The Ector County ISD Board of Trustees will consider a resolution on remote learning during their regular 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday.
The gathering will be in the first floor board room of the administration building, 802 N. Sam Houston Ave.
Supplemental agenda material said under Senate Bill 15, districts may receive full funding for local remote learning delivered via synchronous instruction, asynchronous instruction, or a combination, for grades kindergarten through 12.
The board is being asked to adopt a resolution to provide a remote learning program under SB 15 with the following provisions:
>> A combination of remote synchronous and asynchronous instruction, with daily attendance for synchronous instruction taken at 9:30 a.m. and/or attendance for asynchronous instruction determined through a daily attendance measure as described in the district’s asynchronous instructional plan, the material said.
On a separate item, board member Chris Stanley is seeking approval from the board for the NSBA 2022 Annual conference session presentation, “Embracing Heutagogy to Equip Students for the Innovations of the Future … Today.”
The presentation will show how students in a West Texas school district are using advanced virtual reality, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to solve complex questions, including how the brain works, the material said.
The Schoology website said, “Heutagogy, otherwise known as self-determined learning, is a student-centered instructional strategy that emphasizes the development of autonomy, capacity, and capability.”
On another item, the board will discuss and request approval of appointment/reappointment of School Health Advisory Council Members.
Under special recognitions, the board will recognize United Way of Odessa 2021 Top Fundraisers; the W.D. Noel Adult Volunteer of the Year; ECISD Nurses Named to Permian Basin Great 25 Nurses; and National Fossil Day 2021 Art Contest winners.
