Ector County Independent School District eNewsletter
12/10/15
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Crash leads Superintendent Crowe to talk about closing lunches in coming years

No Child Left Behind Act is now Every Child Succeeds Act; big changes enacted
 
The Texas Tribune's Texas Public School Explorer for public ed data


Waffles means dollars for Make-a-Wish
 
On October 31 ECISD students teamed up for an impressive first-time fund raiser to benefit Make-a-Wish. Culinary Arts students made the waffles and omelets, while horticulture and fashion design students decorated. Numerous fine arts programs took turns entertaining with music and dance. On December 10 a group of the kids presented a check to the Make-a-Wish Foundation for more than $5,100!
 
A great first event and the student and teachers are already talking about next year's breakfast!
Crowe's Chronicles

Do you keep up with Crowe's Chronicles? This is the blog from Superintendent of Schools Tom Crowe. This month he talks about the tremendous educational opportunities that exist here in Odessa, opportunities others can only dream about. Check it out!
  
 
Leading the Way into Engineering
 
On Wednesday morning Zavala Elementary (student) Engineers hosted Ector Middle School Engineering students from Thomas Bauer's GT class. Mr. Bauer's middle school engineers, who are part of Project Lead the Way, presented their comprehensive projects to the Zavala students on topics ranging from Agricultural Engineering to Nuclear Engineering. 
 
Zavala is the engineering magnet elementary school, so this was a great opportunity for the students to learn from older kids. This also served to highlight Project Lead the Way, a sequence of engineering elective courses that are available to students at four ECISD schools - Ector Middle School, Wilson & Young Middle School, Odessa High School, and Permian High School. Beginning in 7th grade students can take these courses through graduation, giving them a leg up if they choose to pursue engineering in college!
Pursuing HQ
 
A report on the district's Highly Qualified teachers highlighted a very short Work Study agenda this month. Trustees held the Work Study on December 8. The regular school board meeting will be on the December 15. Click here to read a recap of the agenda items including the HQ report.
Winter Break coming up 

Don't forget all ECISD schools and offices will be closed from December 21 - January 1 for the holidays. Employees return to work on Monday, January 4, for a records day, students come back for the first day of classes on Tuesday, January 5.
 
 

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