School districts are facing unprecedented workforce challenges — including staff shortages, rising compliance demands, inconsistent vendor performance, and increasing labor costs.
Drawing on ESI's extensive expertise in the education space, we recognized these growing pressures and developed a way to help. Connect by ESI is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) program designed specifically for education.
What does that mean? An MSP is a centralized staffing solution that provides your district with one accountable partner to manage all contingent labor -- such as paraprofessionals, related service providers, and more.
Instead of managing multiple agencies and contracts, you gain one streamlined system designed to ensure safe, qualified, and reliable staffing across every school.
Key Features of Connect
Centralized Workforce Management: A unified partner accountable for end-to-end workforce coordination, including vendor oversight, credential verification, reporting, and consolidated billing -- significantly reducing administrative burdens across your district.
Stronger Compliance & Student Safety: Every worker is vetted for licensure, background checks, required clearances, and training — reducing audit risk and strengthening student protection.
Technology-Driven Solution: District leaders gain access to real-time dashboards through our vendor management system, which provide visibility on fill rates, worker performance, and spend and utilization trends.
How Connect Helps Districts
Higher Fill Rates: Coordinated sourcing across multiple vendors means faster placements, consistent quality standards, and fewer classroom disruptions.
Cost Control & Transparency: Standardized rate structures, consolidated billing, and real-time visibility into district-wide staffing spend.
Vendor Accountability: Vendor accountability is strengthened through performance tracking, supplier scorecards, and active management -- ensuring staffing vendors consistently meet district expectations.
A Smarter Approach to Contingent Staffing
Connect by ESI gives district leaders greater control, visibility, and confidence in their workforce — so schools can focus on what matters most: student success.