Principal's Message

Contact Mr. Flushman

Email: Michael.Flushman@lmusd.org

Phone: 805-474-3400

Welcome to Mesa. I am so happy to be working with the Hawks! We in the front office are here to support you with your needs. Please don’t hesitate to reach out:

michael.flushman@lmusd.org

About Mr. Flushman

Mr. Flushman is a California native who has been in education for over 22 years. Mr. Flushman received his Bachelor's from UC Santa Barbara, Master's of Art in Bilingual Education from UC Santa Cruz, and Master's of Education in Administration and Supervision from Tennessee State. He has taught Language Arts, Social Studies, Reading, and English Language Development to elementary, middle school, and non-traditional high school students. He has taught and worked as an administrator in such exotic places as Berkeley, CA; Monterrey, Mexico; Nashville, TN; Lompoc and now Nipomo/AG. Mr. Flushman is bilingual in Spanish and English.

Mr. Flushman has three children and they keep him quite busy when he is not at Mesa. His wife is the brains of their outfit and is a professor of elementary literacy education at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. If he had to pick a favorite book it would be One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. He is currently reading Atomic Habits by James Cleary and The Sympathizer by Viet Thank Nguyen. He is an avid Golden State Warriors fan, and also enjoys surfing, tacos, and high 5s.

Letter from Mr. Flushman

Thank you for visiting our Mesa Middle School website. On behalf of the faculty and staff, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Mesa Middle School, home of the Hawks, wghere we are RRad! My name is Michael Flushman and this will be my fourth year at Mesa. The past couple of year have been a real challenge to meet the needs of our students, but I am excited to meet their needs post pandemic. Through our focus on the work of Professional Learning Communities (a belief that all students can learn at high levels, that we will work in collaboration, and we will use data to drive our decisions) I truly believe that Mesa will meet the needs of your child. We are always willing to hear from you, so let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

Mesa Middle School is located atop the beautiful mesa in the southern part of the city of Arroyo Grande, CA. Our highly qualified teachers serve approximately 550 students in grades 7th-8th grades.

The staff at Mesa works extremely hard to provide our students with a rigorous, research-based, and meaningful curriculum that is fostered through the positive relationships and connections that our staff makes with our students. Our staff and parents work closely together to support all efforts to help our students learn 21st century skills that will help them on their journey to becoming college and/or career ready.

In my time at Mesa, you can be sure I will work hard to provide the best educational experience we can for your child, communicate with you, work to bring our community together, and be open to feedback from you to make our school the best it can be. Since time goes fast in middle school (students are only here for two years) this can be a challenge. I encourage you (whether you are a family member or not) to be a part of Mesa the best you can. Some easy ways to do that are to follow us on social media (Facebook, Mesa Middle School; Twitter, @hawks_of_mesa; and Instagram, hawks_of_mesa) as well as show up to our school events. You are also welcome to reach out to me if you have any questions. Email is the best way: michael.flushman@lmusd.org

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