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Strategic Staffing

Strategic Staffing

For the 2025-26 school year, Mesquite ISD is launching a new two-year pilot strategic staffing model designed to attract the most effective educators and campus leaders to the schools where they can make the most significant impact.

First, for campus administrators selected to lead at our two highest-need campuses, Thompson Elementary and Floyd Elementary, we are offering the following stipends:

  • $12,000 for principals,
  • $8,000 for assistant principals, and
  • $5,000 for campus intervention specialists, student support teachers, instructional coaches/specialists, and counselors.

Additionally, at Thompson Elementary, we are offering a $5,000 stipend to highly effective teachers who choose to transfer to—or accept a position at—this campus that has historically faced staffing challenges. These teachers must have demonstrated strong student growth in both reading and math and be willing to step into a role that supports long-term campus success.

These stipends are offered to those who commit to serving on these campuses for at least two years.

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Mesquite ISD is introducing strategic staffing now to address urgent and persistent challenges at specific campuses. This initiative is a focused effort to:

    • Strengthen talent at campuses with the most urgent staffing and student growth needs.
    • Recruit and retain educators and leaders willing to take on high-impact roles.
    • Ensure every student has access to excellent instruction and leadership, regardless of campus.

  • The strategic staffing model is being piloted at Thompson and Floyd Elementary for the 2025–26 and 2026-27 school years. The district will collect feedback and evaluate the impact before determining a long-term strategy or expansion.

  • Historical staffing patterns
    turnover rates, retention history, vacancy trends, % of staff who are non-certified teachers

    State accountability and testing data
    STAAR data trends, growth comparison to district and state averages

    Opportunity for sustained student growth and improvement
    discipline, attendance, and panorama data points

  • This model is designed for targeted support and to address the most urgent needs. While all educators are valued, these stipends are tied to specific conditions. Strategic staffing is designed to align targeted resources with the particular needs of identified campuses. Strategic staffing is not about valuing some roles over others, but about directing limited resources to address our most urgent district-wide challenges.

  • This strategic staffing model is cost-neutral to the district. MISD has made intentional central office reductions by not filling certain vacancies and restructuring other roles. These savings have been redirected to fund the stipends, which are limited to two campuses and will not exceed $200,000. This approach allows us to invest in our highest-need schools without increasing overall spending.