Centers offer free pre kindergartEn programs for 3 and 4 year olds
Ector County Independent School District runs three early education centers providing free pre kindergarten and early childhood classes. To enroll a child must be 3 or 4 by Sept 1 and meet at least one guideline such as non English language, family income, homelessness, or educational needs. Registration periods run Tuesday to Thursday through May 5, then May 26 to June 12.
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Ector County Independent School
Odessa Area Early Education Centers Named After Local Figures
The Odessa schools include Lamar Early Education Center at 610 N Jefferson serving pre kinder with 574 enrollment and established 1940 after earlier names East Side and Lamar Elementary. Fannin Early Education Center at 401 N Kelly Ave serves pre kindergarten in west Odessa with bilingual and special needs classes, began as an elementary in 1947 and became an early childhood center in 1984. Irma Chavez and Becky Dillard are principals.
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Lamar
N. Jefferson St
Odessa
East Side Elementary
Lamar Elementary
Fannin
N. Kelly Ave
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James B. Fannin
Rh. Ban
Becky Dillard
VIPS volunteers log 91,206 hours with ECISD last year
Hundreds of ECISD volunteers donated time across campuses including playground and cafeteria monitoring office tasks and home projects. In the previous year 743 VIPS members contributed 91,206 hours valued at over 1.2 million dollars. Since 1982 VIPS volunteers have logged about 840,000 hours.
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Ector County Independent School District
ECISD
Volunteers In Public Schools
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Donna Shamsie
Lamar Early Education Center
Republic of Texas
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Irma Chavez
Fannin Early
Jean Berridge
VIPS
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Berridge
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