East Chambers Independent School District
Home of the Buccaneers
🌟 Teacher Talks Tuesday: Diana Maggio, 5th Grade ELAR 🌟
In 5th grade ELAR, Mrs. Maggio is building more than readers—she’s building confidence, connection, and a love for learning that lasts far beyond the classroom.
📚 Teaching Philosophy
“I want all of my students to know that I care about them and that their education is important to me. My job is to help them be successful at anything they do at East Chambers. I also want to instill in them a love for reading and the motivation to do their best.”
💡 Favorite Lightbulb Moment
“I can always tell when students finally understand what I have been teaching by the look in their eyes. Just recently, I was conferencing with a student on answering extended constructed responses and the steps involved using the RACES acronym. Not only did his face light up, but he exclaimed, ‘Oh! I get it!’ It makes the time and the effort invested all worth it.”
🏫 Teaching at ECISD
“I love teaching at EC because I feel this is an extension of my family. I know that I can depend on them to support me and help me to do my best.”
💚💛 At ECISD, educators like Mrs. Maggio remind us that when students feel supported, encouraged, and challenged, there’s no limit to what they can achieve.
#TeacherTalksTuesday #ECISD #ElementaryExcellence #BucPride
In 5th grade ELAR, Mrs. Maggio is building more than readers—she’s building confidence, connection, and a love for learning that lasts far beyond the classroom.
📚 Teaching Philosophy
“I want all of my students to know that I care about them and that their education is important to me. My job is to help them be successful at anything they do at East Chambers. I also want to instill in them a love for reading and the motivation to do their best.”
💡 Favorite Lightbulb Moment
“I can always tell when students finally understand what I have been teaching by the look in their eyes. Just recently, I was conferencing with a student on answering extended constructed responses and the steps involved using the RACES acronym. Not only did his face light up, but he exclaimed, ‘Oh! I get it!’ It makes the time and the effort invested all worth it.”
🏫 Teaching at ECISD
“I love teaching at EC because I feel this is an extension of my family. I know that I can depend on them to support me and help me to do my best.”
💚💛 At ECISD, educators like Mrs. Maggio remind us that when students feel supported, encouraged, and challenged, there’s no limit to what they can achieve.
#TeacherTalksTuesday #ECISD #ElementaryExcellence #BucPride
⚽💚💛 Bucs Soccer Playoff Bound! 💛💚⚽
Come out and pack the stands as our Bucs hit the field for the playoffs! Let’s show up loud and proud!
🎟️ Tickets are online only
Grab yours here:🔗 https://www.bmtisd.com/departments/athletics/purchase-tickets
Purchase ahead, download your ticket, and get ready to cheer on the Bucs!
#GoBucs
Come out and pack the stands as our Bucs hit the field for the playoffs! Let’s show up loud and proud!
🎟️ Tickets are online only
Grab yours here:🔗 https://www.bmtisd.com/departments/athletics/purchase-tickets
Purchase ahead, download your ticket, and get ready to cheer on the Bucs!
#GoBucs
🍀 Buccaneers + memories = GOLD! Secure your 2025–2026 East Chambers ISD yearbook now at www.yearbookordercenter.com. Just search “East Chambers ISD”! 💚💛📚
Congratulations to Megan Leday, who was approved by the ECISD Board of Trustees at tonight’s meeting to serve as Assistant Superintendent, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
We look forward to her continued leadership and dedication to the students and staff of East Chambers ISD. 💚💛
#JoinOurCrew 💚💛
East Chambers ISD is now hiring! Join Brent on our Crew and feel supported, trusted, and equipped to do your best work every day. We have the following positions available:
⚓️Primary/Elementary Principal
⚓️Primary Life Skills Teacher
⚓️Primary PreK - 2nd Teacher
⚓️Elementary Assistant Principal
⚓️Junior High ELA Teacher
⚓️Junior High Science Teacher
⚓️Junior High Inclusion/Head Girls Basketball Coach
⚓️Junior High Math Teacher (Future)
⚓️Junior High Social Students (Future)
⚓️High School Assistant Band Director
⚓️District Speech/Language Pathology Assistant
⚓️Child Care Center Caregiver
⚓️Substitute Teachers
⚓️Child Nutrition Substitutes
Check out these opportunities on our Join Our Crew webpage: www.eastchambers.net/joinourcrew
East Chambers ISD is now hiring! Join Brent on our Crew and feel supported, trusted, and equipped to do your best work every day. We have the following positions available:
⚓️Primary/Elementary Principal
⚓️Primary Life Skills Teacher
⚓️Primary PreK - 2nd Teacher
⚓️Elementary Assistant Principal
⚓️Junior High ELA Teacher
⚓️Junior High Science Teacher
⚓️Junior High Inclusion/Head Girls Basketball Coach
⚓️Junior High Math Teacher (Future)
⚓️Junior High Social Students (Future)
⚓️High School Assistant Band Director
⚓️District Speech/Language Pathology Assistant
⚓️Child Care Center Caregiver
⚓️Substitute Teachers
⚓️Child Nutrition Substitutes
Check out these opportunities on our Join Our Crew webpage: www.eastchambers.net/joinourcrew
Baseball Update! The location of tomorrow's baseball games has changed to home, and Friday's baseball game will be in Kountze.
