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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
1,214
-
76.6
767
94.0
2015 - 16
202
-
66.3
0
*
2014 - 15
169
-
72.8
105
89.5
2013 - 14
244
-
77.9
184
94.0
2012 - 13
218
-
79.8
168
92.9
2011 - 12
232
-
83.2
190
94.7
2010 - 11
167
-
76.6
125
98.4



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
22
95.5
21
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
22
95.5
21
100.0
Principal/Assistant Principal
22
95.5
21
100.0
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
37
62.2
16
93.8
Post-Baccalaureate All
37
62.2
16
93.8
School Guidance Counselor
37
62.2
16
93.8
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
30
90.0
22
95.5
Post-Baccalaureate All
30
90.0
22
95.5
Reading
30
90.0
22
95.5
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
1,071
75.6
661
93.5
Baccalaureate All
780
74.6
466
94.6
Biology
9
88.9
3
-
Chemistry
6
83.3
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
126
70.6
67
92.5
Elementary
276
85.5
200
95.5
English
68
66.2
38
94.7
General Science
12
75.0
8
100.0
History
86
61.6
47
93.6
Mathematics
31
61.3
15
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
72
77.8
35
88.6
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
23
60.9
13
100.0
Physical Education
50
76.0
33
93.9
Visual Art
25
44.0
4
-
Post-Baccalaureate All
294
78.2
196
90.8
Biology
12
91.7
10
100.0
Business
2
-
-
-
Chemistry
2
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
32
84.4
21
100.0
Elementary
71
77.5
47
93.6
English
32
78.1
21
71.4
General Science
5
-
-
-
History
30
66.7
14
92.9
Mathematics
10
90.0
9
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
61
86.9
47
89.4
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
5
-
-
-
Physical Education
11
63.6
5
-
Severe Disabilities
1
-
-
-
Visual Art
20
70.0
14
85.7
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
76
85.5
54
98.1
Post-Baccalaureate All
76
85.5
54
98.1
Biology
6
83.3
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
9
88.9
4
-
Elementary
20
90.0
14
92.9
English
4
-
-
-
General Science
2
-
-
-
History
13
76.9
10
100.0
Mathematics
5
-
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
13
84.6
9
100.0
Physical Education
3
-
-
-
Severe Disabilities
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
Springfield
-
16.6
Chicopee
-
5.8
Westfield
-
5.3
Holyoke
-
4.7
West Springfield
-
4.3


*No Data Available.

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