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Mesquite ISD board approves administrative and term contracts for district school leaders
Summary
Mesquite ISD trustees unanimously approved administrative and term contracts on May 19, 2026, naming a director, multiple principals and assistant principals across district campuses. The motion was moved by Trustee Robert Seward and seconded by Trustee Teia Collier.
The Mesquite Independent School District Board of Trustees on May 19, 2026, unanimously approved a slate of administrative and term contracts for district school leaders. Trustee Robert Seward moved the motion and Trustee Teia Collier seconded; the vote was recorded as yeas from Trustees Gary Bingham, Kevin Carbo, Robert Seward, Teia Collier and Elaine Hornsby, with no nays.
The approved appointments named Dr. Zaida Saldivar as Director — Bilingual & ESL; Amber Poe as Principal, Beasley Elementary; Hallema King as Principal, Cannaday Elementary; Brenda Soberanes as Principal, Range Elementary; Jose Peterson Torres as Principal, Woolley Middle School; Bret Peterson as Principal, West Mesquite High School; Chaslyn Reynolds as Assistant Principal, Moss Elementary; Esseiny Alanis as Assistant Principal, Rugel Elementary; and Elia Contreras as Assistant Principal, Seabourn Elementary. The motion text in the record lists each person and their assigned position as part of the administrative/term contracts.
The board meeting then adjourned at 5:30 p.m.; following adjournment the trustees proceeded to the Vision Room for the 2026 Student Recognition Assembly. No additional actions on the appointments (such as effective dates or contract lengths) were specified in the meeting record.
