Certified - Special Education Teacher; Resource

Nebraska Teaching Certificate with proper endorsement

Start 2025/26 School Year

Base Salaryis Per 2025/26 Salary Schedule plus $8,750 Annual Flat Salary Stipend

FPS values professional growth and supports a New Teacher Mentorship Program.

New Teachers are offered a one-time salary advance opportunity to increase their August paycheck. We want to assist in all ways possible through the transition into the teaching profession.

• Paid Leave: 4 Personal Days
• Paid Leave: 9 Sick Days
• Paid Leave: 5 Bereavement Days
• Paid Leave:
  Civic Leave
• Paid Leave:
  Professional Leave as determined by administrators
• Certified staff also administer a Sick Leave Bank that all certified staff are eligible to join on an annual basis
• Teachers who are parents or guardians of an FPS student can also use up to 4 sick days, per year, to attend FPS-sponsored activities for their child
• Retirement: FPS is a member of the Nebraska Public Employee Retirement System and contributes to the defined plan per Nebraska statute
• Long term disability
• $10,000 individual life insurance policy
• Quarterly perfect attendance bonus opportunities
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Additional voluntary life insurance
• Tax-sheltered annuities (403b)
• Flexible spending accounts
• Supplemental policities via AFLAC and Colonial Life such as short term disability
• Accident insurance
• Group cancer insurance
• Hospitalization/critical illness insurance

Building Administrator

Open Until Filled

Fremont Public Schools is a progressive Class A district that offers a competitive salary and benefit package along with opportunities to help you reach your greatest potential. Fremont, located just 25 minutes northwest of Omaha and 45 minutes north of Lincoln, offers a small town atmosphere and big city opportunities.

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.

Special Education

Special Education Teacher - Resource 3

Education Level:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree in Education or Special Education

Certification/Licensure:

• Nebraska Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement in Special Education

Experience Desired:

• Training and teaching experience in areas of regular and special education with emphasis on Intellectual Disabilities, Moderate-Severe/Profound, Multiple Disabilities, Autism, Behavior Disorders

Other Requirements:

• Knowledge of Rule 51 guidelines for IEP development and provision of special education services, instructional techniques and materials, methods for individualizing instruction, developmentally appropriate curriculum
• Knowledge in behavior modification and management

Director of Special Education

The essential functions of each employee’s position includes (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and (3) the ability to perform the physical requirements on their specific job description.

Basic:

Collaborate and plan with other professionals (with guidance from the Director of Special Education and administrators) to provide necessary and appropriate programming to direct students with special needs and/or disabilities to become competent in all areas of academic and social development. Develop and implement appropriate pre-vocational skills activities.

Frequent: