Melissa McCusker
@LuckyMcCusker
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Public Education Leader, Director of Student Support Services in DVUSD, Mommy, Wife, Forever Optimist, Wonderfully Blessed & Resilient.
Paradise Valley, AZ
Joined February 2019
Our Head Start and Early Head Start Families celebrated together at our Winter Wonderland celebration last night @DVUSD with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. @DrFinchDVUSD
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DVUSD provides a diverse range of athletic and visual & performing arts programs designed for students of all ages and talent levels. With dedicated coaches and instructors, DVUSD ensures a supportive environment where every student can develop their skills, build confidence...
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Mass firing experts guts the agency’s ability to protect students with disabilities by enforcing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which guarantees a free & appropriate education, & jeopardizes the funding of $15B in special education services under IDEA 😡
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It was Mom’s Night for our amazing Head Start DVUSD families at @DVUSD District Office! Prizes, games, activities, books and s’mores were a part of tonight’s festivities. We ❤️ our DVUSD families. @DrFinchDVUSD @TriciaVGraham @DVUSD_EC
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Today, 504 Coordinators were trained by Heather R. Pierson, regarding the requirements of Section 504. Procedural guidance and legal obligations were discussed. @DrFinchDVUSD @DVUSD
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Today’s itinerant meeting was amazing! Heather Pierson, district attorney, provided legal updates pertaining to IDEA and Section 504 for our itinerant staff teams. @DrFinchDVUSD @DVUSD
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Look at all of the FLOCK FAVORITES that won ONE LEG UP AWARDS at today’s Itinerant Meeting! #SSSROCKS! @DVUSD @DrFinchDVUSD
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The amazing Christine Miller presented at our FIRST Community of Practice (COP) for the 2025-26 school year. The COP topic today was “How To Start The Year Off Right!” Leadership matters! @DrFinchDVUSD @DVUSD @TriciaVGraham
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SSS celebrated our amazing Jennifer LaCava today for a special birthday! We went back to the totally rad 80s! Culture matters! @DVUSD @DrFinchDVUSD @TriciaVGraham
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Amazing! I got to hang out and celebrate with @drshelleymoore discussing the guiding coalition of inclusion. It is a strength-based perspective - look for what’s RIGHT! @DrFinchDVUSD @DVUSD
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Vista Peak welcomed students back today with open arms! The front office squad welcomed all with smiles. @VistaPeakSchool @DVUSD @DrFinchDVUSD
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Woo hoo! It’s the first day of school @DrMillerSDOHS! I got to share some first day happiness with Dr. Miler at the spectacular Sandra Day O’Connor HS! Go Eagles! @DVUSD @DrFinchDVUSD
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The #Extraordinary @DVUSD school nurses met with me today to ring in the new 2025–2026 school year. @DrFinchDVUSD
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School psychologists play a HUGE ROLE in the climate and culture of a school campus in @DVUSD Jessica Tucker from @AdminLeadServe reviews this tenet with the amazing DVUSD school psychs. @DrFinchDVUSD
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Wowza! Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year, new to DVUSD employees. What an amazing way to start the school year. The @sdohs_band was there to start the celebration. @DVUSD @DrFinchDVUSD
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Last summer evaluations for @DVUSD_EC today @DVUSD. Our youngest learners are gearing up for a new year!! @DrFinchDVUSD @DVUSD
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SSS shared its expertise and knowledge today with @TriciaVGraham leading a deep dive into our sub-populations and how “All Truly Means - ALL!” @DVUSD @DrFinchDVUSD
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Day #1 of training in STAR statewide autism support @BGHS_DVUSD for specialized programming @DVUSD. Thanks to @TriciaVGraham for leading this training protocol. @DrFinchDVUSD.
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Day #1 of training in STAR statewide autism support @BGHS_DVUSD for specialized programming @DVUSD. Thanks to @TriciaVGraham for leading this training protocol. @DrFinchDVUSD.
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