Looking to the future at ECISD: State of the District recap
'The focus on safety and security in our district – we have an exceptional police department, and it was great for the community to hear the work and the intentionality of keeping our students safe,' said Superintendent Dr. Keeley Boyer. 'And how we've grown, and how we're making it fun as well with a horse and our mounted patrol, as well as our motorcycles that are a little more accessible to our schools. So it's really an opportunity to celebrate that.'
A goal of the district is to keep teachers and school leaders in the district through strategic planning.
'It has been very intentional that we have created those pipelines through the innovative staffing and strategic staffing, but also the strategic compensation, because that is important to us, and we want to ensure that we are providing the right growth opportunities for our teachers and our school leaders, but also that we're rewarding them when they are demonstrating effectiveness when it comes to impacting students,' said Dr. Boyer.
A new middle school will also open in west Odessa in 2026. It will expand access to education in Ector County and will serve 1,000 students closer to their homes. Find renderings of the new middle school below:
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