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Mesquite ISD board approves early June 2026 disbursement of final 'stay pay'
Summary
The board approved paying the final 'stay pay' in the June 2026 paycheck (2025–26 fiscal year). Administration said the program paid $5,000 to professional staff and $2,500 to paraprofessionals; staff estimated roughly 920 eligible employees and an approximate cost of $3.8 million.
The Mesquite Independent School District board approved a request from administration to make the final 'stay pay' disbursement in the June 2026 paycheck, moving the payment into the 2025–26 fiscal year rather than the prior practice of paying in November of the following fiscal year.
Administration described stay pay as a retention incentive available through 2026…
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