Welcome to PVUSD

Thank you for your interest in joining the PVUSD family. We are proud of the fact that we have talented staff, excellent growth opportunities, and outstanding support. The primary function of PVUSD is to foster our students’ love for learning, encourage them to try new and exciting things, and give them a solid foundation to build on.

Can you imagine yourself in a place with 350 days of sunshine, high temperatures up to 75 in the winter, and 50-mile views in every direction? Then Blythe is the place for you!

What makes Palo Verde Valley so warm? Not just the 350 days of sunshine and the great outdoors around Blythe, where the school district makes its home! It's also the quaint village charm, the tight-knit school community, the small size that makes big things possible, in education and in life. Quite simply, Palo Verde Valley is a wonderful place for your family, and with our financial picture, it's wonderful for your future too.

Our mission is to enrich, empower and enhance our students’ lives through education.

We are seeking talented individuals who support our vision and strategic plan that encompasses “Improving Learning...Together.”

Palo Verde Unified School District will constantly seek to improve its culture of academic excellence. We expect every student to read, write, and calculate competently. We expect every teacher to apply consistent standards, evaluate student performance accurately, and coach students with diligence and compassion. We expect every parent, student, and teacher to support the mutual quest for excellence. Educational progress can never happen without truth as its foundation, and it is to the wonderful truth of student potential and the challenging truth of student performance that we are unalterably committed.

Classified Positions:

Bus Driver

Substitute Bus Driver

Substitute Cafeteria Worker

Substitute Paraeducator

Requirements/Qualifications:

-Bus Driver: Graduation from High School or equivalent is required. Must possess at all times a valid California Operator's License and a School Bus Driver Certificate as issued by the State High Patrol. Must have a valid First Aid Certificate at all times.

-Substitute Bus Driver: Graduation from High School or equivalent is required. Must possess at all times a valid California Operator's License and a School Bus Driver Certificate as issued by the State High Patrol. Must have a valid First Aid Certificate at all times.

-Substitute Cafeteria Worker: Knowledge of basic food/baked goods, serving utensils, sanitation principals, applicable to food/baked goods, serving and kitchen maintenance. Ability to learn computerized cashiering essential. Must have or obtain a Valid County Food Handlers Card.

-Substitute Paraeducator: TESTING IS MANDATORY AND REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION. TESTING DATE: TO BE DETERMINED AFTER POSITION CLOSES. High School graduate with some work beyond high school preferred.

A little about our town, district, and community:

In the town.. small means charm and warmth. Residents greet one another on the street by name. They can drive through the historic village in three minutes, yet find all the basic amenities of life on their way.

In the school district.. small means personal and innovative. As in the town, students feel close and accountable to one another. With the small class sizes teachers can provide intensive, individual attention.

Best of all.. small allows Palo Verde to use the Professional Learning Community concept, in which teachers regularly collaborate with their subject-matter colleagues, teachers in other grades, parents, and coaches throughout the district. This enables them to learn best practices, coordinate lessons, gain needed support, and achieve better outcomes.

CLEARLY, SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL. PALO VERDE IS PROOF.

Located on the California – Arizona border, right on the Colorado River, Blythe has a population of approximately 22,000 within the city limits, with a large trade area in the valley of about 37,000.