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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2012
Page
1
Water use data for August 25 shows deliveries totaling 16.0 million gallons in the Colorado River Municipal Water District. Source records reflect daily usage metrics and district supply activity.
Odessa police warn of heightened traffic enforcement in school zones as classes begin. Patrols will focus on cell phone use, cross walks, and loading zones in areas along Golder Avenue 1000 to 2200 blocks East 42nd Street 1600 to 5300 blocks and 52nd Street 100 to 1800 blocks.
ECISD outlines breakfast and lunch pricing as school opens. Breakfast is free for all students from elementary to high school. Elementary lunch is 2 dollars, secondary lunch 2.25. Menus include Crunchmania and fruit for breakfast and chicken cutlets with gravy and bean and cheese tacos for lunch.
University of Texas of the Permian Basin starts classes amid growing enrollment and full on campus housing. Susan Lara notes 96 new apartment rooms and 32 trailers, but demand keeps rooms at 100 percent capacity as students line up at Parker Ranch House for move-in day. Dallas King, a Kansas-born freshman on a swimming scholarship, looks forward to living in the dorms and being independent yet close to family.
Reyes operates school transport for elementary students before and during the school day. The service includes driving children to and from school and shuttling between campuses, coordinating routes with the district. Albert Cesare Odessa mir tm.
ECISD faces a driver shortage despite wage increases from 11.28 to 12.09 per hour. Transportation director David Morris says 12 routes will open at the start of school, down from 26 in summer, with 18 drivers hired and about 50 routes daily for 7,000 students. A substitute pool of 15 drivers remains.
ECISD sets start times with elementary students at 7 45 a m and middle to high school students at 8 54 a m Elementary schools dismiss at 3 00 p m while junior and high schools end at 4 10 p m Some magnet elementary schools may vary and require checking the district site for specifics.
The piece notes that nearly 45 percent of U S adults lack a first aid kit and about 50 percent lack emergency supplies. It highlights the Permian Basin experiencing droughts extreme heat and wildfires as reminders disasters will recur, along with threats from hazardous materials and occupational hazards.
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