The Mesquite Education Association began in 1958 when it formed under the name Mesquite Teachers Association. Dr. Ralph H. Poteet, who later became the Superintendent of Schools, served as the organization's second president during the 1960-61 school year. The name was changed to Mesquite Education Association in 1970.  

Mesquite Education Association Articles of Association - revised August 2011

Mesquite Education Association Bylaws - revised August 2011

MISD Tenure Leave - revised August 2011

MEA Sick Leave Bank Policy Guidelines - SLB forms are located under the Sick Leave Bank tab below.

Benefits Committee Bylaws

President: Kimberly Matchniff
President-Elect: Dani Boepple
Vice President: Erika Tate
Treasurer: Cynthia Vasquez
Secretary: Victoria Colbath
FR Chairperson: Connie Haas
Past President: Kim Davis
Parliamentarian: Kristie Hernandez

FR Meetings

Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of every month, with the exception of November, December, and May.  The FRs will receive important, fun, and money-saving information for Mesquite and the surrounding areas. You will have an opportunity to meet with Dr. Rivera and to win a door prize! Light refreshments are served at 4:00 p.m. The meetings begin at 4:20 p.m. and are held in the Boardroom at the PDC, unless otherwise notified. If you cannot attend, please make arrangements for your alternate to represent your facility.

FR questions are due by the end of every month during the school year, apart from May.

Click here to view Facility Representatives for 2023-24

Each MISD Employee who joins MEA receives the following benefits:

1. Employer paid $10,000.00 Life/AD&D Insurance Policy*

2. Legislative Action

3. Discounts for Movie Theater tickets (AMC, Cinemark, Regal, Studio Movie Grill), Six Flags, Hurricane Harbor, Great Wolf Lodge, Hawaiian Falls, Dallas Summer Musicals, Dallas Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo, Dallas Arboretum, local businesses and restaurants.

4. Scholarships

5. FREE Admission to all MISD Events (Athletic, Fine Arts, etc., excluding Varsity Football Games)

6. MEA Mailbag and MEA Discount Pages

Professional dues $10.00/year Associate dues $5.00/year

To Enroll:

If you are in an enrollment opportunity (benefits open enrollment or new hire 31-day), please sign up and designate your beneficiary(s) online in the Mesquite ISD benefits enrollment portal. If you are unable to enroll online, complete a MEA Membership/Enrollment Form and a MEA Beneficiary Form. Return both forms to your Facility Representative (FR) or bring the forms and cash or check (payable to MEA) to the MEA Office located at 2133 North Beltline Road Mesquite, Texas 75150.

MEA will issue a membership card to you. For more information, call 972-882-5504 or x25503.

*MEA members must be full-time or part-time employees, actively working 18.75 hours or more per week to be eligible for the insurance or under FML protection for benefits. Sub/hourly employees, interns and residents are eligible for MEA membership, but they are not eligible for the $10,000 basic life and/or ad&d policy.

FR Questions provide an opportunity for staff members to anonymously ask questions of district leadership that are of general interest to all employees. Submitted questions that are relevant only to a specific campus or situation will be referred back to the campus for attention. 

Answers to FR Questions are presented and reviewed at each monthly FR Meeting and then forwarded to all employees. Submit your FR Questions to your campus Facility Representative before the end of the month.

Published FR Questions/Answers

Should a SLB member have an eligible medical event, the application and request process must be completed at least ten (10) calendar days prior.

An unanticipated medical event application and request process must be completed within ten days after the qualifying emergency.

All three required documents must be submitted to the MEA Office/Sick Leave Bank Governing Committee within this ten-day period without exception.

After your Physician completes the Physician's Statement Form and you fill out the SLB request form, you must bring both forms to the MEA Office and fill out a HIPPS form.   

Request for Sick Leave Bank Days 

Attending Physician's Statement 

Click Here to apply for MEA Scholarship