Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
Coach Russ is an experienced educator and community leader, currently serving as an Elementary Educator and Basketball Coach & Referee for PBVUSD since October 2018. With a robust background in behavior intervention and substitute teaching within Kern County public schools, Coach Russ also holds a long-standing role as an Independent Agent with World Financial Group since March 2021. Additionally, Coach Russ is a Lead Faculty Area Chair and Associate Faculty at the University of Phoenix, contributing expertise in psychology since January 2013. Coach Russ has facilitated a vibrant Santa experience for holiday events since December 1982 and held the position of Director at the Core Mentors Association until June 2021. Educational qualifications include a PhD ABD in Professional Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Psychology from California State University, Bakersfield.
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Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
The Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (P-BVUSD) provides a safe, supportive environment where all students can ask questions, find answers, reach their full academic potential and become caring, responsible citizens. Established in 1875, the original district housed a mere 11 students in makeshift lean-to structures. Today, the student population numbers over 18,000, and pupils from Pre-K through eighth grade receive instruction in the most modern of facilities. The P-BVUSD takes pride in its motto, "Excellence in Education." The district employs a staff of dedicated, energetic, and highly qualified teachers who respect and enjoy working with students. Bakersfield is ideally located in the southern portion of central California. To the south is Los Angeles, a two-hour drive over a scenic mountain highway known as "The Grapevine." Three hundred miles to the north is the "Golden Gate City," San Francisco. Morro Bay and the beautiful Pacific coastline are a short two and one-half hour drive to the west. Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks are also within driving distance. The popular Lake Isabella recreational area is less than an hour's drive through the majestic Kern River Canyon. The P-BVUSD is proud of its well-defined heritage which strongly correlates student assessment with classroom instruction. The state adopted district curriculum is implemented by highly qualified teachers who receive professional development designed to enhance knowledge, skills, and attitudes to improve student achievement. Our mission is to provide quality learning opportunities for every student by supporting teachers through mentoring and high quality appropriate professional development. Curriculum specialists, principals, and categorical program specialists facilitate in-depth, structured and consistent support to all our teachers as they provide standards based instruction to educate our changing student population.