Certified: 3rd Grade Teacher; anticipated

Job Details

Job : 5730656

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Starting Date: Jul 29, 2026

Employment: Full-Time Contract 7/29/2026

Reports To: Building Administrator

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories: Classroom Teacher >
Elementary

3rd Grade Teacher at Howard Elementary.

Howard Elementary, Fremont, Nebraska.

• Educational level:
  Bachelor's Degree.
• Nebraska Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement and level.
• Experience:
  
  Experience working with students during college training or previous teaching.
• Other requirements:
  Good human relations skills; ability to work with students, staff, administration, and parents; knowledge of subject area; ability to plan lessons; knowledge of child development; excellent oral and written communication; ability to operate a computer.

• Regular reliable in-person attendance.
• Plan and deliver lessons that match the intended curriculum and meet individual student needs.
• Develop and maintain a classroom environment conducive to learning.
• Monitor student progress and adjust teaching strategies.
• Serve as a model for students.
• Evaluate student performance, both written tests and performance-based assessments.
• Collaborate with other teachers on instructional goals.
• Assist in the selection of books, equipment, and instructional materials.
• Assist administration in implementing policies for student conduct and classroom behavior.
• Supervise and participate in fire drills and emergency preparedness.
• Follow Board and district policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate attendance records.
• Attend staff meetings, parent/teacher conferences, and committees.
• Participate in professional growth through workshops, seminars, conferences, in-services, and advanced coursework.
• Complete special projects and miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• Standing:
  Frequent.
• Walking:
  Frequent.
• Sitting:
  Frequent.
• Bending/stooping:
  Frequent.
• Reaching/pulling/pushing:
  Frequent.
• Climbing:
  Frequent.
• Driving:
  Frequent.
• Lifting: 50 lb maximum.
• Carrying: 1-150 ft.
• Manual dexterity tasks:
  Fingering and grasping 33-66%.

• Inside – Outside – Both:
  Both.
• Climatic Environment:
  Heated classroom and building (air conditioning varies).
• Hazards:
  Exposure to communicable diseases, classroom and building equipment.

Base salary per 2026-27 Salary Schedule plus an Annual Flat Salary Stipend. Total gross salary for BA, Step 1 is $52,896.00 ($43,896 + $9,000 stipend). FPS values professional growth and supports a New Teacher Mentorship Program. New Teachers offered a one-time salary advance for August paycheck. Paid leave: 4 personal days, 9 sick days, 5 bereavement days, civic leave, professional leave.

Certified staff join a Sick Leave Bank annually. Parental teachers can use up to 4 sick days per year for FPS-sponsored activities. Retirement: FPS member of Nebraska Public Employee Retirement System. Long-term disability, $10,000 life insurance, quarterly attendance bonus. Additional benefits: health (fps contributes to premium), dental, vision, voluntary life, 403(b), flexible spending, supplemental policies via AFLAC and Colonial Life (short-term disability, accident insurance, group cancer, hospitalization/critical illness).

It is the policy of Fremont Public Schools to not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its educational programs, admission policies, employment policies or other administered programs. Persons requiring accommodations to apply and/or be considered for positions are asked to make their request to the Superintendent.