Ector County Independent School District eNewsletter
6/4/15
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Quick Links

 

Summer Reading lists for ECISD Pre-AP students
  
10 fun things to do with your kids this summer

Several bills passed but no school finance fix

 

Commencements Commence

 

June 4 marks the last day of the year - except for the students at Gale Pond Alamo Year-round Elementary - and it means our three high school graduations are upon us!

 

New Tech Odessa will hold its graduation at 2:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon at the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.

 

Odessa High School will hold its graduation at 8:30 p.m. on Friday night at Ratliff Stadium.

 

Permian High School will hold its graduation at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night at Ratliff Stadium.

 

We are expecting good weather for the two outdoor ceremonies but just in case, you can find a bad weather make up plan here.  

Celebrating Outstanding Teachers  

 

On June 1 ECISD Trustees and administrators hosted a dinner for our 38 Outstanding Teachers - one from each campus. Each honoree received a framed certificate and a $500 award, courtesy of a private donation. At the end of the evening district officials announced Amy Richter from Austin Montessori as the Elementary Teacher of the Year (pictured top) and Cheryl Cunningham from the Advanced Technical Center at NTO as the Secondary Teacher of the Year. As part of this honor, Amy & Cheryl each received a $1,000 gift from the Education Foundation of Odessa!
You can see all of our Outstanding Teachers on our Ector County ISD Facebook page. 

Calling All Teachers!

 

We are looking to fill some 300 teacher positions this summer. Join us at this job fair on June 22, 4-7pm at the Odessa Downtown Lions Club. The first-year teacher salary is $45,000 plus $3,000 as a retention incentive.  

Visit www.ectorcountyisd.org or call (432) 456.9359 for more information and a list of Job Openings.

Cans for Kids Successful Again

 

On Wednesday, ECISD School Nutrition officially wrapped up its 2015 Cans for Kids campaign. The 49,519 pounds of food is the second highest total in the 12 year history of the effort. The blue bins you see are only part of the haul - the boxes in shrink-wrap in the back room are part of the donation, too!

 

Cans for Kids benefits the West Texas Food Bank. Check out our album of pictures on Facebook that includes the schools and the students that won prizes.

Think Summer Registration

 

 

Yes, school is just ending but don't forget about summer registration. We will be posting more detailed information on our website and sending it out through social media channels but here are the basics - so you can plan for it:

  • Pre-K, Pre-K & kinder at Austin, and all grades at Gale Pond Alamo - July 22 & 23, 7:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
  • All Elementary Schools (except Gale Pond Alamo) - July 28 & 29, 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • Middle Schools - July 28-30, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • High Schools (students new to ECISD only) - July 28-31, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • New Tech Odessa - July 30, 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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Ector County ISD does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, nationality, religion, disability, socioeconomic standing or non-proficiency in English language skills in providing educational services for students' benefit.  


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