Ector County ISD Superintendent Scott Muri will provide proposals for a bond timeline, a bond committee structure and establishing listening opportunities for trustees to talk with staff members and parents during a 6 p.m. ECISD Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday.
The gathering will be held in the first floor boardroom of the administration building, 802 N. Sam Houston Ave.
During the Oct. 11 workshop, board members talked about why the $398,255,000 bond did not pass May 7 and next steps. The bond was in two propositions. For the first one, 76.51 percent, or 5,858 people voted against it and 1,799 or 23.49 percent voted for it.
For proposition 2, 73.43 percent, or 5,652 people voted against it and 25.57 or 2,045 people voted for it.
The total number of voters was 7,826 or 9.48 percent. There were 82,527 voters in Ector County in May.
The bond projects were:
Proposition A, $215,255,000 which would include maintenance and life-cycle repairs/replacement for school district buildings ($130,255,000).
- Various projects for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire and life safety at schools and auxiliary buildings.
- Construction of a new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center ($70 million); classroom and lab space for programs like welding, construction, health science, automation and process technology, HVAC, plumbing and others; estimated at 150,000 square feet; it would have included furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
- Classroom technology upgrades ($15 million).
- Classroom and/or campus audio, visual and multimedia refresh or additions.
Proposition B, $183,000,000 for a construction of a new comprehensive high school designed for 2,500-2,800 students; it was estimated at 400,000 square feet and would have included furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
On separate items:
- The district will share with the Board of Trustees results of recent school safety audits and actions taken as a result of the audits.
- A grant of $25,000 from Texas Parks and Wildlife is being proposed by the ECISD Transition Learning Center (TLC) at Odessa High School. The TLC is proposing a program that will include recreational and environmental education for students from diverse ethnic and income backgrounds, age 18-21, who are living with various disabilities.
Students and TLC staff will plan and participate in a series of three camping and fishing trips to the San Angelo State Park.
Using the outdoor area at the Transition Learning Center, staff will prepare students with a variety of activities, including environmental awareness, life skills, outdoor cooking, water safety, hydration awareness, camping, hiking and personal safety, supplemental agenda material said.
These activities are designed to meet educational objectives aligned with the TLC mission and goals, along with the students’ individual education plans.
The Transition Learning Center recently received a $10,000 donation from James Avery Forging Hope for an outdoor classroom.
The board will hold a public hearing on Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Limitation on Appraised Value between the district and GCC Permian LLC.
According to its website, GCC produces, distributes and markets cement, concrete, aggregates and innovative products for the construction industries in Mexico, the United States, Canada and Latin America.
According to the Texas Comptroller’s website, an appraised value limitation is an agreement in which a taxpayer agrees to build or install property and create jobs in exchange for a 10-year limitation on the taxable property value for school district maintenance and operations tax purposes.
The minimum limitation value varies by school district.
The application for a limitation on the appraised value for M&O purposes is submitted directly to the school district and requires an application fee that is established by each school district, the site said.
- There will be a public hearing of district’s FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) report.
- Discussion of and request for approval of 2022 certified tax roll.
- A memorandum of understanding with the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation to build and maintain a STEM lab center at several district locations.
Each STEM lab is valued at $33,500 and all elementary campuses, including the two early childhood centers will receive a lab over the next two years, the agenda material said.
Professional learning for teachers and the replenishment of consumable materials over five years comes with the labs.
The funding source is the Permian Strategic Partnership.
- The meeting also will include recognition of Permian High School Coach Michael Bettenhausen; introduction of National Merit Commended Scholar; Introduction of AP Scholars; and Recognition of New Tech Odessa as Apple School of Distinction.
