Northeast Nebraska Teacher Academy (NENTA)

Current students are notified by email that they may qualify to be a member of NENTA and will be invited to attend an informational meeting. Meetings are held each semester, and you’ll be required to attend a meeting the semester before you can participate. Students who do not receive emails are also welcome to attend. You’ll also need to apply for a local substitute license through the Nebraska Department of Education. As a member of NENTA, this license allows you to sub in any school district in ESU 1, 2, 7, 8, or 17. Once in the program, you’ll be notified about sub jobs through phone calls, text messages, and the Subfinder website. You are required to sub at least twice during the semester and complete a reflection form for each job. As a sub, you are an employee of the school district and will be paid by the school. Each school has their own daily rate at which they pay subs, typically ranging from $130 to $210 per day.

Earning your sub certificate

You may be placed as a substitute in any of the following school districts that have partnered with NENTA.

NENTA participants have successfully completed more than 9,100 substitute teaching days and serve more than 7,000 PK-12 students in Northeast Nebraska annually. The program has positively impacted thousands of students through improved classroom instruction. Due to the large pool of highly trained, qualified substitute teachers produced by NENTA, PK-12 students are able to receive improved instruction from their regular teachers who can more readily avail themselves to professional development opportunities. NENTA also increases the retention of entry-level teachers due to the ongoing support and training they receive from Wayne State College faculty.

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