MESQUITE ISD - Key Persons
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- Member of the Accountability and School Leadership Team
- Executive Director - Accountability, Research and Evaluation
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- Assistant Director - Athletics
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- Coordinator - College, Career & Military Readiness
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- Coordinator - Digital Content
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- Coordinator - 504 / Elementary Guidance
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- Assistant Principal, 9th - 11th Grade ( P - Z )
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- Title III Instructional Support Coordinator
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- Director - Administrative Services
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- CTE Counselor
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- Director - Data Management
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- Coordinator - Bilingual Communications
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- Coordinator - Contracts & Special Procurement / Construction Services
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- Director - Bilingual / ESL
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- Coordinator - Special Education
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- Manager - Risk Management
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- Coordinator - Regional Day School of Deaf
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- Assistant Principal, 9th - 11th ( a - G )
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- Assist Director - Food & Nutrition Finance and Support Services
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- Coordinator - Student, Family and Community Engagement
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- Coordinator - Social Studies
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- Assistant Principal, Student Services
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- Executive Director - Professional Learning
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- Coordinator - Special Education
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- Coordinator - State and Federal Grants
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- Director - Federal Programs
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- Executive Director - Construction Services
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- Assistant Superintendent - Personnel Services
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- Member of the Accountability and School Leadership Team
- Executive Director - Leadership Development, West Mesquite Feeder Pattern
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- Member of the Accountability and School Leadership Team
- Deputy Superintendent
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- Assistant Superintendent - Teaching and Learning
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- Member of the Accountability and School Leadership Team
- Executive Director - Leadership Development, Mesquite HS Feeder Pattern, Mesquite Academy
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- Director - Leadership Empowerment
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- Assistant Superintendent - Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives
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- Executive Director - Special Education
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- Assistant Principal, Attendance
Dr. Ángel Rivera officially became the 24th Superintendent of Schools in Mesquite ISD on Tuesday, March 8. 2022. Dr. Rivera's philosophy of education accounts for the belief that each child in education brings a unique set of skills that enhances the learning environment. He believes it is the responsibility of professional educators to provide the nurturing, secure and stimulating environment that develops and unlocks each child's potential while sparking creativity and preparing them for their tailored future.
Dr. Rivera is a family man, husband to Vanessa, father of five, leader, and continuous learner who is always striving to improve. He was born in Puerto Rico and spent his early childhood years in Boston Public Schools before returning to Puerto Rico and graduating from high school in 1990.
After enlisting in the United States Army in 1992, Dr. Rivera was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He served abroad in South Korea where he worked with the United Nations Security Battalion on the Demilitarized Zone in the Korean Peninsula. After seven years of active service, he received an honorable discharge and moved to Texas.
Dr. Rivera began his educational career teaching eighth grade Science in the Pasadena Independent School District. During his tenure there, he taught sixth, seventh and eighth grade Science, Chemistry, IPC and fifth grade. He also served as an instructional coach at the middle school level for one academic year before becoming an assistant principal at Rick Schneider Middle School.
Throughout his administrative career, Dr. Rivera served in leadership levels that include middle, intermediate and high school in multiple Texas school districts. After completing his last principalship, Rivera became an area director for the Garland Independent School District and supervised elementary and secondary campus operations along with leadership development programs. In 2018, he came to Mesquite ISD as chief of strategic initiatives and community engagement, where he oversaw strategic planning, new initiatives and partnerships within the community. Within a year, he was promoted to the position of assistant superintendent of innovation & leadership. In 2021, he was named deputy superintendent with responsibility for oversight of operations, curriculum, finance, personnel and leadership.
Dr. Rivera earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, master's degree from the University of St. Thomas in Houston and an educational doctorate from Stephen F. Austin State University.
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- Executive Director Personnel ( Secondary )
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- Director - Library Services
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Performance
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- Member of the Accountability and School Leadership Team
- Executive Director - Leadership Development, Horn Feeder Pattern
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- Assistant Superintendent - Finance and Operations
Gold Day, Local Day and State Personal Day hours are reflected in KRONOS balances for those categories at the beginning of the fiscal year (July 1); however, employees earn those hours throughout the fiscal year. If a 226-day employee resigns or is terminated from Mesquite ISD before the end of the fiscal year, he/she may be docked accordingly if he/she has used more Gold Days, Local Days or State Personal Days than he/she has earned at the time of his/her separation from Mesquite ISD.
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- Manager - Technology Assets / Library Services
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- Assistant Director - Benefits
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- Member of the Tact Team ARD Committee
- Coordinator - Special Education
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- Executive Director Risk Management and Operations
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- Coordinator - Special Education
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- Manager - Construction / Facilities Management
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- Director - Safety & Security
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- Coordinator - Professional Learning
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- Coordinator - Career and Technical Education
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- Director - Professional Learning
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- Executive Director - Technical Services
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- Coordinator - Communications
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- Assistant Principal
- Registrar
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- Executive Director of Innovation
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- Coordinator - Career and Technical Education
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- Coordinator - Procurement
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- Executive Director - Data Management & Information Systems / Kenneth Washington
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- Executive Director - Athletics
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- Assistant Principal
- Registrar
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- Coordinator - Special Education
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- Member of the Accountability and School Leadership Team
- Executive Director - Leadership Development, North Mesquite Feeder Pattern
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- Director - Career and Technical Education
- Director of CTE
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- Director - Guidance & Counseling
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- Director - Personnel ( Auxiliary Services )
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- Director - Information Systems
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- Director - Food & Nutrition Services
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- Executive Director Personnel ( Elementary )
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- Chief Communications Officer
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- Coordinator - Library Systems
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- Coordinator - Career and Technical Education
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- Member of the Tact Team ARD Committee
- Coordinator - Special Education
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- Assistant Principal, 12th Grade, Academic Dean
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- Assistant Director - Transportation
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- Assistant Director - Food & Nutrition Operations
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- Coordinator - Title III ESL Instructional Support
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- Director - Technical Services
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- MEHC Manager / Professional Learning
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- Member of the Accountability and School Leadership Team
- Executive Director - Leadership Development, Poteet Feeder Pattern, Vanguard HS, Learning Center
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- Prentice Hall Writing Coach
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- Executive Director - MISD Education Foundation
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- Director - Transportation
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- Assistant Principal
- Registrar
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- Director - Advanced Academics
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- Executive Director Facilities Management / Operations / Risk Management
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- District Counsel / Attorney
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- Director - Special Education
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- Coordinator - Construction Services
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- Assistant Principal
- Registrar
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- Director - Curriculum & Instruction
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- Assistant Superintendent - Administrative Services
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Trustee, Place 1
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- Administrative Assistant Instructional Technology
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- Coordinator Student & Family Support
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- Director - Budget Analytics & Position Control
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- Executive Director - Data Management & Information Systems / Kenneth Washington
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- Assistant Director - Athletics
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- Coordinator - Safety and Security / Special Education Services