Ector County ISD

Board members hear reports, concerns late Tuesday night

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER

It was a night of much recognition, but not everyone was happy at the Ector County Independent School District school board meeting Tuesday night. Board members spent the first hour and a half of the meeting listening to the accomplishments of...... Full story

ECISD: Admin ensuring district place where 'teachers love to teach'

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER

Teacher morale is a concern for some of the Ector County Independent School District’s board members and it was the topic of the special meeting on Tuesday night. The single item agenda called for a presentation to address what administration...... Full story

OHS JROTC instructor files lawsuit (+DOCUMENT)

ODESSA AMERICAN

A JROTC instructor at Odessa High School had his contract non-renewed by school board trustees two weeks ago and has now filed a lawsuit against the school district and those trustees. Major James Boswell is asking for severance and monetary relief...... Full story

Board gets update on superintendent goals

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER

ECISD trustees heard about a new program at Tuesday’s special board workshop that would let them be able to more closely review individual campuses and also learned of changes coming next year to the district’s curriculum oversight. In...... Full story

ECISD leaders attend Boston conference

ODESSA AMERICAN

Three of the Ector County Independent School District’s top leaders recently traveled on a three-day conference in Boston. Hector Mendez, superintendent, H.T. Sanchez, chief of staff and Tom Pace, school board president, attended the 72nd...... Full story

ECISD fires two employees

Teachers’ group warns leaders

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER

It was a long meeting on Tuesday night that included several presentations and concluded with the termination of two probationary contract teachers.The proposed termination of Major James Boswell and Samuel Fredman was approved by the board and...... Full story

Employees considered for termination at meeting

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER

The Ector County Independent School District’s board of trustees will be meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday and the jobs of two Odessa High employees are on the line. Major James Boswell, the senior Army instructor for the Junior Reserve Officer...... Full story

Teachers' union regional president to address board about 'fear and intimidation'

ODESSA AMERICAN

The Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday to discuss a number of personnel issues in the board room, 802 N. Sam Houston Ave.The meeting is scheduled to kick off with a number of recognitions followed...... Full story

ECISD hears positive feedback on meetings

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER

Board members heard many opinions at the Ector County Independent School District board meeting on Tuesday night. After 40 minutes of student recognition, the real action of the meeting began with a presentation and update from the Professional...... Full story

ECISD board to get training

ODESSA AMERICAN

The Ector County Independent School District’s board of trustees will be receiving training from the group that helped them create their educational philosophies at noon Thursday, March 22. A representative from the Center for Reform of...... Full story

Carr grievance reaches possible compromise

Agreement to be considered at next meeting

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER

After more than an hour in a closed-session meeting on Thursday night, Yolanda Carr’s grievance against the Ector County Independent School District was omitted from the agenda, pending an agreement between Carr and the district. Mike Atkins,...... Full story

ECISD board upholds decision of previous grievance

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER

On Tuesday night Odessa High JROTC Senior Army Instructor James Boswell appealed the decision of a previous grievance he had filed, but after two hours in closed session the Ector County Independent School District’s board voted to uphold the...... Full story

ECISD trustees to discuss class-size waivers

ODESSA AMERICAN

The Ector County Independent School District’s board of trustees will meet at noon Tuesday at the district’s administration building in conference room E, second floor, 802 N. Sam Houston, to hear a presentation on energy and discuss...... Full story

Trustees to discuss superintendent's goals

ODESSA AMERICAN

Superintendent Hector Mendez’s goals and ECISD’s business operations will be the subject of the board of trustees’ monthly special workshop meeting.The presentation in business operations management oversight will allow board...... Full story

ECISD trustees to discuss approving appraised value of Summit

ODESSA AMERICAN

The ECISD Board of Trustees will meet during a regular meeting Tuesday evening to consider taking action on approving a limitation on appraised value of property from Summit Texas Clean Energy. Before the board discusses and possibly votes to...... Full story