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STAAR release shows mixed results for ECISD and across Texas
Over the past two weeks the Texas Education Agency has released this year’s STAAR scores for individual students and for school districts. The overall results for Ector County ISD and Texas are mixed and show that ECISD’s performance tracked with that of the state. “I am proud of...
Don’t Miss Bull Riding This Thursday At The Coliseum
Who doesn't love bull riding? Here in West Texas, I think most of us have a heart for rodeo, especially bull riding!. Chevron announced their partnership with the Ariat Texas Rattlers, which is one of the founding teams of the PBR, (Professional Bull Riders), to bring the PBR to the Ector County Coliseum, Thursday night, June 20th. You aren't going to want to miss the PBR Chevron Showdown. The event will also be followed by live entertainment from The Stateline Band.
ECISD gets mixed results on STAAR
Ector County ISD got mixed results on STAAR results in grades 3 through eight this year for a variety of reasons. During his media call Wednesday, Superintendent Scott Muri said ECISD continues to see the affect of the pandemic on students. “But we also are excited about some continued academic...
Board OKs budget
The Ector County ISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved $349,223,000 in expenditures for the 2024-25 school year. That’s a deficit of $12 million. Without cuts, the deficit would be $24 million. For 2023-24, expenditures came to $345,648,500 and the revenue and other sources was $334,253,451. The net expected...
Board to consider adopting budget
The Ector County ISD Board of Trustees will have a public hearing for adoption of the 2024-25 budget at 6 p.m. June 18 in the administration building at 802 N. Sam Houston Ave. The estimated expenditures for 2024-25 is $349,223,000, but the revenue is $337,748,000. This creates a $12 million...
Texas is Home to 2 of the Worst County Jails in the United States
Texas is a large state with a diverse population, but some individuals commit crimes and may serve time in jail or prison. Texas has 104 prisons and 252 county jails. Out of the 104 prisons in Texas, two Texas prisons recently ended up on the list of the worst prisons in the world.
Paraprofessional of the Year tops career off in style
Transition Learning Center special education aide Sulema Jaquez capped off her career right winning the Paraprofessional of the Year award from Ector County ISD. Jaquez has been with ECISD for 21 years and retired this year. Micah Pettigrew, Special Education Autism/Homebound/18+ Supervisor, said Jaquez should have gotten the recognition years...
ECISD 2023 Bond project making progress with two significant upgrades to schools district wide
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Class has officially been dismissed, but Ector County ISD is still full steam ahead in creating the best learning environment thanks to the passing of the 2023 school bond. ECISD Superintendent Dr. Scott Muri announced Wednesday that the first two significant projects have officially been...
ECISD STAAR results mixed
The Texas Education Agency on Friday released STAAR test results for grades 3 through eight and the results were mixed for Ector County ISD. ECISD lags the state in most areas. Some results were much the same as last year, in math for example, but others were down from last...
Ares Energy, partners find success in Barnett project
Ares Energy is reporting successful wells in its Barnett Shale project in Ector County
Travis Elementary to be used as a childcare facility
ODESSA, Texas — There's not a lot of options for parents when it comes to childcare in the Permian Basin. However, Ector County ISD is hoping to help change that by using part of Travis Elementary as a childcare facility. The decision to use Travis Elementary for childcare comes...
ECISD lauds increased graduation rate
Ector County ISD has the highest graduation rate it has seen in the last 22 years and Superintendent Scott Muri said there are several reasons for that. The rate of 85.7 percent is for the class of 2023 and it is 2 percentage points higher than the previous year. Information from the Texas Education Agency data is a lagging indicator and it takes about a year to assemble all that data, Muri said.
Texas is Home to 2 of the Worst County Jails in the United States
Texas is a large state with a diverse population, but some individuals commit crimes and may serve time in jail or prison. Texas has 104 prisons and 252 county jails. Out of the 104 prisons in Texas, two Texas prisons recently ended up on the list of the worst prisons in the world.
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