New to the area, need help!

seaotter910

I wrote this on the Omaha board, but then looking at the board, it seems it wasn't very active, so I'm trying this board too.,

My fiancé may be accepting a job in Omaha and I just had a few questions.

1. What are some good suburbs/areas to live? Family oriented as my fiancé has a son.
2. What are good school districts in the area? I'm a teacher so I will be needing a job
3. Does anyone know teaching job prospects in the Omaha area? Here in Ohio it's so hard to find a teaching job so I'm kind of nervous!

Thanks for any input. I'm stressed now thinking about planning a wedding, moving, and job hunting now all this summer!

MsYeck

Teaching jobs can be difficult to find here but substitute jobs are not. The order I personally would list the schools and neighborhoods is District 66/Westside, Millard, Papillion, Elkhorn, Ralston, LaVista, and Bellevue. OPS is the largest school system but has the most issues. logistically all but Bellevue falls west of 60th and south of Dodge.

mackdaddysgirl

You want to stay clear of North Omaha, look for something south Omaha like Bellevue or in West Omaha, or any of the suburbs she mentioned... North O isn't the safest neighborhood I'm sorry to say.
 You may find luck with one of the smaller towns near Omaha, I know Elkhorn and Gretna are nice places to live and not a bad commute at all.
Good luck!

arice3372

Welcome to Nebraska! I am a Lincoln local but very familiar with Omaha. I agree with everything MsYeck said. I have a lot of friends that graduated from Millard south and are doing quite well saying they always appreciated their school. I also have friends of the family that used to teach there and loved it when they were there! Gretna is also really nice. I have an aunt who teaches at the elementary school there! Good luck with everything!

seaotter910

Thanks for the info. I will look into those places. As for teaching, I teach special Ed. Is that easier to come by? In Ohio, elementary Ed jobs are almost impossible to get unless you work in a bad area and even then it's real hard to get one; however, special Ed you have more of a chance of getting a job, but it's still hard.

MsYeck

Special Ed definitely increases your chances. Tons of jobs in teachers assistant or paras. Lots of people start as one of those to get into a good district and wait for something to open up. Districts have a tendency to higher from within or someone fresh out of school who is cheap