ECISD Trustees discuss design of new middle school during workshop

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Ector County ISD Board of Trustees weighed in on the design of the new middle school during its June workshop on Tuesday, discussing decisions of the design at length with representatives from PBK, the architect of the new school.

ECISD said the school will serve about 1,000 students and has an overall budget of $120 million, with $90 million for construction. The groundbreaking is planned for January of 2025, with an opening planned for August 2026.

The school district said a community committee has discussed goals, design concepts, and visited an existing middle school, Griffin Middle School in Lewisville, that was designed by PKG. The committee is now taking the feedback that was received to fit the concept into a plan that fits ECISD’s needs.

Architects also reviewed the site plan showing how the school would best fit on the property on South Tripp Avenue.

For instance, the main entrance would face west, the classroom wing would face north and south for the best natural lighting, and extra-curricular fields and practice areas on the eastern/southern sides of the school building.

Trustees also viewed digital renderings of different points of view of the design.

The floor plan is a two-story concept, similar to the style of the three newest elementary schools (Buice, Downing, and West) with classrooms on two floors on one end of the building and athletics, fine arts, and CTE spaces on one floor on the other end.

The cafeteria and a school hub sit in the middle of the building, with a media center in between the first-floor academic area and the administrative offices.

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