East Central ISD's Tides of Pride ~ Jan. 8, 2021

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Jan. 8. 2021

We're happy to share a new edition of Tides of Pride, a weekly e-newsletter featuring highlights of the week from East Central Independent School District. We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Happy reading!

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Sorting by size, less and more, and counting Cheerios to 10 and beyond!
Photo Credit: Christy Kindschuh, Pre-K teacher, Pecan Valley Elementary

JROTC Conducts Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup

East Central High School's JROTC conducted an Adopt-a-Highway cleanup event Saturday, Dec. 12. Twenty-one JROTC Cadets gave their Saturday morning to ensure the stretch of FM 1628 from Sulphur Springs Road to U.S. Highway 87 was clean and presentable, removing nine large bags of trash from the roadside.

Thank you to these Cadets and the JROTC program for going the extra mile...literally!

Tradition's New Club Off to a Running Start

Tradition Elementary's Running Club is off to a good start! Principal Kopeck joined the club this week.

Highland Forest Teacher Gets Creative with Learning

Ms. Moody and her 5th grade remote and face-to-face students are actively engaged in learning

Ms. Moody and her 5th grade remote and face-to-face students at Highland Forest Elementary actively learn about complex sentences and descriptive language. Ms. Moody has been very creative in finding ways to incorporate all students in learning, including putting face-to-face and remote students in breakout rooms together!

ECHS Students Thank Business for Donation

Shout out to Valdez Pallet Company for donating 50 pallets to East Central High School's Vocational STEP Program. In appreciation of their generosity, students delivered a thank you card and donuts to Mr. Valdez and his daughter. The students will use the pallets to make garden boxes for a sensory garden located in South Campus's courtyard

District's A/C Department Gets High Marks

Thanks to the District's Air Conditioning department for ensuring the indoor air quality (IAQ) is clean and safe for all staff and students!

Oak Crest Students Build Robot for Competition

Oak Crest Elementary students Jodie and Alejandro use technology to help build a VEX IQ robot for Spring competition. The robotics program is part of East Central's STEM initiative to promote critical thinking, problem-solving and prepare students for demanding careers.

ECISD Leads the Way in Educational Innovation

Ms. Whitney Weddel is leading two statewide panels to develop new courses in Health Science Education focusing on Clinical Ethics and Nursing Practices.

ECISD continues to lead the way in educational innovation during a global pandemic! Ms. Whitney Weddel is leading two statewide panels to develop new Health Science Education courses focusing on Clinical Ethics and Nursing Practices. Her teams are developing the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to be taught in these new courses and identify skills students need to develop, certifications teachers need, and resources students and teachers will utilize. Way to go, Ms. Weddel!

Twenty Teachers Participating in STEM Program

Twenty teachers from CAST Lead, East Central High School and Salado Leadership Academy are participating in the Alamo STEM Workforce Coalition's Teacher Externship. The teachers will learn how to engage students with real-world challenges for problem-solving. This participation is one more way that ECISD is leads the way in community engagement, partnerships and post-secondary readiness. We are so proud of these teachers for taking advantage of this opportunity!

ECHS Future Teachers Lead Staff Development

Teacher Prep 2 (Practicum in Education and Training) students lead a professional development session

This week, East Central High School's Teacher Prep 2 (Practicum in Education and Training) students presented a professional development session on "How to Incorporate Hands-On Learning" to the school staff. There were three students in person and eight online! We are so proud of these future teachers!

Tradition Teachers Engage Students in Learning

Tradition Elementary teachers Mrs. Sowder and Mrs. Hernandez engage with their students.

We Want to Hear from You!

Have a group of students that did well at a competition? A teacher that went above and beyond? Awards won? Grants received? Any amazing statistics for the week? We want to hear about it! Click the button below to submit your story for Tides of Pride. If you have any questions, please call (210) 634-6380 or email marcom@ecisd.net.

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