Teacher, Varying ities

Position

Teacher, Varying Exceptionalities

Horace O' Bryant Elementary/Middle School

1105 Leon Street, Key West, FL 33040

Start/Dismissal Times: 8:40 AM - 3:45 PM

School Year:

Start Date:

August 3, 2026

Base salary ranges from $62,700 to $104,700, commensurate with experience.

Detailed compensation info for newly hired teachers is available in our Instructional Salary Placement Guide for the  School Year.

Explore our comprehensive 2026 Employee Benefits Guide with insurance premium rates conveniently listed on page 13.

Choose between the Florida Retirement System Pension Plan or Investment Plan.

Teachers who start in August earn a total of 10 days of paid leave during the year.

Employment for this position is contingent upon successful completion of background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Applicants may review important information about the screening process at:

Eligibility for Florida certification is required. FL certification in Exceptional Student Education (grades K-12) and Elementary Education (Grades K-6) is a prerequisite for teaching in this field.

• Out-of-State Certification:
  If you hold an unexpired professional educator certificate from another state in the relevant subject area, please apply for Florida reciprocity.
• Special Ed Major:
  Commonly accepted bachelor's (or higher) majors for a Florida temporary educator certificate include:
  • Special Education
  • Mild and Moderate Needs
  • Teacher of the Handicapped
  • Varying Exceptionalities
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • BD/LD
  • Emotionally Conflicted
  • Emotionally Disturbed
  • Emotionally Handicapped
  • Socially and Emotionally Maladjusted
  • Educable Mentally Retarded
  • Children with Retarded Mental Development (CRMD)
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Mentally Handicapped
  • Mentally Impaired
  • Mental Retardation
  • Profoundly Mentally Retarded
  • Severely and Profoundly Mentally Retarded
  • Trainable Mentally Retarded
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Motor Disabilities
  • Orthopedically Handicapped
  • Physically Handicapped
  • Physically Impaired
• Other Majors:
  For other degree majors, passing the FTCE Subject Area Exam in ESE K-12 is required. Visit the testing website  for further details. Locate a test center. Study materials are available for purchase through The Learning Liaisons and 240 Tutoring. Free sample questions are available here. If at first you don't succeed, you may retest every 30 days.

• Out-of-State Certification:
  If you hold an unexpired, out-of-state, professional educator certificate in this subject area, please apply for Florida reciprocity.
• Elem Ed Major:
  Commonly accepted bachelor's (or higher) majors for a Florida temporary educator certificate include:
  • Elementary Education 1-6
  • K-6
  • N/K-6
  • K-3
  • K-4
  • K-8
  • K-9
  • Upper Elementary 4-6
• Other Majors:
  For other degree majors, passing the FTCE Subject Area Exam in Elementary Education K6 is required. Visit the testing website  for further details. Locate a test center. Study materials are available for purchase through The Learning Liaisons and 240 Tutoring.