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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 December 12, 2024

Employment by Year (All Programs)
Program Completion YearNumber of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in a MA Public School Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School Retention in a MA Public School
Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
All Years 12,606 - 65.3 3,800 93.1
2011 - 12 6,504 - 61.7 - -
2010 - 11 6,102 - 69.2 3,800 93.1



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 1,082 80.5 > 400 95.3
Post-baccalaureate All 1,082 80.5 > 400 95.3
Principal/Assistant Principal 977 79.7 > 350 95.7
Special Education Administrator 47 93.6 > 21 81.0
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent 39 33.3 > 10 100.0
Supervisor/Director 41 90.2 > 21 100.0
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All 754 47.9 > 154 91.6
Post-baccalaureate All 754 47.9 > 154 91.6
School Guidance Counselor 567 42.7 > 105 90.5
School Psychologist 127 73.2 > 38 94.7
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor 71 49.3 > 14 92.9
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All 861 59.2 > 233 97.0
Post-baccalaureate All 834 58.2 > 215 96.7
Reading 497 84.7 > 193 99.0
Speech Language and Hearing Disorders 349 20.9 > 23 78.3
Post-baccalaureate - Apprenticeship/Teacher of Record All 27 92.6 > 18 100.0
Reading 27 92.6 > 18 100.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Professional All All 1 - >- -
Post-baccalaureate All 1 - >- -
Reading 1 - >- -
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All 9,073 63.3 > 2,650 92.3
Baccalaureate All 2,877 46.7 > 553 90.8
Biology 28 67.9 > 7 100.0
Business 1 - >- -
Chemistry 11 72.7 > 3 -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 393 47.1 > 77 88.3
Earth Science 3 - >- -
Elementary 1,064 51.1 > 239 90.4
English 297 46.5 > 60 91.7
English as a Second Language 12 66.7 >- -
Foreign Language - [French] 11 18.2 > 1 -
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 29 62.1 > 6 100.0
General Science 7 85.7 > 2 -
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences 15 53.3 > 5 -
History 280 40.0 > 37 89.2
Latin and Classical Humanities 1 - >- -
Mathematics 153 53.6 > 39 100.0
Middle School Humanities 5 - >- -
Middle School Mathematics/Science 2 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 128 57.0 > 26 88.5
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 135 45.9 > 24 91.7
Physical Education 184 36.4 > 23 91.3
Physics 9 0.0 >- -
Political Science/Political Philosophy 1 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 17 35.3 > 3 -
Technology/Engineering 8 75.0 > 1 -
Theater 27 18.5 > 1 -
Visual Art 123 27.6 > 12 100.0
Post-baccalaureate All 5,611 70.0 > 1,856 92.6
Biology 158 70.9 > 58 96.6
Business 3 - >- -
Chemistry 49 79.6 > 22 95.5
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 38 21.1 > 3 -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 385 64.9 > 100 87.0
Earth Science 25 80.0 > 7 100.0
Elementary 1,150 63.8 > 333 90.7
English 486 67.5 > 166 90.4
English as a Second Language 117 81.2 > 37 97.3
Foreign Language - [French] 23 65.2 > 5 -
Foreign Language - [German] 2 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Italian] 3 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Japanese] 3 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Portuguese] 4 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 86 79.1 > 37 89.2
General Science 83 83.1 > 41 90.2
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences 21 71.4 > 5 -
History 453 60.5 > 123 95.1
Instructional Technology 37 73.0 > 17 100.0
Latin and Classical Humanities 17 35.3 > 2 -
Library 48 81.3 > 28 100.0
Mathematics 385 81.3 > 144 95.8
Middle School Humanities 22 68.2 > 6 83.3
Middle School Mathematics/Science 21 85.7 > 8 100.0
Moderate Disabilities 1,427 80.7 > 569 91.9
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 41 75.6 > 11 100.0
Physical Education 50 58.0 > 10 90.0
Physics 36 83.3 > 18 100.0
Political Science/Political Philosophy 4 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 289 63.3 > 83 91.6
Technology/Engineering 6 - >- -
Theater 28 10.7 >- -
Visual Art 166 53.6 > 42 95.2
Visually Impaired 34 44.1 > 8 75.0
Post-baccalaureate - Apprenticeship/Teacher of Record All 638 79.5 > 259 93.1
Biology 21 76.2 > 3 -
Business 9 100.0 > 5 -
Chemistry 13 84.6 > 6 100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 2 - >- -
Earth Science 3 - >- -
Elementary 56 57.1 > 14 92.9
English 99 70.7 > 39 84.6
English as a Second Language 53 86.8 > 17 100.0
Foreign Language - [Chinese] 4 - >- -
Foreign Language - [French] 4 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 18 94.4 > 7 100.0
General Science 31 90.3 > 18 100.0
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences 6 - >- -
History 37 78.4 > 19 94.7
Instructional Technology 1 - >- -
Latin and Classical Humanities 2 - >- -
Mathematics 125 81.6 > 52 94.2
Middle School Humanities 1 - >- -
Middle School Mathematics/Science 12 75.0 > 5 -
Moderate Disabilities 89 82.0 > 37 89.2
Physical Education 25 88.0 > 14 100.0
Physics 18 77.8 > 8 87.5
Political Science/Political Philosophy 3 - >- -
Technology/Engineering 1 - >- -
Visual Art 9 100.0 > 4 -
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All 909 90.1 > 391 95.7
Post-baccalaureate All 909 90.1 > 391 95.7
Biology 14 92.9 > 5 -
Business 1 - >- -
Chemistry 2 - >- -
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities 140 92.9 > 61 96.7
Earth Science 1 - >- -
Elementary 403 88.1 > 168 94.6
English 47 89.4 > 24 91.7
English as a Second Language 9 100.0 > 4 -
Foreign Language - [French] 3 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Portuguese] 1 - >- -
Foreign Language - [Spanish] 13 92.3 > 3 -
General Science 10 100.0 > 5 -
History 53 86.8 > 28 100.0
Instructional Technology 1 - >- -
Latin and Classical Humanities 1 - >- -
Mathematics 77 88.3 > 28 92.9
Middle School Humanities 2 - >- -
Middle School Mathematics/Science 3 - >- -
Moderate Disabilities 83 97.6 > 29 100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General 12 91.7 > 10 90.0
Physical Education 27 85.2 > 14 100.0
Physics 2 - >- -
Political Science/Political Philosophy 1 - >- -
Severe Disabilities 3 - >- -
Visual Art 19 89.5 > 9 100.0



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2011 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2011 Program Completers First Employment
Boston
-
5.6
Springfield
-
3.6
Worcester
-
2.7
Lawrence
-
1.8
Brockton
-
1.8


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