ODESSA— State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) delivered a letter to Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath expressing his support of the proposed partnership between Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) and Ector Success Academy Network for the operation of Ector Middle School.

The ECISD Board of Trustees this week unanimously approved the agreement and now needs the approval of the Texas Education Agency, which Morath oversees.

"I am proud to support ECISD in this endeavor for the enrichment of West Texas students," Landgraf said. “I encourage the Texas Education Agency to approve this agreement.”

"I believe that this new partnership will allow Ector Middle School to achieve a higher accountability ranking," Landgraf said. "Our state's young people are undoubtedly our greatest resource, and any opportunity to improve the quality of their education should be considered a priority."