a lot happening each day.
Feel free to email me with any questions.
Tim - tim.tydlacka@bold.k12.mn.us
Notice of Filing
📚🎒 Calling All BOLD Kindergarten Parents! 🎒📚
Give your little one a great start to their kindergarten journey with Kinder Prep!
Kinder Prep is a wonderful opportunity to help children get excited and prepared for kindergarten this fall. Our goal is to help students gain confidence and become comfortable with the school building, teachers, classroom environment, and their future classmates before the school year begins. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfR-0MBVnhm-q-NytG-2MFdVi2_KhsKDlrMUOrUANDyeAnhuw/viewform
🌟 What to Expect:
✅ Fun, play-based learning activities
✅ Games and hands-on experiences
✅ Opportunities to make new friends
✅ Familiarization with the school environment
✅ Snack provided each day
📅 August 17–20
⏰ 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
⚠️ Please note: Busing will not be provided.
We can't wait to welcome our newest Warriors and help them get ready for an amazing kindergarten year! ❤️💙💛 #BOLDPride #KinderPrep #KindergartenReady #FutureWarriors
Give your little one a great start to their kindergarten journey with Kinder Prep!
Kinder Prep is a wonderful opportunity to help children get excited and prepared for kindergarten this fall. Our goal is to help students gain confidence and become comfortable with the school building, teachers, classroom environment, and their future classmates before the school year begins. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfR-0MBVnhm-q-NytG-2MFdVi2_KhsKDlrMUOrUANDyeAnhuw/viewform
🌟 What to Expect:
✅ Fun, play-based learning activities
✅ Games and hands-on experiences
✅ Opportunities to make new friends
✅ Familiarization with the school environment
✅ Snack provided each day
📅 August 17–20
⏰ 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
⚠️ Please note: Busing will not be provided.
We can't wait to welcome our newest Warriors and help them get ready for an amazing kindergarten year! ❤️💙💛 #BOLDPride #KinderPrep #KindergartenReady #FutureWarriors
📚🎒 Calling All BOLD Kindergarten Parents! 🎒📚
Give your little one a great start to their kindergarten journey with Kinder Prep!
Kinder Prep is a wonderful opportunity to help children get excited and prepared for kindergarten this fall. Our goal is to help students gain confidence and become comfortable with the school building, teachers, classroom environment, and their future classmates before the school year begins. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfR-0MBVnhm-q-NytG-2MFdVi2_KhsKDlrMUOrUANDyeAnhuw/viewform
🌟 What to Expect:
✅ Fun, play-based learning activities
✅ Games and hands-on experiences
✅ Opportunities to make new friends
✅ Familiarization with the school environment
✅ Snack provided each day
📅 August 17–20
⏰ 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
⚠️ Please note: Busing will not be provided.
We can't wait to welcome our newest Warriors and help them get ready for an amazing kindergarten year! ❤️💙💛 #BOLDPride #KinderPrep #KindergartenReady #FutureWarriors
