Transforming Education Staffing with a Custom MSP Model
The Rundown
Centralizing special education staffing for Missouri’s largest school district to improve fulfillment, visibility, and operational efficiency at scale.
98%
fulfillment rate
99.4%
hires to starts
24-48 hours
average from requisition to interview
Our Partner
The 2nd largest and most diverse school district in Missouri with 30+ schools and serving 21,000+ students and families.
The Challenge
As a district with diverse and evolving needs, the client depended on multiple staffing agencies to fill critical roles in special education. While this approach ensured broad coverage, it created significant administrative strain and roles still went unfilled. District personnel were spending excessive time managing open jobs, timesheets, tracking multiple invoices, and coordinating communication across multiple agencies and contacts — often at the expense of other mission-critical responsibilities. The complexity of using multiple agencies made it difficult to achieve efficiency, consistency, or clear oversight.
Our Solution
Several of our staffing partners, already working with the district, recommended BlazerWorks’ Managed Service Provider (MSP) program as a option to create more efficiency. Our team conducted a thorough needs assessment to understand the district’s goals and opportunities. Following a competitive evaluation, BlazerWorks was awarded the contract as the sole MSP for the district. Through implementing a customized MSP program, we assumed full responsibility for coordinating and overseeing all education staffing leveraging our nationwide network of staffing partners. This partnership has transformed the district’s contract staffing program, turning a previously fragmented process into a unified, transparent, and efficient program ensuring critical roles are filled.
Key Metrics
Since becoming the district’s sole Managed Service Provider in 2024, BlazerWorks has:
- 160 special education placements successfully managed
- 98% fulfillment rate
- 24-48 hours average from requisition to interview
- 99.4% hires to starts
- Eliminated redundant administrative tasks, allowing district staff to focus on student outcomes
- Streamlined job order fulfillment, invoicing, and timekeeping, reducing billing errors and reconciliation delays
- Provided full visibility across all staffing agency partners, enabling better oversight, compliance, and benchmark reporting
- Implemented tailored professional development for the district’s internal staff
