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Mesquite ISD presents personnel effectiveness report: hires, substitutes and health center usage
Summary
District HR reported hiring 811 new employees this year, improved substitute fill rates through ESS, and 3,088 visits to the Mesquite Employee Health Center; presenters said onboarding and retention work remain priorities.
Mesquite ISD's personnel services team presented an effectiveness report to the Board of Trustees that highlighted hiring, substitute staffing, employee health services and onboarding progress.
Emilio Duran and Chastity Willie told trustees the district hired 811 new employees across teachers, counselors, administrators, paraprofessionals and auxiliary staff this school year. Of teaching hires, 99 were noncertified, representing approximately 12.5% of teaching hires, the presenters said. "Our mission is to retain, support, and develop excellent employees," said Duran.
The district reported gains working with ESS (a staffing vendor): teacher fill rates rose to about 99% and instructional-aid fill rates to about 95%. ESS hired 945 substitutes overall, 724 of whom were actively working at the time of the report; 59 substitutes transitioned into district teaching and paraprofessional roles.
On employee health and benefits, presenters said Mesquite ISD offers five health plans and encouraged staff to use the Mesquite Employee Health Center (MEHC). The MEHC recorded 3,088 visits by 1,407 unique patients since April, representing 33% of employees and 27% of the eligible population, the presentation stated. Presenters noted the district kept MEHC co-pays at $15 compared with an approximate $70 co-pay for care outside the district network.
Onboarding work drew specific praise; the presenters described in-person large-group onboarding as successful and reported an onboarding satisfaction figure cited in the presentation as "4.92" (the scale was not specified in the meeting remarks). The presenters said exit surveys show nearly half of departing employees took positions in other districts and about 39% left education altogether, with career advancement and compensation highlighted as areas for improvement.
Board members thanked the presenters for the report and asked follow-up questions about junior-high belonging and retention strategies, which presenters said the district is addressing with targeted programs.
