Ector County ISD will have an early release day Oct. 20, meaning students will attend school for half of the day and staff members attend professional development sessions in the afternoon.
Below are the dismissal times:
>> Noel Elem/Travis Elem – 11:30 a.m.
>> All other elementary campuses – 11:40 a.m.
>> Carver & Lamar EECs – Noon.
>> OCA and OCTECHS – 12:20 p.m. (these two campuses have their Early Release Oct. 22.
>> Middle schools (except Ector) – 12:50 p.m.
>> Odessa High School – 1:35 p.m.
>> George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa and Permian High School – 1:40 p.m.
>> Ector College Prep Middle School follows a separate calendar and does not use these Early Release Days.
One of the afternoon sessions for teachers will introduce them to a new college-and-career-readiness app called ACCESSLIFE.
ACCESSforSUCCESS is a career exploration platform developed locally by Star Tech Group and launched in 2018. It connects students to professionals in a variety of industries, helping them explore their interests and create their plans for the future. In Ector County ISD three departments collaborate with ACCESS – AVID, Post-secondary, and Career and Technical Education. The new smartphone app is a way to allow students even more access (so to speak). The presentation on Oct. 20 will take place at 4 p.m. p.m. in the Zant Room at Odessa College, 201 W. University Blvd.
