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Mesquite ISD

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Special Education

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Contact Us

MISD Student Support Center
714 E. Kimbrough St.
Mesquite, TX 75149
972-882-7700 

Matthew Morris
Executive Director – Special Education Services

Karisha Bangs
Director - Special Education

Heather Beaty
Coordinator – Special Education

Jami Jobson
Coordinator – Special Education

Destiny Malone
Coordinator – Special Education


Holly Watson

Coordinator – Special Education

Leslie Wingate
Coordinator – Special Education

Thank you for visiting the Mesquite ISD Special Education website. Our programs are designed to support and empower students with diverse learning needs by providing individualized services, inclusive opportunities, and a nurturing educational environment. We are committed to helping every student reach their full potential through collaboration, compassion, and a focus on growth and success. We are honored to partner with families and educators to ensure all students thrive.

  • Mesquite Independent School District offers career and technical education programs in Architecture and Construction, Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications, Business, Marketing, and Finance, Education and Training, Health Science, Hospitality and Tourism, Human Services, Information Technology, Law and Public Service, Manufacturing, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics.  Admission to these programs is dependent upon interest and aptitude, age appropriateness and availability of class space.

    It is the policy of Mesquite ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. 

    Mesquite ISD will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs. 

    For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinators at eduran@mesquiteisd.org or cwillie@mesquiteisd.org, 972-882-7324, and/or the Section 504 Coordinator at acarroll@mesquiteisd.org, 972-882-7314.

Public Notice

Mesquite ISD Special Education Department intends to proceed with a destruction of special education records. Records that are slated for destruction are any special education records from 2018-2019. If you would like to receive your records prior to destruction please contact the special education office at 972-882-7701 by Aug 10, 2025.

THE Mesquite ISD Special Education Department intends to proceed with a destruction of special education records IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISTRICT’S RECORDS RETENTION POLICY. Records that are slated for destruction INCLUDE special education records from all students that have withdrawn from the district or who HAVE never enrolled or attended a Mesquite ISD campus. If you would like to receive your records prior to destruction, please contact the special education office at 972-882-7701 by July 10, 2025. All paper records are to be destroyed August 2025. Electronic records that have been maintained since 2011 will be stored electronically moving forward.