💚💛 Sailing into the Week! 💛💚
Playoffs and plenty of Buccaneer spirit, there’s a lot happening across ECISD! ⛵️
Check out this week’s “Buccaneers in the Know” to stay up to date on all the action. ⚓️
Playoffs and plenty of Buccaneer spirit, there’s a lot happening across ECISD! ⛵️
Check out this week’s “Buccaneers in the Know” to stay up to date on all the action. ⚓️
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💚💛 Green & Gold Greats! 💛💚
Damara from East Chambers Jr. High is a true Buc—after a recent track meet, she grabbed a trash bag and cleaned up the visitor stands, no one asked. Her kindness impressed a neighboring district so much they bought her lunch and awarded her a Buc Coin!
Thank you, Damara, for leading with respect, responsibility, and pride! 👏
#GreenAndGoldGreats #BucPride #ECJH
Damara from East Chambers Jr. High is a true Buc—after a recent track meet, she grabbed a trash bag and cleaned up the visitor stands, no one asked. Her kindness impressed a neighboring district so much they bought her lunch and awarded her a Buc Coin!
Thank you, Damara, for leading with respect, responsibility, and pride! 👏
#GreenAndGoldGreats #BucPride #ECJH
ECHS Boys Soccer Playoff Shirt orders will be completed through Gandy’s website through this link: https://gogandy.com/echs-bsopl26
It’s National Athletic Training Month, and we’re giving a big shoutout to Jeffery "Gibby" Gibson, the person who helps keep Buccaneer athletes in the game. 💪
Early mornings, late nights, taped ankles, rehab plans, and a whole lot of care for our students—our athletic trainer is there through it all.
Thank you for taking care of our Bucs and helping them compete at their best! 💚💛⚓️
Experience the Buccaneer Difference 💚💛
ECISD staff members can take advantage of on-site day care for their children. The program offers full day or half day for children enrolled in our PreK 3 and PreK 4 classes.
Enjoy the convenience and comfort of having your child on campus.
Check out the current openings and learn more about all the opportunities available in ECISD.
🔗www.eastchambers.net/joinourcrew
ECISD staff members can take advantage of on-site day care for their children. The program offers full day or half day for children enrolled in our PreK 3 and PreK 4 classes.
Enjoy the convenience and comfort of having your child on campus.
Check out the current openings and learn more about all the opportunities available in ECISD.
🔗www.eastchambers.net/joinourcrew
🍎✨ Teacher Talks Tuesday ✨🍎
This week, we’re featuring 2nd grade teacher Shelly Henderson, who believes learning should be more than worksheets and quiet rows — it should be active, meaningful, and memorable. In her classroom, students don’t just learn… they experience it. 📚💡
What is your teaching philosophy?
I believe students learn best when learning is an experience—active, meaningful, and rooted in real life rather than confined to passive absorption of information. Education should invite students to explore, question, create, and reflect. When students engage directly with ideas through discussion, collaboration, problem-solving, and hands-on application, they construct knowledge in ways that are lasting and transformative.
What’s your favorite ‘lightbulb moment’ you see in students?
I love when students make connections between prior knowledge and new knowledge. Seeing students recognize their own growth and successfully transfer their understanding across contexts is one of the most rewarding aspects of teaching.
What do you love about teaching at ECISD?
There truly is no place like ECISD. What I love most about teaching here is that every decision is made with students and teachers at the center. You can feel it in the support we receive, the resources we’re provided, and the way our voices matter. ECISD invests in its educators, giving us meaningful opportunities to grow, learn, and lead.
Beyond that, it feels like family. There is a culture of encouragement, collaboration, and shared purpose that makes coming to work something I genuinely look forward to.
🌟 When learning is hands-on and hearts are invested, growth follows. We’re grateful for teachers like Mrs. Henderson who create classrooms where curiosity thrives and students build knowledge that lasts. 💚💛
#TeacherTalksTuesday #BuccaneerPride ⚓
This week, we’re featuring 2nd grade teacher Shelly Henderson, who believes learning should be more than worksheets and quiet rows — it should be active, meaningful, and memorable. In her classroom, students don’t just learn… they experience it. 📚💡
What is your teaching philosophy?
I believe students learn best when learning is an experience—active, meaningful, and rooted in real life rather than confined to passive absorption of information. Education should invite students to explore, question, create, and reflect. When students engage directly with ideas through discussion, collaboration, problem-solving, and hands-on application, they construct knowledge in ways that are lasting and transformative.
What’s your favorite ‘lightbulb moment’ you see in students?
