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Employment of Preparation Program Completers in Massachusetts Public Schools

This report provides the percentage of program completers who were employed in a Massachusetts public school or district by June of the report year. Employment rates are reported by program completion year, program type, program subject area, and top employing districts. Employment is determined by matching program completers reported by preparation program providers with employment data collected from districts in the Education Personnel Information Management System (EPIMS). The number in retention cohort includes the number of program completers first employed at least one year prior to the report year, and is the numerator for the retention rates. More about the data…

Note: Data only include program completers who became employed in a Massachusetts public, K-12 school, including charter schools, and collaboratives. The data do not include employment in private schools or outside of Massachusetts. Additional contextual information is provided by the educator preparation program under 'Employment Rates Context'.

A dash indicates that there were fewer than six program completers, therefore employment data is not reported. For more information on how employment and retention rates are calculated, see the About the Data page.

Data last updated November 2, 2023

Employment by Year (All Programs)
Retention in a MA Public School
Program Completion YearNumber of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in a MA Public School Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
All Years
2,949
-
82.6
2,083
95.7
2016 - 17
428
-
73.6
0
*
2015 - 16
417
-
81.5
302
94.7
2014 - 15
419
-
84.0
337
94.1
2013 - 14
448
-
86.8
384
96.1
2012 - 13
466
-
83.0
383
96.3
2011 - 12
435
-
82.8
356
96.1
2010 - 11
440
-
89.1
391
96.7



Employment by Program Characteristics
Retention in a MA Public School
Program Type Program Level Program Subject Area Number of Program Completers Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
Academic: Administrator, Initial ALL ALL
244
91.8
204
97.1
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
244
91.8
204
97.1
Principal/Assistant Principal
182
94.0
158
97.5
School Business Administrator
2
-
-
-
Special Education Administrator
27
85.2
18
94.4
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
14
71.4
10
100.0
Supervisor/Director
20
95.0
17
94.1
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial ALL ALL
151
64.2
79
94.9
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
151
64.2
79
94.9
School Guidance Counselor
100
68.0
56
96.4
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
51
56.9
23
91.3
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial ALL ALL
62
88.7
53
98.1
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
62
88.7
53
98.1
Reading
62
88.7
53
98.1
Academic: Teacher, Initial ALL ALL
2,474
82.5
1,725
95.4
Baccalaureate ALL
1,269
81.4
861
95.6
Biology
8
87.5
5
-
Chemistry
2
-
-
-
Dance
2
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
152
73.7
94
96.8
Elementary
565
87.1
407
95.1
English
124
76.6
79
93.7
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
5
-
-
-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
5
-
-
-
History
112
72.3
66
95.5
Mathematics
55
87.3
44
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
70
87.1
53
100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
12
83.3
9
88.9
Physical Education
72
79.2
45
95.6
Physics
3
-
-
-
Severe Disabilities
50
78.0
31
93.5
Theater
1
-
-
-
Visual Art
34
67.6
20
90.0
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
1,360
84.9
988
95.4
Biology
43
83.7
29
100.0
Chemistry
7
100.0
7
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
16
75.0
11
90.9
Earth Science
10
90.0
8
87.5
Elementary
161
82.6
118
93.2
English
102
86.3
75
90.7
English as a Second Language
21
100.0
13
92.3
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
6
83.3
-
-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
7
71.4
-
-
History
82
73.2
54
90.7
Instructional Technology
44
90.9
32
93.8
Mathematics
100
88.0
72
97.2
Moderate Disabilities
514
89.9
405
97.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
24
87.5
19
100.0
Physical Education
38
89.5
28
96.4
Physics
13
100.0
12
100.0
Severe Disabilities
146
69.9
79
97.5
Theater
4
-
-
-
Visual Art
28
82.1
19
89.5
Academic: Teacher, Professional ALL ALL
60
95.0
54
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
60
95.0
54
100.0
Biology
3
-
-
-
Chemistry
1
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
7
85.7
6
100.0
Elementary
21
95.2
20
100.0
English
5
-
-
-
History
3
-
-
-
Mathematics
5
-
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
6
100.0
6
100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
3
-
-
-
Physics
1
-
-
-
Severe Disabilities
2
-
-
-
Visual Art
3
-
-
-



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2016 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2016 Program Completers First Employment
Brockton
-
6.2
Fall River
-
4.2
New Bedford
-
4.1
Taunton
-
3.9
Plymouth
-
2.7


*No Data Available.

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