Mesquite ISD Ranks 24th in DallasMorning News’ Top 100

Have you heard the good news? Mesquite ISD ranks 24th in The Dallas Morning News’ 2012 Top 100 Places to Work competition. Among other winners, MISD is profiled in the News’ November 11 Sunday edition’s special supplement.

Top 100 is a unique collection of local businesses in Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Collin, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Wise counties. MISD’s high ranking is based on results from a surveyed performed by an independent research firm. Survey measures included qualities such as leadership, compensation, training, flexibility and diversity.

This honor follows our earlier announcement this year for being named as one of the Dallas Business Journal’s Best Places to work. 

Many thanks to our employees who make Mesquite ISD a model of workplace satisfaction and for the strong support we enjoy from our Board, parents and community.

Donation Week ShowcasesMesquite ISD’s Greatness

“Everyone can be great because everyone can serve.”

― Dr. Martin Luther King

The genuine caring of the people in the Mesquite ISD community is one of my favorite things about our district, and I’m not alone in this. Many of our employees, students and parents talk about the welcoming, family-like atmosphere here.

It will be easy to witness that spirit of giving and kindness during our Districtwide Donation Week that runs November 5-9. During this annual initiative, each school picks a community project to benefit Mesquite Social Services’ Christmas Project or the Clothes Closet run by our Council of PTAs.

In 2011, we collected nearly $35,000 in donations, including money for clothes, nearly 600 toys, more than 350 pairs of socks and 25,000 food items. Not only was each campus involved, but some of our district employees participated as well. Our district’s maintenance workers, for example, pitched in by delivering our donations from our campuses to the beneficiaries.

Thank you for your community involvement and for being a part of MISD’s greatness.