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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
2,549
-
81.7
1,731
95.3
2015 - 16
417
-
72.4
0
*
2014 - 15
419
-
80.4
288
94.8
2013 - 14
448
-
85.7
372
95.4
2012 - 13
466
-
82.2
376
95.2
2011 - 12
435
-
81.8
344
95.9
2010 - 11
440
-
88.9
387
95.6



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
224
91.1
184
96.7
Post-Baccalaureate All
224
91.1
184
96.7
Principal/Assistant Principal
169
93.5
143
97.2
School Business Administrator
2
-
-
-
Special Education Administrator
22
81.8
16
93.8
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
13
76.9
8
100.0
Supervisor/Director
19
89.5
16
93.8
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
128
61.7
71
95.8
Post-Baccalaureate All
128
61.7
71
95.8
School Guidance Counselor
83
67.5
51
96.1
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
45
51.1
20
95.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
57
93.0
50
98.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
57
93.0
50
98.0
Reading
57
93.0
50
98.0
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
2,119
81.4
1,404
94.9
Baccalaureate All
1,071
80.4
673
95.2
Biology
6
83.3
-
-
Chemistry
2
-
-
-
Dance
1
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
131
71.8
70
95.7
Elementary
481
84.6
322
94.7
English
104
76.0
62
96.8
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
5
-
-
-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
5
-
-
-
History
91
72.5
50
96.0
Mathematics
50
88.0
38
97.4
Moderate Disabilities
60
88.3
42
100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
12
75.0
9
88.9
Physical Education
58
77.6
39
94.9
Physics
2
-
-
-
Severe Disabilities
38
81.6
15
86.7
Theater
1
-
-
-
Visual Art
27
74.1
18
88.9
Post-Baccalaureate All
1,183
83.5
823
95.0
Biology
36
80.6
26
100.0
Chemistry
7
100.0
7
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
15
73.3
9
88.9
Earth Science
9
88.9
7
100.0
Elementary
143
82.5
101
93.1
English
89
84.3
60
90.0
English as a Second Language
13
100.0
3
-
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
4
-
-
-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
7
71.4
-
-
History
72
75.0
48
91.7
Instructional Technology
37
86.5
29
93.1
Mathematics
83
86.7
67
97.0
Moderate Disabilities
461
87.9
330
96.4
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
21
90.5
17
94.1
Physical Education
34
82.4
26
96.2
Physics
12
100.0
9
100.0
Severe Disabilities
117
67.5
64
96.9
Theater
3
-
-
-
Visual Art
24
79.2
17
94.1
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
56
96.4
51
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
56
96.4
51
100.0
Biology
3
-
-
-
Chemistry
1
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
7
85.7
5
-
Elementary
21
95.2
20
100.0
English
5
-
-
-
History
3
-
-
-
Mathematics
4
-
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
6
100.0
6
100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
3
-
-
-
Severe Disabilities
1
-
-
-
Visual Art
2
-
-
-



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2015 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2015 Program Completers First Employment
Brockton
-
6.2
New Bedford
-
3.9
Taunton
-
3.8
Fall River
-
3.8
Plymouth
-
3.0


*No Data Available.

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