Free meals for children in Summer Feeding program
The Summer Feeding Program offers free breakfast and lunch to children ages 1 to 18 from today through June 28. Meals run 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Milam Elementary and 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 to noon at Ector Junior High. West Texas Food Bank also provides free meals June 17 to August 23 at Boys and Girls Clubs and Third Edition Apartment locations.
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Milam Elementary
College Ave
Ector Junior High
W. Clements Avenue
West Texas Food Bank
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ECISD Holds Four Hour Strategic Planning Meeting
About 60 Odessa residents attended a four hour strategic planning session for the next five years at Ector County Independent School District on May 29 at South Forty. ECISD paid 11500 to the Center for Reform of School Systems to organize the event, with travel for three speakers. Barn Door Steakhouse supplied lunch for 2998.05 covering hall rental meals and desserts. Fitz Co. Sound charged 50.
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South Forty
ECISD
Center For Reform of School Systems
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Trustees seek superintendent for ECISD search reforms
Trustees of the Ector County Independent School District push a fair, thorough, and transparent superintendent search as they begin discussions to replace HECTOR Mendez who retires March 19. They plan a workshop, with two trustees requesting a meeting, and note the pending June 18 board meeting amid debate over nationwide professional search firms.
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Ector County Independent School District Board
Hector Mendez
Donna Smith
Smith
Doyle Woodall
Woodall
Mike Adkins
Wild Artwork by Bryant Holsenbeck Prompts Large Installation
Odessa American reports artist Bryant Holsenbeck directs a large art installation using wild artwork created from recycled materials. Ryan Evon notes community involvement and environmental themes guiding the project.
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Bryant Holsenbeck
Ryan Evon
State tops ECISD in STAAR passing rates
The state reported higher average STAAR end-of-course passing rates across subjects for 2012 13, with ECISD trailing in all but geometry. State officials said scores remained largely steady from last year as TAKS was phased out. ECISD addressed the results in a Thursday news conference noting room for improvement.
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Ector County Independent School
State of Texas
ECISD
No burn ban for now as fireworks restricted for July 4
Ector County commissioners took no action on a burn ban though they banned rockets with sticks and missiles with fins for the Fourth. Dale Childers said rain helped and KBDI maps show drought relief. Fireworks vendor Jim Harris welcomed the rain and sold other items, noting safety and a 30 year perspective.
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Dale Childers
Childers
Keetch-Byram
Jim Harris
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