Add ECD dropdown values in ispostback,then try below code,
<pre lang="c#">protected void ECDdd_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
if (ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count > 0)
{
ECDschooldd.Items.Clear();
for (int i = 0; i < ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count; i++)
{
ECDschooldd.Items.Add(ds.Tables[0].Rows[i].ItemArray[0].ToString());
}
}
}