I love when students make connections between prior knowledge and new knowledge. Seeing students recognize their own growth and successfully transfer their understanding across contexts is one of the most rewarding aspects of teaching.
What do you love about teaching at ECISD?
There truly is no place like ECISD. What I love most about teaching here is that every decision is made with students and teachers at the center. You can feel it in the support we receive, the resources we’re provided, and the way our voices matter. ECISD invests in its educators, giving us meaningful opportunities to grow, learn, and lead.
Beyond that, it feels like family. There is a culture of encouragement, collaboration, and shared purpose that makes coming to work something I genuinely look forward to.
🌟 When learning is hands-on and hearts are invested, growth follows. We’re grateful for teachers like Mrs. Henderson who create classrooms where curiosity thrives and students build knowledge that lasts. 💚💛
#TeacherTalksTuesday #BuccaneerPride ⚓
#JoinOurCrew 💚💛
East Chambers ISD is now hiring! Join Haylea on our Crew and experience a place where connection, belonging, and support set us apart. We have the following positions available:
⚓️Primary/Elementary Principal
⚓️Primary Life Skills Teacher
⚓️Pre-K - 2nd grade Teacher
⚓️Elementary Assistant Principal
⚓️JH Inclusion/Head Girls Basketball Coach/Possible 2nd/3rd Sport
⚓️Junior High ELA Teacher
⚓️Junior High Science Teacher
⚓️Junior High Future Social Students
⚓️Junior High Future Math Teacher
⚓️High School Assistant Band Director
⚓️District Speech/Language Pathology Assistant
⚓️Substitute Teachers
⚓️Child Nutrition Substitutes
Check out these opportunities on our Join Our Crew webpage: www.eastchambers.net/joinourcrew
East Chambers ISD is now hiring! Join Haylea on our Crew and experience a place where connection, belonging, and support set us apart. We have the following positions available:
⚓️Primary/Elementary Principal
⚓️Primary Life Skills Teacher
⚓️Pre-K - 2nd grade Teacher
⚓️Elementary Assistant Principal
⚓️JH Inclusion/Head Girls Basketball Coach/Possible 2nd/3rd Sport
⚓️Junior High ELA Teacher
⚓️Junior High Science Teacher
⚓️Junior High Future Social Students
⚓️Junior High Future Math Teacher
⚓️High School Assistant Band Director
⚓️District Speech/Language Pathology Assistant
⚓️Substitute Teachers
⚓️Child Nutrition Substitutes
Check out these opportunities on our Join Our Crew webpage: www.eastchambers.net/joinourcrew
Enjoy the break, Buccaneers! 💚💛⚓
Update: Baseball games are 4:30pm/7:00pm on Tuesday.
While students and staff take a well-deserved Spring Break, our Bucs and Lady Bucs are still hitting the field, pitch, and track this week ⚽🥎⚾🏃♂️ If you're around, come out and support them! Check out the schedule below.
#BucPride
Today we recognize the team that keeps our district running behind the scenes.
On National Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day, we’re celebrating the hardworking crew who keep our campuses safe, clean, and ready for students and staff each day. From fixing what’s broken to preparing for what’s next, their work often happens quietly—but it makes a difference everywhere you look.
Thank you for the pride you take in caring for our schools and our Buccaneer community. We appreciate all you do! 💚💛⚓️
On National Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day, we’re celebrating the hardworking crew who keep our campuses safe, clean, and ready for students and staff each day. From fixing what’s broken to preparing for what’s next, their work often happens quietly—but it makes a difference everywhere you look.
Thank you for the pride you take in caring for our schools and our Buccaneer community. We appreciate all you do! 💚💛⚓️
🌴 Spring Break is here! 🎉
GAME TIME CHANGE!
Today is National Diagnostician Day!
School diagnosticians work behind the scenes to help identify student needs, support teachers, and ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed. Their work requires expertise, patience, and a heart for students.
We’re grateful for the impact Beverly Hill, our diagnostician, makes every day for our Buccaneers. 💚💛⚓️
School diagnosticians work behind the scenes to help identify student needs, support teachers, and ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed. Their work requires expertise, patience, and a heart for students.
We’re grateful for the impact Beverly Hill, our diagnostician, makes every day for our Buccaneers. 💚💛⚓️
Experience the Buccaneer Difference 💚💛
As a part of our crew, all ECISD teachers are eligible to participate in the Teacher Incentive Allotment program.
East Chambers ISD has a fully approved local designation system submitted to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to participate in this process.
We are proud to share that 46 of our teachers have earned designations. TIA was created by the Texas Legislature as part of House Bill 3 to help recruit, retain, and reward effective educators in the classroom at high-needs campuses. The TIA provides additional funding to eligible teachers who earn local designations through this allotment system.
ECISD teachers are eligible for a higher allotment based on the district’s demographics and location.
Check out the current openings and learn more about all the opportunities available in ECISD.
🔗www.eastchambers.net/joinourcrew
