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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)
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
2,273
-
70.3
1,307
91.1
2014 - 15
392
-
63.3
0
*
2013 - 14
482
-
71.2
311
91.0
2012 - 13
465
-
71.8
325
89.8
2011 - 12
569
-
71.0
392
91.3
2010 - 11
422
-
73.7
301
93.0



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: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
108
46.3
43
81.4
Post-Baccalaureate All
108
46.3
43
81.4
School Guidance Counselor
87
49.4
38
84.2
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
21
33.3
5
-
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
117
84.6
75
96.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
117
84.6
75
96.0
Reading
117
84.6
75
96.0
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
1,889
69.4
1,064
90.9
Baccalaureate All
233
50.2
89
87.6
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
71
36.6
22
86.4
Elementary
71
56.3
30
93.3
English
26
42.3
7
71.4
General Science
3
-
-
-
History
11
45.5
-
-
Mathematics
18
66.7
10
70.0
Moderate Disabilities
34
61.8
15
93.3
Post-Baccalaureate All
1,662
72.1
976
91.2
Biology
8
62.5
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
249
65.5
124
86.3
Elementary
560
70.2
314
91.1
English
95
70.5
56
91.1
English as a Second Language
3
-
-
-
General Science
26
84.6
21
100.0
History
74
73.0
45
82.2
Instructional Technology
35
85.7
21
100.0
Mathematics
61
75.4
37
89.2
Middle School Humanities
9
77.8
7
85.7
Middle School Mathematics/Science
12
75.0
8
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
440
78.6
288
93.8
Political Science/Political Philosophy
4
-
-
-
Severe Disabilities
104
73.1
71
93.0
Visual Art
58
63.8
29
89.7
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
203
84.7
145
93.8
Post-Baccalaureate All
203
84.7
145
93.8
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
38
92.1
32
90.6
Elementary
124
79.8
81
93.8
English
1
-
-
-
General Science
6
100.0
5
-
History
1
-
-
-
Instructional Technology
1
-
-
-
Mathematics
38
89.5
27
96.3
Middle School Humanities
1
-
-
-
Visual Art
8
100.0
6
100.0



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2014 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2014 Program Completers First Employment
Cambridge
-
6.3
Newton
-
5.5
Brookline
-
4.5
Boston
-
2.6
Lexington
-
2.2


*No Data Available.

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