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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
464
-
36.9
140
88.6
2014 - 15
93
-
25.8
0
*
2013 - 14
97
-
33.0
30
86.7
2012 - 13
99
-
40.4
38
89.5
2011 - 12
85
-
44.7
36
83.3
2010 - 11
90
-
41.1
36
94.4



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
176
26.7
34
88.2
Post-Baccalaureate All
176
26.7
34
88.2
Principal/Assistant Principal
176
26.7
34
88.2
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
52
32.7
13
92.3
Post-Baccalaureate All
52
32.7
13
92.3
School Guidance Counselor
29
31.0
7
100.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
23
34.8
6
83.3
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
35
48.6
14
71.4
Post-Baccalaureate All
35
48.6
14
71.4
Reading
35
48.6
14
71.4
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
201
44.8
79
91.1
Baccalaureate All
63
20.6
10
100.0
Biology
3
-
-
-
English
19
5.3
-
-
General Science
1
-
-
-
History
20
20.0
-
-
Mathematics
19
42.1
6
100.0
Political Science/Political Philosophy
1
-
-
-
Post-Baccalaureate All
138
55.8
69
89.9
Biology
16
50.0
7
85.7
Chemistry
4
-
-
-
English
47
51.1
21
85.7
General Science
3
-
-
-
History
37
54.1
17
88.2
Mathematics
29
62.1
18
94.4
Physics
2
-
-
-



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2014 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2014 Program Completers First Employment
Boston
-
23.3
Chelsea
-
10.6
Cambridge
-
5.0
Codman Academy Charter Public (District)
-
3.3
Lexington
-
3.3


*No Data Available.

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