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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
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
100.0
-
-
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
83.3
4
-
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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