School Notebook highlights weekly ECISD events and activities
Weekly school notebook lists ECISD events for parents including testing, registration, volunteer meetings, PTA and scout activities, informaton on programs such as WHO We Help Ourselves, safety talks, early dismissals for magnet programs, and campus events like egg hunts and book fairs with details on times and locations.
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PEGA
Blackshear
Mike's Navy
Rape Crisis Center
Fire Department
JSN
Burnet
PTA
TAAS
Cavazos
Gonzales
Eas Oan
Ireland
Pia
ENI
Jae Beet
UTPB
Duck Pond
California gay teachers rising as secrecy fades in schools
The AP report discusses a growing number of openly gay teachers in California, including a San Leandro science teacher who came out to students. It notes benefits of honesty, student impact, and the personal risk many educators face from peers and communities wary of LGBTQ+ teaching.
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Calif
San Leandro
Stu
James
Vicki Godkin
Alegre
Simp
Kristin Noel
San Jose
Noel
Silicon Valley
Victoria Forrester
Alissa
Quinn Forrester-Wamsiey
Forrester
Ellen
Flexible schedules keep substitutes going in schools
Substitutes praise flexible hours and a love of children as key to handling classes. Hodge notes students sense care and substitutes must know each teacher’s plan plus stay creative and patient to keep order. Susan Collier of Permian High School says kids will test a new substitute, yet many districts now use resident subs to fill gaps.
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Chrystal Fouche
Milam
Fouche
Lyndon B. Johnson
ECISD
Hodge
Indeaa
Ing
Susan Collier
Permian High School
County Independent School District
Odessa Student Crime Stoppers Wins Honors
The Odessa Student Crime Stoppers program, including Ector County ISD junior highs, high schools and Alternative Center, earned state honors for seizing property and narcotics. It cleared 74 cases last year and generated tips that led to $7,492 in seizures. Students report via weekly announcements and anonymous tips, with staff backing the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Ector County Independent School
Susan
Rogers
ECISD Leaders Attend National Education Event
Ector County Independent School District educators joined national programs at the 1998 Education Excellence Fair. ECISD Supervisor Alele Katlee and board members Delma Abalos Paula Adders and Phil Fouche attended the conference alongside other district administrators.
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Ector County Independent School District
Educators For Tomorrow
ECISD
Alele Katlee
Delma Abalos
Paula Adders
Phil Fouche
Phaeton Seeks Sun Chariot Ride From Father
In a mythic scene, Phaeton asks the sun god for a ride in the celestial chariot. The god warns of mortal limits and peril in guiding fiery horses as Dawn rises and stars fade, yet the youth longs to prove himself. The tale centers on desire, danger, and a father's cautious counsel.
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Phoebus
Clymene
Agama Norsge Yi
Phaeton
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Daisy Girl Scout
Aling
Gale Pond
Alamo Elementary
Goliada
Kalenak
Darwin Weigel
Became Milam Elementary
Amy Friedman
Jillian Gilliland
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