📣FINAL CALL: Apply for PDSES Before MARCH 31st! 🎓✨
🚨 Texas Parents – Time is Running Out! 🚨
Are you the parent of a special education student? The Parent Directed Special Education Services (PDSES) program from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) provides funding for eligible families to access critical special education services—but the deadline to apply is MARCH 31st!
🔹 What is PDSES?
PDSES gives parents flexible funding to purchase special education services tailored to their child’s needs, including tutoring, therapy, and other essential supports.
🔹 Why Apply?
✅ State-Funded Support – Access quality special education services
✅ Parental Choice – Select providers that work best for your child
✅ Flexible Learning Options – Get tutoring, therapy, and more
⏳ 🚨 Don’t Wait – Applications Close March 31st! 🚨 ⏳
📌 Apply Now Before It’s Too Late! → https://pdses.tea.texas.gov
📞 Questions? Contact Email: PDSESHelp@Region10.org Phone: 1-855-773-3839
Act NOW – March 31st is the FINAL deadline! ⏳📚
Are you registered to Vote? The deadline is next Thursday, April 3rd. Check your registration status at http://VoteTexas.gov
Pumpkin Jacks have outgrown the jars where they were planted back in October!
So Part 2 begins... Myatt Pre-K students and their teachers took part in repotting the plants. They also talked about the essential requirements for plant growth and are eager to see what happens next. Stay tuned for Part 3! See the adventure here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGiwnyYN2Q/hHp-IwtFix6-qVHumDT_ZQ/watch?utm_content=DAGiwnyYN2Q&utm_campaign=share_your_design&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=shareyourdesignpanel
Game Day! 🎓Ladybird Senior Night!!
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📆 Tuesday, March 25th
🆚 Bay City
📍Legacy Park
🥎⏰ 5:00 - senior announcements | 5:30 - Varsity game only
⚾⏰ JV 4:30 | Varsity 7:00
⚾JV link to watch online: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/el-campo/organization/10719/el-campo-high-school/team/795264/boys-junior-varsity-baseball/schedule?date=2025-03-01T06%3A00%3A00.000Z&range=Month&s=U2NoZWR1bGVFbnRyeVB1YmxpY1N1bW1hcnk2NzlkMjFlNWZiNmJlYjY1MDIxMzBhM2U%3D&ss=2024
⚾ Varsity link to watch online: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/el-campo/organization/10719/el-campo-high-school/team/640083/boys-varsity-baseball/schedule?date=2025-03-01T06%3A00%3A00.000Z&range=Month&s=U2NoZWR1bGVFbnRyeVB1YmxpY1N1bW1hcnk2NzkwMjQxY2I0M2I4NGM4ZjllMzA0NGI%3D&ss=2024
🥎Varsity link to watch online: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/el-campo/organization/10719/el-campo-high-school/team/640084/girls-varsity-softball/schedule?date=2025-03-01T06%3A00%3A00.000Z&range=Month&s=U2NoZWR1bGVFbnRyeVB1YmxpY1N1bW1hcnk2NzkxMTczZDkwNzI5NGQ3NTYwMzdhNTA%3D&ss=2024
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Ricebird Soccer Send Off Today At 4:50!
School districts do not receive state funding for building schools or making major renovations and instead must use voter-approved bonds which help pay for large projects that get paid back over time, like a mortgage.
School districts in Texas have two budgets. Maintenance & Operations (M&O) funds pay for day-to-day operations. Interest & Sinking (I&S) funds pay for capital improvements. Funding for each budget is primarily provided by local tax dollars from property values calculated by pennies collected per $100 of property value.
Learn more at www.ecisd.org/bond2025
Mrs. Weathers' class enjoyed the beautiful spring sunshine during recess.
Mrs. Hopper's Anatomy & Physiology Healthcare Careers class has been studying the muscular system and disorders and injuries of the muscular system. Recently they learned about shin splints, their definition, symptoms, and various treatment methods. The class also participated in a hands-on lesson on how to properly apply Kinesiology Tape.
🎉Congratulations to our SOCCER teams! Round 2, here they come!
⚽ Ladybirds vs Giddings @ 5:30
⚽ Ricebirds vs Manor New Tech @ 7:15
📅Tuesday, March 25
📍Smithville High School
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El Campo ISD’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) facilities are outdated, with undersized classrooms that limit capacity. CTE participation has grown by 9% over the last three years, with enrollment expected to continue increasing.
Currently, ECISD offers 10 programs of study, four dual credit CTE courses, and 12 industry-based certifications that prepare students for in-demand careers.
Proposition A would expand and renovate CTE facilities to accommodate the growing enrollment in welding, carpentry, auto tech, and cosmetology programs.
Learn more at www.ecisd.org/bond2025
Due to some upcoming construction at Ricebird Stadium, the track will be closed beginning this Saturday, March 22nd through May.
Proposition A includes fire protection at Hutchins Elementary and also connects buildings at the high school and at Hutchins for safety and security purposes.
Learn more at www.ecisd.org/bond2025
A Citizens' Committee of 60 El Campo community members and leaders met over five months to evaluate the district's long-term facility needs. Their work included facility assessments, financial evaluations, and master planning. In February, they presented a recommendation to the Board of Trustees for the May 2025 bond election. Check out this short video to learn more. https://youtu.be/Cut6xmALSCM
Learn more at www.ecisd.org/bond2025
ECMS 7th grade AVID students toured Sam Houston State University on Thursday, March 20th. The tour was led by ECHS graduates Sammi Hubert, SHSU baseball player Brock Rod and SHSU football player Carson Whitington.
Students in Mrs. Kacer’s Medical Terminology class participated in a senses lab, where they discovered their blind spot, which eye was dominant, how smell and taste are linked, and where they taste sweet/salty/sour/bitter the most on different parts of their tongue.
⚽️PLAYOFF UPDATE!
Ladybirds win 3-1
Ricebirds win 2-0
On to round ✌️
The high school cafeteria does not have enough space for all students, leading to off-campus lunch for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Even with three grades leaving campus, freshmen still exceed available seating. The overcrowding also creates scheduling challenges across the campus.
Proposition A would double the cafeteria’s capacity to accommodate 500 students.
Learn more at www.ecisd.org/bond2025
Mrs. Ener’s kindergarten class had a shape construction day! They built shapes out of various things and learned all about 2D and 3D shapes. They also had a shape snack!
