Holly began her teaching career in 2000 as a class size reduction teacher for a large school district in south Texas. She worked with third grade reading classrooms with pull out and push in small groups to help improve reading development. She went on to become an ELAR second grade teacher for three years. Next, she completed training at Region IV to be a dyslexia interventionist. Holly was a dyslexia interventionist for a year before becoming a Grades 2-3 district level Elementary Curriculum Specialist.

After the birth of her first child she returned to a campus for dyslexia and reading intervention for about a year and a half. Her husband's job moved them to the North Dallas area where she taught first and second grade. She was blessed to take a year off with her second child, but the teacher life was calling her. Again, Holly's husband's job moved them south and she worked as a first grade, third grade, fifth grade teacher and as a middle school reading interventionist. While there, she completed her master's degree in leadership and policy studies, as well as, earning her principal certification. Holly then changed districts  to be an ELA Campus Instructional Coach for two years. Recently, she changed districts again to be an Early Literacy Coordinator for Comal ISD after passing the state's reading academy cohort leader screening process.

If you would like to get in touch with Holly, you can reach her at [email protected] or on twitter @holly_stripling