ECISD workshop set
Feb. 7—The Ector County ISD Board of Trustees will meet in a workshop at 6 p.m. Feb. 11 in the first-floor boardroom of the administration building, 802 N. Sam Houston Ave.
Trustees will discuss and be presented with several policy updates covering everything from fiscal management goals and objectives to intellectual property and student welfare.
Some of the other items on the agenda are:
— Presentation of the National Student Support Accelerator Research on AI Tutor Copilot with Virtual Math Tutoring.
— Discussion of the 2024-2025 Targeted Improvement Plans.
— Possible request to go into executive session.
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